What Coleap does

Coleap is a Berlin-headquartered, privately held operator of a two-sided B2B marketplace that connects businesses seeking agency services with pre-vetted agencies. The platform is web-based and self-serve: businesses describe a project (service, goals, budget, timeline), and Coleap shortlists agencies based on expertise, industry focus, and availability. Agencies are reviewed by the Coleap team before listing, distinguishing the platform from open directories.

The underlying product is a curated catalog of 3,255 vetted agencies organized across 1,005+ service categories spanning 3D, branding, digital marketing, web development, video production, software development, industrial design, and AI/ML services. The platform monetizes via commission or transaction-based fees on the agency side; businesses post projects and receive proposals at no cost, with an average quote response time of 48 hours. Distribution is primarily organic, driven by deep service-category landing pages that capture search intent.

Coleap was founded in 2021, has raised $3.35M in a single round led by Atlantic with b2venture participation, and operates with 1-10 employees. Despite a Berlin domicile, the listed agency supply skews heavily toward US-based firms, and the company serves a global customer base via its self-serve web platform. No revenue, GMV, or active transaction volume has been disclosed.

Name

Coleap

Legal name

Coleap

Website

https://coleap.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coleap is a Berlin-based B2B marketplace that connects businesses seeking agency services with 3,255+ pre-vetted agencies across 1,005+ service categories, monetizing through agency-side commissions on matched projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission/Transaction Fee: Coleap earns revenue by taking a commission on agency transactions. Businesses post projects for free and only pay the agency they choose to work with, with Coleap presumably receiving a portion of agency fees. The platform facilitates the connection but agencies handle project delivery directly with clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Coleap operates a curated online marketplace that matches businesses needing agency services with pre-vetted agencies. Businesses submit a brief describing the service, goals, budget and timeline, and Coleap returns a shortlist of agencies matched on expertise, industry focus and availability. The marketplace is free for businesses to post projects; agencies pay a commission or take rate on engagements closed through the platform.

Product overview

Coleap is a B2B agency marketplace platform that connects businesses with vetted agencies across multiple service categories. The platform serves as a matching/brokerage service rather than a software product, allowing businesses to submit project requirements and receive matched agency recommendations. The core offering is the marketplace itself, which aggregates and vets agency partners across categories including 3D services, branding, digital marketing, web development, video production, software development, and AI/machine learning services. Businesses can browse services, submit project briefs, and receive quotes from vetted agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coleap Agency Marketplace A curated two-sided marketplace that connects businesses seeking agency services with vetted agencies. Businesses submit a brief (service, goals, budget, timeline); Coleap shortlists agencies based on expertise, industry focus and availability; businesses compare profiles, portfolios and proposals and then work directly with the chosen agency. The platform is free for businesses and monetizes via an agency-side commission or take rate on closed deals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Average quote response time of 48 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clutch: Clutch is the largest B2B agency directory and reviews marketplace, connecting businesses with vetted agencies across hundreds of service categories. It is the most direct competitor to Coleap in the agency-matching category, with a far larger review base and global brand recognition.
• DesignRush: DesignRush is a B2B marketplace that helps companies find and compare agencies across creative, marketing, and technology services. It competes head-to-head with Coleap for SMB buyer demand and agency listings, with a similar free-for-businesses / agency-side monetization model.
• Sortlist: Sortlist is a European-headquartered agency marketplace that matches companies with creative, digital, and tech agencies. It is a particularly close peer given Coleap's Berlin HQ and its comparable curation-plus-matching model across multiple service verticals.
• The Manifest: The Manifest is a B2B agency directory and buying guide that publishes ranked lists of service providers. It overlaps with Coleap's buyer-intent content strategy and competes for the same agencies seeking lead generation.
• GoodFirms: GoodFirms is a B2B research and review platform that ranks software and agency service providers. It is comparable to Coleap in serving both buyers researching vendors and agencies seeking qualified leads, with a similar directory-and-reviews structure.
• Bark.com: Bark.com is a global services marketplace where customers submit project requests and professionals quote. It is directly comparable to Coleap in marketplace mechanics — buyers post, pros respond, platform monetizes — though it spans a much broader professional-services taxonomy.

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Upwork is the largest global freelance and agency services marketplace, connecting businesses with talent across thousands of categories. While broader and more freelance-skewed than Coleap, it competes for the same buyer budget when companies choose between hiring an agency versus individual contractors.
• Toptal: Toptal is a vetted talent marketplace for freelancers and small agencies in software, design, and finance. It is comparable to Coleap in its curation-first positioning and serves overlapping buyer needs for pre-vetted external expertise.
• 99designs: 99designs (by Vista) is a creative services marketplace focused on design and branding projects. It overlaps with a meaningful subset of Coleap's service categories (branding, web design, illustration) and competes for similar SMB design-project budgets.
• Fiverr: Fiverr is a global freelance services marketplace with deep penetration across marketing, design, and development categories. It competes with Coleap on the supply of affordable agency-like services and on SEO traffic for category-specific project searches.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coleaphq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coleap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 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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