What WIZBII does

WIZBII is a French digital platform headquartered in Grenoble, with additional offices in Paris and Pau, that operates a B2B2C model in which end-user services are provided free of charge and revenue is generated through partnerships with more than 10 major European banking institutions. The company's flagship product, WIZBII Money (money.wizbii.com), is a financial aid discovery and management platform that profiles users across 15 data points, simulates eligibility across more than 500 government and institutional aids (housing allowances, social scholarships, regional mobility grants, activity premiums), pairs users with a dedicated human advisor, and tracks applications through a client dashboard. Its secondary product, WIZBII Jobs (jobs.wizbii.com), is an employment marketplace with 500,000+ listings, employer meetups, and career resources, extended through the 2017 acquisition of SAS Filengo.

The underlying technology is a web-based platform with proprietary matching logic linking user profiles to a curated database of financial aids, supported by a self-serve simulator, an advisor workflow tool, and a partner-facing platform (partnersmoney.wizbii.com) for banking distribution. Distribution is partner-led and self-serve combined: banking partners refer customers and generate 200+ daily account openings, while users independently discover the service via SEO, earned media (France 2, Les Echos, BFM TV, Europe 1, Studyrama), and word-of-mouth. WIZBII monetizes through affiliate/referral economics with banking partners rather than consumer fees, and has expanded operations across France, Germany, Italy, and Spain with a team of approximately 120 employees.

Name

WIZBII

Legal name

WIZBII

Website

https://wizbii.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

WIZBII is a French B2B2C digital platform, headquartered in Grenoble, that helps individuals discover and obtain 500+ government and institutional financial aids through a free simulator and dedicated advisors, monetized via referral partnerships with more than 10 European banks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Banking Partner Sponsorship: WIZBII's services are free for end users, funded entirely by partnerships with major European banking institutions. Banking partners sponsor the platform to acquire new customers and demonstrate commitment to purchasing power initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WIZBII operates a free digital platform that helps European individuals discover and obtain government and institutional financial aids (housing allowances, scholarships, activity premiums, regional mobility grants) through a simulator covering 500+ aids and dedicated human advisor coaching. It also runs an employment marketplace with 500,000+ job listings. The services are funded by partnerships with 10+ major European banking institutions, which use the platform for customer acquisition.

Product overview

WIZBII operates as a multi-product platform focused on improving purchasing power for European citizens. The core offering consists of WIZBII Money, a financial aid discovery platform that helps users access government aids (housing allowances, scholarships, activity premiums) through a simulator and dedicated advisors; and WIZBII Jobs, an employment marketplace with 500,000 job listings and career resources. The company also operates a Partner Platform that enables banking partners to offer these services to their customers, creating a B2B2C model where the financial services remain free for end users.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wizbii Money: Financial assistance platform that helps users discover and apply for financial aids and subsidies

Products and services

• WIZBII Money

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 million registered users on platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Major European Banking PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWIZBII has established partnerships with more than 10 major European banking institutions that sponsor the free services for end users. These banking partners use WIZBII to acquire customers, improve NPS scores by 20+ points, and demonstrate their commitment to customer financial wellbeing and purchasing power.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network and recruitment platform. Comparable on professional-networking and recruitment monetization, and a strategic ceiling on the WIZBII Jobs pricing power.
• Indeed: Global job-search incumbent. Comparable on the recruitment-marketplace model and large employer base, though not specialized in the French student/graduate or financial-aid-linked segment.
• Linxo: French personal finance aggregation platform sold primarily as a white-label to banks. Comparable on the bank-partner white-label distribution model and household-spend insights value prop.
• Bankin': French personal finance aggregation app with bank partnerships and a freemium consumer model. Comparable on the B2B2C distribution via banks and the consumer financial-wellbeing category.
• mes-aides.gouv.fr: Official French government simulator that estimates eligibility for ~30 social benefits. The closest substitute for WIZBII Money's core simulator and the most important long-term structural risk to the product.

Direct peers

• Selectra: French bill-optimizer and subscription-savings advisor operating across energy, telecom, and internet. Directly comparable to the 'prochainement' bill-optimization vertical WIZBII is rolling out.
• JobTeaser: European student and young-graduate recruitment platform operating university partnerships and employer-branded career portals. Directly comparable to WIZBII Jobs given overlap on student/young-graduate job discovery and similar employer-target customer.
• HelloWork: France-leading job board and employment marketplace with extensive recruiter tooling. Comparable to WIZBII Jobs on the recruitment/marketplace model and French SMB/employer customer base.
• Welcome to the Jungle: French employer-branding and job-matching platform focused on younger professionals. Overlaps with WIZBII Jobs on the early-career segment and the same kind of content-led candidate engagement.

Emerging players

• Cafeyn / Euro-Information: Digital content and services platform with cross-sell to French banking partners. Comparable on the bank-partner sponsorship mechanics that fund free consumer services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wizbii
• Facebookfacebook.com/wizbii
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wizbii

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors7 records

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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