Skillup

What Skillup does

Skillup, operated by the legal entity Plateform SAS and headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt with operational offices in Paris (10th arrondissement), is a SaaS Talent Management System (TMS) provider founded in 2016. The company serves mid-market companies (ETI — Entreprises de Taille Intermédiaire) and enterprise HR teams in France and across Europe, with over 250 HR teams as customers and 150,000+ active users. Its unified platform bundles four integrated modules — Formation (Training Management), Entretiens (Performance Reviews), GEPP (Skills Management), and People Review (Talent Review) — around a single employee data layer. Native AI has been integrated into the core TMS since 2017, covering GPT-based job description generation, NLP analysis of performance reviews, training course recommendations, skill gap identification, and psychosocial risk signal detection, supported by ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified providers, 100% French data hosting, GDPR-compliant data portability, and a dedicated in-house data science team that constitutes the majority of R&D headcount.

The platform architecture emphasizes deep operational integration with the surrounding HR stack via pre-built connectors to Core HR and payroll (Lucca), HRIS orchestrators (PeopleSpheres), ATS platforms (Flatchr), and LMS systems (360Learning, Dokeos, Rise Up). Operational commitments include a contractual 99% service availability SLA, average implementation time of approximately two months, dedicated customer success managers, and average issue resolution under six hours. The company invests heavily in content marketing and community-building through an extensive blog, guides, whitepapers, webinars, and the annual HR Impact Week conference that features named CHROs and HR leaders from customer organizations as speakers.

Skillup operates a per-seat SaaS subscription model with annual contracts and quote-based pricing tied to the number of employees accessing the platform, auto-renewing with 90-day termination notice. Distribution is direct via field and inside sales supplemented by a consulting firm (cabinets de conseil) partner program that embeds the product in third-party HR transformation engagements. The company has raised approximately €10 million in total funding across rounds, with the most recent being an €8 million Series A in April 2022 led by Hi Inov Dentressangle alongside Omnes, SWEN Capital Partners, Kerala Ventures, and Global Founders Capital, earmarked for hiring, product development, and European expansion. Leadership comprises co-founders Hugues Peuchot, Nicolas Mutschler, and Jérémie Di Prizio (CTO), with Pauline Chouissa as COO.

Name

Skillup

Legal name

Plateform SAS

Website

https://skillup.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Skillup is a Paris-based SaaS Talent Management System serving mid-market ETI companies in France and Europe with four integrated modules (Training, Performance Reviews, Skills Management, People Review), powered by native AI since 2017.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Management Software

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Skills & Job-Specific Competency Testing (Hard Skills) (BPACAMAD)

Keywords

• Talent management software
• HR SaaS platform
• Performance management system
• Skills management software
• Employee training platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Per-Seat): Annual subscription model with pricing based on number of employees accessing the platform. Contracts automatically renew for successive one-year periods unless terminated with 90 days' notice. Price is expressed in euros exclusive of tax.
2. Professional Services: Implementation support, onboarding assistance, and ongoing customer success management included with the SaaS subscription. No separate line item for professional services in standard terms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Skillup is a unified SaaS Talent Management System (TMS) that digitalizes and centralizes four core HR processes in a single platform: Formation (Training Management), Entretiens (Performance Reviews), GEPP (Skills Management), and People Review (Talent Review). The platform includes native AI capabilities (integrated since 2017) for job description generation, skill gap analysis, training recommendations, and workforce data insights. It is sold on a per-employee annual subscription basis, primarily to mid-market enterprises (ETI) in France and Europe.

Product overview

Skillup is a Talent Management System (TMS) offering a unified SaaS platform with four core modules: Formation (Training Management), Entretiens (Performance Reviews), GEPP (Skills Management), and People Review (Talent Review). The platform integrates AI capabilities through its native Skillup AI feature, using GPT-based technology for job description generation and skill gap identification. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Paris, Skillup serves over 250 HR teams across mid-market companies in France and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% of time saved on administrative HR tasks
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability6 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and supporting.

