Comatch

What Comatch does

Comatch operates an online marketplace that connects enterprises with vetted independent management consultants and interim managers. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Berlin, the platform curates a network of more than 15,000 consultants and interim experts, with profiles drawn from firms such as Oliver Wyman, EY, Accenture, Infront Consulting, and Rocket Internet. Following its 2022 combination with French freelance marketplace Malt, the consulting offering now operates as "Malt Strategy (powered by Comatch)," forming what the combined entity describes as Europe's largest freelance marketplace with established positions in both the German and French markets.

The platform's core product is a proprietary matching engine that proposes qualified consultant candidates within hours of receiving a client brief. It serves two distinct user segments: enterprise clients (with stated penetration across DAX 40 and CAC 40 companies) seeking external expertise for digital transformation, M&A support, organizational change, and interim executive placement, and independent consultants seeking project opportunities. Distribution combines self-service digital browsing of consultant profiles with managed advisory services for larger enterprise engagements. Documented customer logos span logistics (DB Schenker, Maersk), energy (EnBW), consumer goods (Zalando, B/S/H), professional services (Accenture, EY), and transportation technology (Blacklane), with case studies covering projects executed across 26 European markets.

Comatch monetizes through a take rate on completed consulting engagements, supplemented by managed services for complex enterprise projects. The company has raised approximately €14.3 million across a 2016 Series A and a 2018 Series B, both led by Acton Capital, with participation from b2venture, Atlantic, FJ Labs, and ECONA AG. Post-merger, the entity operates under the Malt brand with Malt Strategy as its premium consulting arm.

Name

Comatch

Legal name

MALT

Website

https://comatch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Comatch is an online marketplace connecting enterprises with vetted independent management consultants and interim managers. Operating as Malt Strategy after a 2022 combination with Malt, it serves DAX 40 and CAC 40 companies via a 15,000+ consultant network across European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Marketplace

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Turnaround, Restructuring & Crisis Management Consulting (BPAHACAO)

Keywords

• Management consulting marketplace
• Interim executive placement
• Freelance consulting platform
• Consultant matching service
• Independent consultant network

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission (Take Rate): Comatch operates as a talent marketplace, earning revenue through transaction fees/commissions on completed freelance consulting engagements. The platform takes a percentage of project value as a take rate.
2. Managed Consulting Services: Malt Strategy offers managed services for enterprise clients requiring bespoke consulting engagements, providing white-glove matching and project management for higher-value, more complex consulting assignments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Comatch operates a managed online marketplace (branded Malt Strategy, powered by Comatch) that connects enterprises with a curated network of more than 15,000 vetted independent management consultants and interim managers. Clients submit project briefs and receive candidate proposals within hours, covering consulting engagements from strategy through execution as well as interim executive placements (CEO, CTO, CIO, CFO, CRO, functional directors). Enterprise clients are also offered white-glove managed services for bespoke, higher-complexity engagements.

Product overview

Comatch operates as a talent marketplace platform. In 2022, Comatch combined with Malt to create Europe's largest freelance marketplace, forming a unified platform that serves both consulting and freelance talent needs. The combined entity offers access to vetted independent consultants and interim managers through an innovative matching service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Malt Strategy: Exclusive network of hand-picked management consultants and interim managers offering premium matching services for companies across all industries.

Products and services

• Malt Strategy (powered by Comatch) Consulting Marketplace Online marketplace that connects enterprises with a curated network of more than 15,000 vetted independent management consultants and interim managers. Clients submit project briefs and receive candidate proposals within hours, covering strategy, digital/IT, finance & M&A, marketing & sales, operations, and organization & transformation projects.
• Interim Executive Placement Service that places interim managers into executive and senior functional roles such as CEO, CTO, CIO, CFO, CRO, sales director, operations director, finance director, and HR director, sourced from the Comatch / Malt Strategy network.
• Enterprise Advisory Services (Managed Services) White-glove, managed offering for enterprise clients requiring bespoke, higher-complexity consulting engagements, providing dedicated support from initial brief through consultant selection and project execution on top of the standard marketplace matching.

Quantifiable outcome

• 0% of DAX 40 and CAC 40 companies work with the platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MaltcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Comatch combined with Malt to create Europe's largest freelance marketplace. This strategic combination merged Comatch's strength in management consulting and interim management with Malt's broader freelance platform, creating a dominant European player in the talent marketplace space. The combined entity operates under the Malt brand with Malt Strategy as its premium consulting offering.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Malt: Parent platform following the 2022 combination; broader freelance marketplace covering tech, design, and product talent. Malt Strategy (powered by Comatch) sits atop Malt's infrastructure, making Malt the most structurally comparable entity, though it operates in a wider talent scope.
• GLG: Largest global expert network providing on-demand expertise and consultations to professionals, primarily via phone-based expert calls. Adjacent in connecting enterprises with experts, though operating an expert-call model rather than project-based consulting marketplace.
• AlphaSights: Global knowledge brokerage connecting investment professionals with industry experts. Comparable in the curated-expert marketplace concept, though weighted toward financial-services clients and short-form expert consultations rather than project consulting.
• Guidepoint: Expert network serving consultancies, investment firms, and corporations with rapid expert consultation services. Comparable in two-sided marketplace mechanics between enterprises and vetted experts.
• Accenture: Global professional services giant and displayed Malt Strategy partner logo. Represents the traditional end-to-end consulting incumbent whose flexible-talent and project work Comatch complements or competes against depending on engagement size.
• Baringa Partners: Independent consulting and advisory firm (now incorporating Catalant). Comparable as a senior advisory player competing for enterprise transformation mandates that overlap with Malt Strategy's use cases (digital, finance, risk).

Direct peers

• Toptal: Global freelance talent marketplace connecting enterprises with vetted developers, designers, and finance/strategy experts. Direct marketplace competitor using curated talent networks and take-rate economics, though with broader functional coverage than Comatch.
• Consultport: Berlin-based curated marketplace matching companies with freelance consultants and interim managers, focused on strategy, digital, and transformation projects. Closest direct peer geographically and functionally; competes head-to-head on the same enterprise buyer segment.
• Catalant: US-based expert network and consulting marketplace connecting enterprises with independent consultants and boutique firms for project-based work. Direct peer in business model (marketplace of vetted consulting talent) though more US-centric.

Regional players

• Expert360: APAC-based freelance consultant marketplace connecting enterprises with independent consultants and project teams. Comparable marketplace mechanics, but primarily serving Australia/SE Asia rather than European DAX/CAC 40 client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/COMATCHGmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comatch-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/malt_community
• Xx.com/comatching

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors6 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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