Danitis

What Danitis does

Danitis is a privately held, Paris-based boutique recruitment firm founded in 2009 by Jean-Charles Distain, specializing exclusively in sales, presales, and marketing talent for the IT sector in France. The company targets a focused set of IT sub-verticals including software publishers, hardware constructors, IT distributors and wholesalers, system integrators, ESNs (IT services companies), cloud providers, telecom operators, and tech startups, selling primarily to HR directors, recruitment managers, and CEOs through a consultative, relationship-driven field sales motion.

The firm operates three interconnected service lines: Recruitment (direct placement of qualified candidates), Outsourcing (delegation of commercial IT personnel to clients without administrative burden), and Pre-employment (employing talent on behalf of clients who can integrate them when ready). Its core technology consists of a proprietary 30,000-CV candidate database of IT professionals integrated with the CatsOne ATS, which the firm leverages to present first qualified profiles within a stated two-week turnaround. Founder Distain's 20+ years of operational IT vendor experience at Toshiba, Fujitsu, and Sinclair underpins the firm's domain credibility.

Danitis generates revenue through professional services (placement fees) and managed services (outsourcing/pre-employment arrangements), with pricing quoted per engagement and not publicly disclosed. The company markets through content (blog), organic LinkedIn presence, job board partnerships (Indeed, LinkedIn Jobs), and partnerships with French public employment services (France Travail, Apec). It is GDPR-compliant, holds a registered INPI trademark, and operates as a bootstrapped, founder-led independent firm with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

Danitis

Legal name

DANITIS

Website

https://danitis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Danitis is a Paris-based boutique IT recruitment firm founded in 2009, specializing in sales, presales, and marketing talent placement for software publishers, distributors, integrators, cloud providers, and ESNs in France, with a proprietary 30,000-CV database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Recruitment Services

NAICS

Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Sales, Marketing & Customer Success Direct Hire (BPACAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB), Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

Keywords

• IT recruitment services
• Sales talent sourcing
• Presales recruitment
• IT personnel outsourcing
• Tech sector staffing

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment/Placement Services: Direct recruitment services where Danitis identifies, validates, and presents qualified candidates to clients for direct hiring. The firm accompanies clients through negotiation until candidate is hired.
2. Outsourcing & Delegation: Delegation of specialized IT sales, presales, and business development personnel to client companies without administrative burden. Danitis handles contract, administration, and follow-up.
3. Pre-employment (Pré-embauche): Danitis hires talent on behalf of clients who can then integrate candidates into their organization when ready. Reduces hiring risk and allows evaluation before permanent commitment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Danitis is a Paris-based recruitment firm specializing in the IT sector in France. It identifies, validates, and presents qualified candidates for sales, presales, and marketing roles to IT companies including constructors, software publishers, distributors, integrators, cloud providers, and telecom operators. The firm operates three engagement models: direct recruitment, outsourcing/delegation of personnel, and pre-employment (temp-to-perm) placement.

Product overview

Danitis is a recruitment company specializing in the IT sector in France, offering three interconnected service modules: Recruitment (core hiring), Outsourcing (staff delegation), and Pre-employment (employ-and-deploy). The company focuses exclusively on sales, presales, and marketing roles within IT distribution, software publishing, system integration, and cloud services. Danitis positions itself as an agile, specialized partner versus generalist agencies, leveraging a database of 30,000 CVs and 15+ years of sector expertise to deliver qualified candidates within compressed timelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• First qualified profiles presented within 2 weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• KH CorporateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDanitis is a member of the KH Corporate alliance, an ecosystem of experts and partners for digital and sustainable transformation.
• Jeunesse Malgache De DemainminorOthersDanitis supports the charity 'Jeunesse Malgache De Demain' which focuses on youth development in Madagascar.
• France TravailminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with French public employment service for candidate sourcing and job posting distribution.
• ApecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Apec (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres) for executive candidate sourcing.
• IndeedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJob board partnership for posting recruitment positions and candidate attraction.
• LinkedInminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media and professional networking partnership for employer branding and candidate sourcing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Storm Group: Storm Group is a French recruitment and sales outsourcing firm specialized in IT and tech sales roles. It directly overlaps with Danitis' outsourcing and IT commercial recruitment offerings.
• Externatic: Externatic is a French recruitment firm focused on IT, web, and digital profiles across technical and commercial roles. It is a boutique competitor serving overlapping French IT clients.
• Silkhom: Silkhom is a French recruitment firm dedicated to IT, digital, and technical sales/presales roles. It competes head-to-head with Danitis for IT commercial mandates in France and shares a similar boutique, specialist positioning.
• Fed IT: Fed IT is a French recruitment firm specialized in IT, digital, and ERP profiles. It is the closest direct peer to Danitis in the French IT recruitment market with comparable vertical specialization and B2B sales-led motion.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half Technology: Robert Half's technology practice places IT and digital professionals, including sales and technical roles. As a large global staffing firm, it competes for enterprise IT mandates beyond Danitis' boutique reach.
• Michael Page Technology: Michael Page's technology practice recruits IT, digital, and commercial technology talent across multiple geographies. It competes with Danitis for mid-to-senior IT mandates but operates as part of a much larger global staffing platform.
• ManpowerGroup France: ManpowerGroup is a global staffing leader with a strong France presence offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and RPO across IT and other sectors. It competes with Danitis on IT commercial mandates at much greater scale.
• Page Personnel (Michael Page subsidiary): Page Personnel recruits junior-to-mid-level IT, sales, and commercial talent in France as part of the Michael Page group. It overlaps with Danitis' IT commercial placement offering but at higher volume and lower specialization.
• Hays Technology: Hays' technology division provides IT and digital recruitment and workforce solutions globally. It overlaps with Danitis' IT commercial recruitment scope but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Emerging players

• BlueSearch: BlueSearch is a French executive and specialized recruitment firm with practices including IT and digital. It is a comparable boutique competitor but with a broader cross-sector scope than Danitis' IT-only focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/danitis
• Xx.com/DanitisIDF

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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