Aldelia

What Aldelia does

Aldelia is a London-headquartered HR services firm founded in 2005 by Cédric Filet, operating across more than 30 countries with its largest footprint in Africa (18 offices) and additional regional hubs in Latin America (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), MENA (Cairo), and Europe (Bucharest). The company delivers a full-stack HR services portfolio including permanent talent acquisition, temporary staffing and outsourcing, Employer of Record (EOR), payroll management, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), primarily serving multinational enterprises and growth-stage SMEs expanding into African and Latin American emerging markets. Disclosed customers include Société Générale, TotalEnergies, Schneider Electric, CNOOC, Microsoft, IBM, AB InBev, Vinci Construction, and Ecobank across verticals such as energy, mining, construction, banking, FMCG, and IT.

Aldelia's technology layer consists of two wholly-owned proprietary platforms: AreebaJobs, an AI-powered Pan-African job matching platform using '30Matching' technology for CV analysis and candidate-to-role matching, with 80,000+ candidates and 25,000 successful matches to date; and AreebaSkills, the first skills observatory platform in Africa providing geographic-linked skills profiling. These platforms are layered on top of the company's services-led business rather than replacing it, and are positioned as differentiation versus generic recruiters lacking local market visibility.

The business model combines professional services fees (permanent placement, RPO), managed services revenue (outsourcing, EOR, payroll administration on a recurring fee basis), and subscription/recurring revenue from its HR tech platforms. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through six regional hubs in Africa plus Latin American and European presence, supplemented by self-serve access via the AreebaJobs and BeeHire career portals. The company reports 200+ employees and 2,500 contractors, ISO 9001:2015 certification since 2009, UN Global Compact participation since 2009, and has raised US$5 million across two rounds in 2022 and 2023.

Name

Aldelia

Legal name

Aldelia Ltd

Website

https://aldelia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Aldelia is a London-headquartered HR services firm operating across 30+ countries with 18 African offices, providing talent acquisition, Employer of Record, payroll, and outsourcing to multinational enterprises and SMEs expanding into emerging markets, supported by proprietary AI platforms AreebaJobs and AreebaSkills.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Employment Services (5613), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

HRIS/HCM Implementation & EOR Platform Services (BPACAHAJ), Global / Multi-Country RPO (BPACABAE), Global Mobility, Immigration & Relocation Administration Outsourcing (BPACAKAM)

Keywords

• International recruitment services
• Employer of record
• Payroll management
• Workforce outsourcing
• Recruitment process outsourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Talent Acquisition / Permanent Recruitment: Fee-based permanent placement services finding candidates for permanent positions. Revenue generated through successful placement fees.
2. Employer of Record (EOR): EOR services where Aldelia assumes formal employment responsibilities on behalf of client companies, including payroll management, taxes, social benefits, and labor law compliance. Revenue from service fees.
3. Outsourcing / Staffing: Temporary staffing and workforce outsourcing services providing compliant temporary staff. Full administrative support from recruitment through contracts, payroll, taxes, insurance, and benefits.
4. Payroll Management: Comprehensive payroll administration services ensuring accurate and fully compliant payroll procedures. Includes statutory declarations, payslip preparation, vacation management, and termination compensation handling.
5. Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO): End-to-end recruitment process outsourcing enabling clients to outsource their recruitment needs to Aldelia's international team.
6. HR Tech Platforms: Digital platforms AreebaJobs and AreebaSkills providing technology solutions for talent acquisition and skills assessment. Revenue from platform access and services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Aldelia is a global HR services provider offering permanent recruitment, Employer of Record (EOR), outsourcing/staffing, payroll management, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) for companies expanding into Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. Its service portfolio is augmented by two proprietary technology platforms: AreebaJobs (an AI-powered Pan-African job matching platform) and AreebaSkills (a skills observatory platform for geographic workforce profiling).