• LuccacoreTechnology or IntegrationLucca is a provider of online solutions for administrative and HR management (time management, expense reports, personnel administration, well-being). Skillup integrates with Lucca's Core HR and payroll tools to synchronize employee data.
• PeopleSpherescoreTechnology or IntegrationPeopleSpheres is a 100% open HR platform that orchestrates all HR SaaS software in a unified way and provides a marketplace of 21 partner publishers. Skillup is integrated into the PeopleSpheres ecosystem, enabling customers to access Skillup through the marketplace.
• 360LearningcoreTechnology or Integration360Learning is an online collaborative training platform combining an LMS with employee expertise. Skillup integrates with 360Learning to broaden training content options for employees and sync training completion data.
• DokeossecondaryTechnology or IntegrationDokeos is an LMS platform enabling companies to create customized training platforms compliant with regulatory requirements. Skillup integrates with Dokeos to sync training sessions and completion data into the Skillup training management module.
• Rise UpsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationRise Up is an all-in-one professional training platform (LMS, LXP, LRS, LCMS, mobile and multimodal services) compliant with all regulations. Skillup integrates to sync training data and enrich the skills development ecosystem.
• FlatchrsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationFlatchr is a SaaS recruitment solution (ATS) that simplifies candidate acquisition, management, and multi-posting to 100+ job boards. Skillup integrates with Flatchr to enable HR teams to plan new employee onboarding and prepare job offers following departures.
• Cabinets de Conseil (Consulting Firms)supportingOthersSkillup has a dedicated partnership program for consulting firms who play a key role in developing HR strategy for their clients. Benefits include responsive RFP support, co-construction of tailored HR strategy, and expert project management for high client satisfaction.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cegid (Talentsoft): Cegid acquired Talentsoft, the leading French Talent Management Suite (LMS + TMS) competitor. Both target French and European enterprises with training, performance, and skills management offerings, making them the most direct head-to-head competitor to Skillup's TMS.
• Cornerstone OnDemand: Global cloud-based talent management software provider offering learning, performance, recruiting, and succession planning. Directly competes with Skillup in the enterprise TMS category, particularly for multinational buyers like Aon and Crédit Agricole.
• Lucca: French SaaS platform for HR administration, time management, expense reports, and people operations. Skillup integrates with Lucca for Core HR/payroll data and both target French mid-market HR teams with adjacent HR digitalization offerings.
• 360Learning: French-founded collaborative LMS that combines learning management with employee-generated content. Skillup integrates with 360Learning, and both serve French and European mid-market with overlapping training and skills development capabilities.
• Rise Up: French all-in-one LMS/LXP/LCMS platform serving compliance-focused training for European enterprises. Skillup integrates with Rise Up, and both compete for the training management budget of mid-market HR teams.
• PeopleSpheres: French open HRIS platform orchestrating 21+ HR SaaS publishers (including Skillup) into a unified suite. Acts as both an integration partner and a competitive channel for Skillup, as customers may buy through the PeopleSpheres marketplace.
• Elevo: French talent management platform focused on performance reviews, goals, and engagement. Targets the same French mid-market HR buyers as Skillup with a competing performance and engagement suite.
• Dokeos: European LMS and e-learning platform with strong regulatory compliance positioning (GDPR, xAPI). Skillup integrates with Dokeos, and both serve European mid-market with overlapping training management functionality.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Global leader in cloud HCM and financial management, including Workday HCM, Peakon, and Workday Learning. Competes with Skillup at the high end of the mid-market and enterprise for unified talent management, with a vastly larger product portfolio.
• SAP SuccessFactors: Global enterprise HCM suite covering learning, performance, recruiting, and succession. Competes with Skillup at the enterprise end of the French and European market, often as part of broader SAP ERP deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/skillup_co
• Facebookfacebook.com/skillupco-1755100921439287
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skillup.co
• Instagraminstagram.com/skillup_hr

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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