What Coworkees does

The detailed platform data describes a comprehensive freelance talent marketplace operating across 6 countries (France, Germany, United Kingdom, Morocco, Switzerland, Singapore) with 370,000+ registered freelancers and independent experts across 100+ skill categories. The platform connects enterprises, SMEs, and startups with vetted independent professionals for digital, creative, consulting, and administrative projects, guaranteeing delivery of qualified talent profiles within 48 hours of brief submission. Named enterprise customers include Google, Orange, Yves Rocher, Enedis, Mobalpa, Bonduelle, and Entremont. The firmographic profile lists the company as Coworkees (founded 2016, Annecy-le-vieux, France, 11-50 employees), which is materially inconsistent with the detailed platform data describing a group of 220 employees and €671M FY2021 revenue; the substantive data appears to describe the broader Freelance.com group rather than Coworkees standalone, and this discrepancy is flagged as a data gap.

The platform's core technology is a cloud-based marketplace combining talent sourcing, vetting, project management tools, and integrated payroll administration. Key proprietary components include a talent matching and sourcing engine (filtering by profession, city, daily rate, and verified reviews), a portage salarial administration platform operated through the Ad'Mission subsidiary (enabling freelancers to receive salaried benefits including social contributions and unemployment insurance), an international mobility and contracting platform delivered in partnership with Sage for expatriate freelancers, and the INOP'S expert network providing access to 70+ public procurement framework agreements and 400+ public sector actors for digital transformation mandates. Distribution combines a digital self-serve portal with assisted enterprise sales, 18 physical coworking spaces, and 16 regional portage agencies.

The business model generates revenue through four streams: marketplace commissions on freelance engagements facilitated through the platform; managed services fees from Ad'Mission's portage salary administration of 5,000+ consultant-employees; international portage and mobility service fees through the Sage partnership; and professional services revenue from INOP'S digital transformation consulting. Pricing is primarily quote-based and not publicly disclosed; freelancers set their own daily rates (ranging from approximately €330 to €800+ per day) and Ad'Mission portage fees are charged as a percentage of freelance billing. The customer base spans large enterprises (primary), SMEs and startups (primary), independent freelancers (primary), and public sector organizations (secondary via INOP'S).

Name

Coworkees

Legal name

Freelance.com

Website

https://coworkees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Freelance marketplace platform (per detailed data) connecting enterprises and SMEs with 370,000+ independent experts across 100+ skill categories in 6 countries, integrated with portage salarial payroll administration and public-sector consulting via the Ad'Mission and INOP'S subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freelance Marketplace

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Services & Experiences Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Freelance marketplace
• Creative talent platform
• Independent contractor matching
• Freelance sourcing service
• Talent network platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Annecy-le-vieux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Freelance Marketplace Commission: Freelance.com connects companies with independent experts and freelancers. The platform earns revenue by taking a commission or fee on each freelance engagement facilitated through the marketplace. This is the primary revenue driver for the group.
2. Portage Salarial (Payroll-as-a-Service): Through the Ad'Mission subsidiary, the company provides payroll administration for freelancers, earning fees from managing their employment status. Ad'Mission has over 5,000 consultant-employees across 16 regional agencies.
3. International Portage and Mobility Services: International portage salary service enabling expatriate freelancers to work abroad with compliant contracts. Revenue generated through administrative and service fees in partnership with Sage.
4. Expertise and Digital Transformation Consulting: Through the INOP'S subsidiary, the group provides high-level digital transformation consulting to large enterprises and public sector clients, leveraging a network of digital-native SMEs and startups.
5. Premium Portage (Portage Premium): Enhanced portage salary services targeting senior freelancers and experts, offering elevated service levels beyond standard portage.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coworkees operates an online marketplace platform that connects companies with creative independents and freelance professionals. The platform enables businesses to search for freelancers by skill category, city, and daily rate, submit briefs, and engage talent for projects in content creation, design, development, marketing, and other creative disciplines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworkees Marketplace Platform Online freelance marketplace platform connecting companies with creative independents and freelancers across disciplines such as design, content creation, web development, marketing, and digital strategy. The platform allows clients to search for talent by skill, city, and daily rate, submit briefs, and engage freelancers for project-based work.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48-hour talent delivery: Freelance.com guarantees delivery of ready-to-work freelancer profiles within 48 hours of a client's brief submission.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• SagesupportingTechnology or IntegrationSage provides administrative and invoicing management for Freelance.com's international portage salary service, enabling expatriate freelancers and international enterprise clients to manage cross-border contracts, billing, and compliance through a structured, technology-enabled process.
• INOP'ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINOP'S is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Freelance.com Group, providing high-level digital transformation consulting. Founded in 2009 and now integrated into the group, INOP'S is the first network for digital transformation, serving 30 large enterprise clients and accessing over 70 public procurement framework agreements across 400+ public sector organizations. It provides the group with deep enterprise and public sector go-to-market access.
• Ad'MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAd'Mission is a wholly-owned subsidiary and historically recognized leader in portage salarial in France, with over 20 years of experience, 5,000+ consultant-employees, and a network of 16 regional agencies. It provides the group's core payroll administration and employment services for freelancers, forming the backbone of Freelance.com's managed services revenue.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Behance: Adobe-owned creative professional portfolio platform used for talent discovery and hiring. Adjacent ecosystem player serving the same creative-independents audience Coworkees targets, though its core function is portfolio hosting rather than matching.

Direct peers

• Malt: Leading French freelance marketplace connecting companies with independent talent. Direct competitor to Coworkees in the French-speaking freelance matching category, with similar focus on vetted independents across creative and digital roles.
• Crème de la Crème: Premium French freelance platform curating top independent talent for large enterprise clients. Closely comparable to Coworkees' curated creative-independents positioning, with a similar French market focus.
• Comet.co: French-based curated freelance marketplace offering vetted talent to enterprise clients. Comparable business model and target market to Coworkees, with overlapping emphasis on quality of freelancer supply.
• Toptal: Global curated freelance marketplace for top-tier independent talent across design, development, and consulting. Directly comparable to Coworkees on the curated-matching business model, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• 99designs: Global design-focused freelance marketplace connecting clients with graphic designers, web designers, and creative professionals. Directly comparable to Coworkees' creative-independents specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Fiverr: Global marketplace for freelance creative and digital services. Broad incumbent offering overlapping creative services categories that compete with Coworkees' creative-independents focus.
• Freelancer.com: Global generalist freelance marketplace with a large enterprise client base. Operates at much broader scope than Coworkees but competes for the same enterprise creative-services budgets.
• Upwork: Largest global generalist freelance marketplace. Broad incumbent competing across all freelance categories Coworkees serves, including creative professionals, with vastly larger scale and freelancer base.

Regional players

• Codeur.com: French freelance platform focused primarily on developers and technical roles. Regional peer operating in the same French market as Coworkees, with overlapping SMB and startup client base.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coworkees

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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