Product overview

Aldelia offers a unified HR services portfolio centered on two proprietary technology platforms: AreebaJobs (AI-powered job matching) and AreebaSkills (geographic skills observatory). These digital platforms are complemented by core service offerings including Talent Acquisition, Employer of Record (EOR), Outsourcing Staffing, Payroll Management, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). The product ecosystem is designed for enterprises expanding into emerging markets, particularly Africa and Latin America, with technology platforms enabling the company's positioning as the first truly Pan-African HR experts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AreebaJobs: First AI-assisted job matching platform in Africa, providing free training programs with over 130 courses and connecting candidates with employers across Africa and beyond.
• AreebaSkills

Products and services

• Talent Acquisition / Permanent Recruitment Fee-based permanent recruitment service finding candidates for permanent positions across multiple industries, leveraging Aldelia's 80,000+ candidate database and Pan-African network to place technical, middle-management, and top-management talent for enterprise and SME clients expanding into emerging markets.
• Employer of Record (EOR)
• Outsourcing / Staffing
• Payroll Management
• Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
• AreebaJobs (HR Tech Platform) First AI-powered Pan-African job matching platform using 30Matching AI technology to analyze registered CVs and match candidates with relevant job offers, featuring free training programs with 130+ courses and access to a talent pool of 80,000+ candidates.
• AreebaSkills (HR Tech Platform) First skills observatory platform for the African market, providing geographic-linked skills profiling of local populations to support local employability and reduce time/financial commitments for exploring new business environments, particularly useful for mining sector clients and remote operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25,000 successful job matches through AreebaJobs platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AreebaJobs Platform PartnersminorOthers · 20 October 2023Platform has facilitated job matches for clients including UN International Migration Organization, Microsoft, UNICEF, TotalEnergies, BASF, IBM, Hewlett Packard, and European Union Commission through AreebaJobs AI-powered platform.
• Acquisition in GabonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2023Aldelia completed acquisition of a company in Gabon in 2023, expanding its presence and capabilities in Central Africa. This strategic acquisition confirms the company's growth trajectory in the region.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Manpower Group: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider in 70+ countries. Overlaps with Aldelia's permanent recruitment, outsourcing, and RPO services for enterprise clients.
• Adecco Group: World's largest staffing and workforce solutions company operating across 60+ countries. Broader incumbent expanding into African emerging markets that overlaps with Aldelia's recruitment, staffing, and RPO offerings.
• Randstad: One of the largest global HR services and staffing companies. Provides overlapping recruitment, RPO, and talent solutions in markets where Aldelia operates, particularly in EMEA.
• Michael Page: Global professional recruitment firm focused on permanent placement for mid-to-senior roles. Comparable to Aldelia's Talent Acquisition business for technical and middle/top management positions.

Direct peers

• Deel: Global EOR, payroll, and HR tech platform enabling companies to hire and pay employees in 150+ countries. Directly comparable to Aldelia's EOR, payroll, and RPO services, with overlapping technology-led approach to international workforce management.
• Remote: Tech-forward EOR and international payroll provider covering 80+ countries. Competes with Aldelia in EOR, payroll, and contractor management, particularly for SMEs and tech companies expanding into emerging markets.
• Globalization Partners: Global EOR platform with presence in 180+ countries. Competes directly with Aldelia's EOR service offering and targets similar enterprise clients seeking compliant international employment solutions.
• Brunel International: Specialized staffing and workforce solutions provider focused on energy, engineering, and mining sectors in emerging markets. Closely comparable to Aldelia's oil & gas and mining customer concentration and project-based deployment model.

Emerging players

• WorkMotion: European-based EOR and global employment platform covering 160+ countries. Comparable in technology-driven EOR positioning, particularly for European-headquartered clients expanding into emerging markets where Aldelia also operates.

Regional players

• Workforce Group: Nigerian HR solutions provider offering recruitment, outsourcing, and training across West Africa. Comparable to Aldelia's Anglophone West Africa (Lagos) operations and pan-African HR service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aldelia
• Xx.com/Aldelia_hq

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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