Everap

What Everap does

Everap S.p.A. is an Italian professional services firm specializing exclusively in the recruitment and selection of sales personnel. Founded in 1986 in Oriago di Mira (Venice), the company operates as a Società per Azioni under the direction and coordination of holding company LB Holding S.p.A. Its service portfolio covers four core lines: recruitment of commercial agents (single-mandate, multi-mandate, and business finders); recruitment of employed commercial staff (area managers, KAMs, export managers, technical sales); executive search for sales and commercial directors; and turnkey sales network creation ("chiavi in mano") for clients building commercial networks in Italy and abroad. A dedicated SELES division supports Italian companies' internationalization through commercial partner search in foreign markets. Over 17,000 client companies have reportedly used Everap's services, with case histories spanning food & beverage, industrial machinery, professional services, construction, fashion, energy, and utilities.

Everap's underlying methodology is non-technological: rather than algorithmic matching or a software platform, the firm relies on direct, ongoing personal contact with a curated network of more than 200,000 sales professionals maintained through continuous relationship management. This is positioned as the firm's key differentiator versus generalist HR firms. The technology posture is explicitly human-expertise-driven with no proprietary software, APIs, or AI tooling disclosed.

The business model is fee-based professional services, billed to client companies (businesses seeking to recruit sales staff), while candidates receive the service free of charge. Pricing structure (contingency vs. retained vs. hybrid) is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is consultative and direct: a team of approximately 45 professionals handles an average of 980+ searches per year, supported by institutional partnerships with FNAARC (the main Italian commercial agents' trade body), ICE, Sace Group, regional governments, and vocational/academic institutions. The company holds the required Italian Ministry of Labor authorization (Aut. Min. Lav. n. 1318, 2007) to operate as an employment agency, plus D.Lgs. 231/2001 compliance, whistleblowing, and GDPR certifications.

Name

Everap

Legal name

Everap S.p.A.

Website

https://everap.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Everap S.p.A. is an Italian recruitment firm specializing exclusively in the search and selection of sales personnel — agents, area managers, KAMs, and sales directors — serving client companies through a network of 200,000+ sales professionals using direct-contact methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

Keywords

• Sales recruitment services
• Executive search sales
• Commercial agent selection
• Sales network building
• Internationalization commercial partners

Headquarters

HQ city

Oriago

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Selection Services for Sales Personnel: Everap charges client companies (businesses seeking to build commercial networks) fees for recruiting and selecting sales agents, commercial employees, and sales executives. The service is offered to companies, while candidates receive the service for free. The specific fee structure (contingency, retained, or hourly) is not publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Everap is a B2B recruitment and selection firm founded in 1986 that specializes exclusively in sales personnel. It recruits and selects commercial agents (single-mandate, multi-mandate, business finders), employed sales staff (area managers, KAMs, export managers, technical sales), and sales directors via executive search. It also provides turnkey sales network creation services in Italy and abroad, plus internationalization support through its SELES division, using a methodology based on direct ongoing contact with a network of over 200,000 sales professionals.

Product overview

Everap is a recruitment and selection company specializing exclusively in sales personnel. Founded in 1986, it offers a portfolio of services including: Ricerca Agenti di Commercio (commercial agent recruitment for monomandate, plurimandate agents and business finders), Ricerca Personale Commerciale Dipendente (employed sales staff recruitment including area managers, KAMs, export managers), Executive Search (directors of sales/commercial), Creazione Reti Vendita (turnkey sales network creation), and SELES division for internationalization support. The company's proprietary method is based on direct contact with sales professionals and continuous relationship management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ricerca Agenti di Commercio

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• FNAARC (Federazione Nazionale Associazioni Agenti e Rappresentanti di Commercio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFNAARC is the most representative trade organization for commercial agents and sales representatives in Italy, founded in 1945. It signs the Collective Economic Agreements, comprises 100 territorial and sector associations. Everap is a partner, leveraging this network of commercial professionals.
• Enaip VenetosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnaip Veneto is a vocational training institution. Everap partnered with Enaip Veneto to offer professional qualification courses for agents and commercial representatives.
• Agenzia ICE (Italian Trade Agency)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerItalian Trade Agency (ICE) promotes Italian enterprises abroad. Everap collaborates to support Italian companies' internationalization efforts and commercial network development.
• Sace Group (CDP)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSace Group is an Italian export credit agency and political risk insurance provider. Partnership supports companies in international expansion and commercial network building.
• Regione VenetosupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional government of Veneto collaborates with Everap on initiatives related to employment, professional training, and commercial development in the Veneto region.
• Regione LombardiasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional government of Lombardy collaborates with Everap on initiatives related to employment, professional training, and commercial development in the Lombardy region.
• Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (MISE)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMinistry of Economic Development collaborates on initiatives supporting Italian businesses and commercial development nationally.
• CampusTrevisominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational and training institution in the Treviso area. Listed as an industrial partner contributing to Everap's professional network.
• ActiveLearningLabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining and learning solutions provider. Listed as an industrial partner contributing to Everap's professional development ecosystem.
• Università Ca' Foscari VeneziaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor university in Venice. Listed as an industrial partner contributing to Everap's professional network and academic collaboration.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Hunters Group: Italian executive search and headhunting firm focused on senior and middle-management placements including commercial and sales leadership. Comparable as a domestic specialist competing for similar mandate size and customer segment.

Broad incumbents

• Manpower Italia: Italian subsidiary of global staffing firm ManpowerGroup, offering permanent, temporary, and recruitment solutions across commercial and sales functions. Broad incumbent with overlapping customer base among Italian enterprises seeking sales staffing.
• Adecco Italia: Italian arm of global staffing leader Adecco Group, offering permanent placement, temporary staffing, and RPO services across functions including sales. A broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise sales-recruitment budgets as Everap, especially for mid-market and large mandates.
• Randstad Italia: Italian subsidiary of global staffing firm Randstad, providing permanent placement, staffing, and HR solutions including sales and commercial roles. Overlaps with Everap for enterprise and mid-market sales-recruitment engagements.

Direct peers

• Michael Page Italia: Specialist professional recruitment firm (part of PageGroup) with dedicated sales and marketing practice in Italy. Comparable as a specialized, fee-based recruiter pursuing sales and commercial mandates with a similar account-management, relationship-based GTM.
• Spring Professional (Adecco): Specialist professional recruitment brand of Adecco Group, with active Italian operations focused on mid-to-senior permanent placements including sales, marketing, and technical roles. Directly comparable specialization and price point to Everap's permanent placement services.
• Robert Walters Italia: International specialist recruiter active in Italy focusing on mid-to-senior professional and executive roles, including sales and commercial leadership. Mirrors Everap's executive search and key-account-manager placement offerings.
• Gi Group: One of the largest Italian-founded staffing and recruitment firms, operating broadly across permanent, temporary, and executive placement in Italy and globally. Directly comparable as a domestic recruitment competitor with multi-segment HR services capability that Everap faces for sales mandates.
• Hays Italia: Global specialist recruiter with Italian operations and dedicated practice areas including sales and marketing. Direct competitor for sales-professional placements with comparable fee-based, consultancy-led model.

Others

• Indeed Italia: Leading global job-search and recruitment platform with dominant presence in Italy, used by employers and candidates for direct self-serve sales hiring. Adjacent technology-enabled channel that competes for the same end-customer budget on sales recruitment, particularly at lower-end and high-volume mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/everap.it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/everap-spa

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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