Solantis

What Solantis does

Solantis is a Paris-based recruitment consultancy founded in 2010, structured as a privately-held, independent firm operating without disclosed external institutional funding or parent company. The firm positions itself as a pioneer of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) in France and maintains one of the country's largest dedicated teams of specialized IT & Digital recruiters (50+ per company materials, within a broader headcount band of 101–250 employees). Solantis targets enterprises and growth-stage companies for IT, Digital, Sales/Marketing, and corporate function (HR/Finance) hires, with named client logos spanning CAC 40 groups (BNP Paribas, LVMH, EDF, AXA, Bouygues Telecom, Capgemini, Accenture, Dassault Systèmes, Amadeus, Decathlon, Sodexo, Geodis) and tech unicorns/scaleups (BlaBlaCar, Dataiku, The Fork, Ankorstore).

The core service portfolio comprises five product lines: RPO (full or partial outsourcing of recruitment processes with embedded on-site or off-site recruiter teams), Headhunting for hard-to-fill IT/Digital roles, HR Consulting covering recruitment strategy and Employer Value Proposition definition, HR Training for recruiter skill development, and two add-on modules — Booster Tech (on-demand recruitment for 1–5 tech profiles from €50K packages) and Recruitment Projects (high-volume project-based hiring with dedicated project managers). Delivery is supported by a proprietary Agile methodology (KANBAN/SCRUM adapted for recruitment), a curated database of approximately 70,000 tech candidate profiles, KPI-driven process monitoring, and flexible on/off-site deployment. No AI/ML capabilities, proprietary matching models, or automated screening tools are disclosed.

Revenue is reported at €15M for 2023, derived from quote-based, managed-services and professional-services engagements rather than disclosed unit pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales, primarily direct in France with documented multi-country execution (e.g., Ankorstore mandate across 7 European countries). The firm has accumulated 138–150+ cumulative clients since 2010, holds consecutive Best Workplace Experience Speak & Act labels (2021–2024), and is led by founder Pierre Agostini alongside a management team of RPO and project directors.

Name

Solantis

Legal name

Solantis

Website

https://solantis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Solantis is a Paris-based RPO pioneer founded in 2010 that outsources and executes IT, Digital, and corporate function recruitment for French enterprises and European tech scaleups, operating one of France's largest specialized recruiter teams and reporting €15M in 2023 revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and IT/Digital Executive Search Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise RPO (End-to-End Program Management) (BPACABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid / Selective RPO (Partial Outsourcing) (BPACABAC), Professional / Specialist RPO (Hard-to-Fill Roles) (BPACABAH), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Recruitment process outsourcing
• IT digital recruitment
• Executive search services
• HR consulting
• Talent acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing): Full or partial outsourcing of recruitment processes, with dedicated project managers and KPI monitoring. Clients benefit from on-site or off-site recruiter teams working in their name.
2. Headhunting / Executive Search: Identification, sourcing and approach of top candidates for strategic positions. Targeted at rare or hard-to-find profiles.
3. HR Consulting: Strategic and operational HR consulting including strategy & organization of recruitment, talent management transformation, and EVP definition.
4. HR Training: Training programs for HR professionals and managers on recruitment best practices.
5. Booster Tech: Ad-hoc recruitment for small volumes of Tech profiles (1-5 recruitments, from 50K€ package target).
6. Recruitment Projects: High-volume recruitment projects to respond to business growth and activity peaks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Solantis is a French recruitment consultancy that provides Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), headhunting/executive search, HR consulting, HR training, and project-based recruitment for IT, Digital, Sales/Marketing, and corporate functions. The firm embeds dedicated recruiter teams either on-site at client premises or remotely, managing end-to-end hiring for clients ranging from CAC 40 enterprises to startups and scaleups.

Product overview

Solantis operates as a recruitment consulting firm offering a portfolio of complementary services for hiring IT, Digital, Sales/Marketing, and corporate functions. The core offerings include RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) for integrated, ongoing recruitment management, Headhunting for targeted executive search, HR Consulting for strategic transformation, and HR Training for skill development. Additional modules include Booster Tech for occasional small-volume tech hiring and Recruitment Projects for high-volume project-based needs. The company serves diverse segments including ETI/PME, large enterprises, startups/scaleups, unicorns, IT service/consulting firms, and software publishers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) Recruitment Process Outsourcing service in which Solantis embeds dedicated recruiter teams within client organizations to manage all or part of the hiring process, including sourcing, candidate selection and onboarding. Available on-site at the client or off-site from Solantis offices, with dedicated project managers and KPI monitoring. Targeted at enterprise HR teams and hiring managers seeking to scale IT, Digital, Sales/Marketing and corporate function hiring.
• Headhunting / Executive Search (Chasse de tête)

Quantifiable outcome

• 138+ companies successfully assisted with recruitment
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ESGI (École d'informatique en alternance)minorOthersPartnership with ESGI for student coaching and recruitment training support. ESGI students receive recruitment coaching assistance from Solantis team.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Alexander Mann Solutions: Pure-play global RPO and talent acquisition specialist; closest direct competitor to Solantis in enterprise end-to-end RPO delivery and methodology-led recruitment outsourcing.
• Urban Linker: Paris-based recruitment firm specializing in Digital, Tech, and Data profiles; a direct competitor to Solantis in the French IT/Digital recruitment segment.
• Externatic: French specialist IT and Digital recruitment firm; directly comparable to Solantis on tech candidate sourcing and placement in the French market.
• Easy Partner: French IT recruitment consultancy focused on developer and tech profiles; competes with Solantis on the same IT/Digital talent pool in France.
• Cielo: Global pure-play RPO provider competing for the same enterprise end-to-end outsourcing mandates as Solantis, with comparable methodology-driven delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: International recruitment firm with established French operations across IT, Digital and corporate roles; competes with Solantis for permanent placement and headhunting mandates.
• Robert Walters: International recruitment group with French operations focused on professional and IT/Digital hiring; comparable to Solantis on executive search and specialist recruitment.
• Randstad Sourceright: Global RPO and talent acquisition arm of Randstad; directly competes with Solantis in enterprise RPO mandates, with stronger international delivery capabilities.
• ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions: Operates RPO and managed-service provider recruitment offerings globally through brands including Experis; overlaps with Solantis on enterprise IT recruitment outsourcing.
• Hays: Global recruitment firm with significant French presence across IT, Digital and corporate functions; offers RPO and recruitment services comparable to Solantis but at a much larger multi-country scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/solantiscabinet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solantis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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