What Hightekers does

Hightekers, founded in 2016 in Courbevoie, France by Roger Oudiz, operates a freelancer management and umbrella company platform serving independent contractors, IT consultants, and project-based professionals across 100+ countries. Under its flagship Hightekers brand, the company functions as the legal employer for freelancers, issuing employment contracts, handling invoicing, collecting client payments, administering payroll, and managing tax compliance. The core product is delivered through a web-based SaaS platform with a mobile application, structured around two transparent pricing tiers: Hightekers Standard at a 5% per-invoice commission yielding 54% gross return, and Hightekers Pro at a 7% commission yielding 72% gross return, both requiring a minimum daily rate of €250. Go-to-market combines self-serve onboarding for individual freelancers (product-led growth) with an enterprise sales motion for companies hiring globally via Employer of Record services. Acquired subsidiaries Rivermate, Eos Global Expansion, Serviap Global, and Remunance were consolidated in April 2026 into a unified global EOR brand called Rivermate, providing international hiring, payroll, contractor management, visa support, and global consulting across 180+ countries through 38 wholly owned legal entities supporting over 3,500 workers. Revenue derives primarily from transaction-based commissions on freelancer invoices and EOR service fees; no external institutional funding rounds have been disclosed in available sources. The company maintains offices in Paris, London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Dubai, and is led by CEO Sebastien Wakim with Roger Oudiz serving as Chairman.

Name

Hightekers

Legal name

HIGHTEKERS LLP

Website

https://hightekers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Hightekers is a French-founded workforce management platform providing umbrella employment, payroll, and global Employer of Record services to 4,000+ freelancers and 150+ enterprise clients across 180+ countries through its Hightekers and Rivermate brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Courbevoie

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freelancer Commission (Transaction Fee): Hightekers charges freelancers a percentage commission on each invoice processed through the platform. Standard tier at 5% per invoice, Pro tier at 7% per invoice. This is the primary revenue stream from the portage salarial service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hightekers operates a contractor umbrella service in which the company becomes the legal employer of independent freelancers, issuing employment contracts and handling invoicing, payment collection, tax compliance, and payroll administration while freelancers continue working for their own clients. Under the Rivermate unified brand, the group also offers Employer of Record, Contractor of Record, Visa Support, and Global Consulting services that enable companies to hire internationally across 180+ countries without establishing local legal entities.

Product overview

Hightekers operates as a freelancer management and umbrella company platform, providing independent consultants and IT professionals with employment contracts, payroll administration, tax optimization, and compliance services across multiple countries. The core product line includes two pricing tiers (Standard at 54% yield and Pro at 72% yield), a salary calculator tool, and country-specific freelance abroad guides. The company also maintains Rivermate as a separate global Employer of Record brand serving enterprise clients with international hiring needs across 180+ countries. Following a series of acquisitions (Serviap Global in December 2024, Remunance in June 2026), Hightekers consolidated its EOR operations under the unified Rivermate brand in April 2026, while retaining Hightekers specifically as a freelancer management brand. The broader group now encompasses Eos Global Expansion, Serviap Global, Remunance, and Rivermate under common ownership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rivermate: Unified global Employer of Record platform combining Hightekers EOR, Eos Global Expansion, and Serviap Global operations, providing coverage across 180+ countries through 38 wholly owned legal entities.

Products and services

• Hightekers Freelancer Umbrella Service Contractor umbrella company service enabling freelancers to work independently for their own clients while receiving a full employment contract, employee benefits, and full administrative support. Hightekers acts as the legal employer, handling employment contracts, invoicing, payment collection, tax compliance, and payroll so that freelancers maximize take-home pay without setting up their own company. Targeted at IT contractors, software developers, consultants, and independent professionals in Western Europe and beyond.
• Rivermate Employer of Record Unified global Employer of Record platform providing international hiring, payroll, and compliance services. Combines operations from Hightekers EOR, Eos Global Expansion, and Serviap Global under one brand, offering Employer of Record, Contractor Payments, Contractor of Record, Visa Support, and Global Consulting services across 180+ countries through 38 wholly owned legal entities. Designed for companies hiring international employees or contractors without establishing local legal entities.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Deel: Largest global EOR and contractor management platform, offering international hiring, payroll, compliance, and contractor-of-record services across 150+ countries. Directly competes with Hightekers' Rivermate EOR business and freelancer umbrella offering, particularly for companies hiring remote international contractors.
• Remote: Global EOR and contractor management provider covering international payroll, benefits, and compliance in 80+ countries. Directly comparable to Rivermate's EOR service and Hightekers' contractor payment and compliance offering for distributed teams.
• Papaya Global: Workforce management and global payroll platform with EOR capabilities across 160+ countries. Competes with Rivermate in serving enterprise clients hiring internationally and managing contractor populations.
• Globalization Partners: Established EOR provider enabling international hiring and contractor management in 180+ countries. Direct competitor to Rivermate for enterprise clients seeking outsourced global employment solutions.
• Oyster HR: Global employment platform offering EOR and contractor-of-record services for distributed teams across 130+ countries. Overlaps directly with Hightekers' dual freelancer-umbrella and enterprise EOR proposition.
• Multiplier: EOR and contractor management platform with presence across 150+ countries, providing payroll, benefits, and compliance. Direct competitor to Rivermate for SMB and mid-market global hiring.
• Velocity Global: International EOR provider supporting contractor and employee management in 185+ countries. Comparable to Rivermate's enterprise-focused EOR and visa sponsorship capabilities.
• Freelance.com: French-headquartered portage salarial and freelancer services platform. Direct competitor in the home French market for the Hightekers umbrella product, with overlapping IT consultant and freelancer customer segments.
• ITG (ITG Conseil): Leading French portage salarial company serving independent IT and consulting professionals. Directly competes with Hightekers' Standard and Pro freelancer umbrella tiers in the French market.

Emerging players

• Parasigma: Independent portage salarial provider in France focused on IT consultants and freelancers. Comparable niche peer to Hightekers' Standard tier offering, competing on take-home pay and admin simplicity for individual contractors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rivermate

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A4 records

Investments

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

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