Youth Talent Africa

What Youth Talent Africa does

Youth Talent Africa, formerly YM Africa, is a Casablanca-headquartered digital media company that operates an integrated portfolio of nine web platforms targeting African youth aged 15-35. Founded in 2019, the portfolio spans internship matching (Stagiaires.ma), competitive exam scheduling (Dates-concours.ma), career and job guidance (Guide-metiers.ma), student scholarships (Bourses-etudiants.ma), startup resources (Start-up.ma), MBA program directories and rankings (MBA.ma), preparatory class listings (CPGE.ma), school event calendars (Agenda-ecoles.ma), and student club directories (Clubs-etudiants.ma). The company claims 2+ million annual users, 300,000+ monthly active users, 364,000+ manager and executive profiles, and 19+ million monthly page views, with stated reach across 22+ African countries and an 18% share of the Sub-Saharan Africa youth segment. The 2024 operating footprint included 718,000 internship candidates on Stagiaires.ma, 800,000+ internship applications processed annually, 79 Moroccan business schools ranked on MBA.ma, and a database of 271 MBA programs.

The business model is a freemium B2C/B2B hybrid. Core services — career guidance, internship listings, school directories, scholarship information, exam calendars — are free for students and job seekers, while monetization comes from employers and recruiters purchasing internship visibility on Stagiaires.ma, schools and universities paying for premium placement in the MBA.ma rankings and Guide des Masters et MBA, and content partnerships. The company also monetizes editorial IP through annual guides (e.g., Guide des Masters et MBA 2024, published March 2024) and proprietary research, including a COVID-19 impact study that drew 15,000+ youth respondents.

The company is privately held and bootstrapped, with no disclosed funding rounds, leadership team, headcount, or technology stack. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, or research partnerships are referenced. Geographic concentration appears Morocco-heavy — domains are .ma, the MBA ranking is explicitly Moroccan — despite stated pan-African reach, which is a key diligence point for any PE/VC/M&A underwriting.

Name

Youth Talent Africa

Legal name

YM Africa

Website

https://yt-africa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Youth Talent Africa operates a portfolio of nine digital platforms connecting African youth aged 15-35 with internships, scholarships, school directories, and career resources across 22+ countries, monetizing via freemium access and premium employer and school placements from its Casablanca base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Employment & Career Services Platforms

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Readiness & Employability Skills (Resume, Interview, Networking) (EDAMAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mentorship & Coaching (Career, Academic, Industry-Specific) (EDAMAKAA), Entrepreneurship, Startup Incubation & Pitch Programs (EDAMAKAK), Industry Credential, Certification & Badge Prep (Non-Degree) (EDAMAKAH)

Keywords

• Youth employment services
• Career orientation platforms
• Internship recruitment platforms
• Scholarship information services
• Digital career guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

Casablanca

HQ country

Morocco

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform services and recruitment solutions: Revenue generated from recruitment solutions for employers (startups, SMEs), premium solutions for schools and universities (E-Career Center), and potentially from advertising and referral services across the platform ecosystem.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Youth Talent Africa operates a network of integrated digital platforms that accompany African youth aged 15-35 from education choice through employment or entrepreneurship. The portfolio includes Stagiaires.ma (internship and graduate recruitment, 800,000+ candidates annually), Dates-concours.ma (post-bac orientation with 2,800+ programs from 340+ schools), Guide-metiers.ma (3,000+ job profiles), Bourses-etudiants.ma (scholarship financing), Start-up.ma (500+ startups), and MBA.ma (1,200+ continuous education programs with annual rankings). Revenue comes from premium recruitment solutions for employers and E-Career Center services for educational institutions.

Product overview

Youth Talent Africa operates a platform-plus-multiple-portals architecture, serving as Africa's first online network of solutions for youth aged 15-35. The portfolio includes seven distinct product portals: Stagiaires.ma (internship/entry-level recruitment), Dates-concours.ma (post-bac orientation), Guide-metiers.ma (career guidance), Bourses-etudiants.ma (scholarships), Start-up.ma (startup ecosystem), MBA.ma (Masters/MBA programs with annual rankings), plus supporting platforms CPGE.ma, Agenda-ecoles.ma, and Clubs-etudiants.ma. The company accompanies over 2 million young Africans annually across 22+ African countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stagiaires.ma: First internship recruitment platform in Morocco with over 800,000 candidates accompanied annually.
• Dates-concours.ma
• Guide-metiers.ma
• Bourses-etudiants.ma
• Start-up.ma
• MBA.ma

Products and services

• Stagiaires.ma First internship and graduate recruitment platform in Morocco, connecting young candidates with internship and entry-level job opportunities. Accompanies over 800,000 candidates annually.
• Dates-concours.ma Online guide for post-baccalaureate higher education admissions, featuring over 2,800 training programs from more than 340 Moroccan schools.
• Guide-metiers.ma Career orientation platform with over 3,000 job profiles to help young people with career guidance and reorientation.
• Bourses-etudiants.ma Guide for scholarships and financing solutions for African students seeking educational funding.
• Start-up.ma Guide for startups in Morocco, referencing over 500 startups in the Moroccan entrepreneurial ecosystem.
• MBA.ma Guide for Masters and MBA programs in Morocco, featuring over 1,200 continuous training programs with annual rankings of best programs.
• CPGE.ma Online guide for preparatory classes (classes prépa) in Morocco and France, providing enrollment dates and school information for future high school graduates.
• Agenda-ecoles.ma Online event management platform for schools and universities, facilitating interaction between students, educational institutions, and recruiters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2+ million young Africans accompanied annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network with growing presence in Morocco and Francophone Africa. Competes for high-end employer recruitment and skilled professional segments that Youth Talent Africa aspires to capture with MBA.ma.
• Indeed: Global job aggregator with established Moroccan operations. Competes in employer recruitment and competes for SEO-driven job-seeker traffic that Youth Talent Africa's portals depend on.

Regional players

• Bayt.com: Middle East and North Africa's largest online recruitment platform with broad Arabic coverage. Comparable in regional recruitment vertical and Arabic content monetization, serving different but adjacent geographies.
• Wuzzuf: Leading MENA-region online recruitment platform headquartered in Egypt. Comparable in employer recruitment model and Arabic-language job-seeker audience, though focused on different national markets.

Direct peers

• Jobberman: Leading online recruitment platform across Anglophone West Africa with strong graduate and entry-level employer solutions. Directly comparable in youth-employment focus and multi-country African coverage.
• Emploi.ma: Moroccan job board and career portal providing recruitment and orientation services. Directly competes with Stagiaires.ma in the Moroccan entry-level and internship recruitment segment.
• BrighterMonday: Pan-African online recruitment marketplace operating across East and Southern Africa. Comparable in employer recruitment solutions and African youth employment positioning.
• Rekrute.com: Morocco's leading online recruitment platform serving employers and job seekers across Francophone Africa. Directly comparable to Stagiaires.ma in employer recruitment, candidate database, and Moroccan market focus.

Emerging players

• MyJobMag: African job board and career resources platform with content-driven SEO model similar to Youth Talent Africa's guide and orientation portals. Comparable in pan-African recruitment focus and content-led user acquisition.
• Youth Employment Services (YES): Multi-country African youth employment program placing young people into workplace opportunities. Comparable in African youth-employment mission and employer partnership model, though more program-driven than platform-driven.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/youth-talent-africa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 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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