Companieros

What Companieros does

Companieros is a privately held French training and consulting organization headquartered in Paris that has operated continuously since 2004, serving enterprise clients and higher education institutions across France. The company's offering is built around a proprietary pedagogy using team-based 'cordées' learning formats and is anchored by two individually certified training programs, Handimanagement (disability inclusion) and HF Management (gender mix and workplace meaning), alongside modular thematic services covering harassment prevention, generational diversity, religious expression, audits, compliance, policy development, and employer-brand programs.

The business runs exclusively on a consultative, quote-based professional-services model with no self-service online enrollment; clients engage via contact form or phone, after which tailored training, advisory, and workshop programs are scoped. All revenue is professional-services derived across four streams: certified training programs with individual labels, custom advisory and diagnostic engagements, awareness workshops and conferences, and proprietary diversity events. Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise and institutional sales, supported by content-driven thought leadership through a blog, newsletter, and event presence. Credibility is anchored by Qualiopi certification and AFNOR recognition (2011) for the training methodology, with a cumulative base of 200+ enterprise clients including TotalEnergies, Chanel, La Poste, Crédit Agricole, Orange, and Air Liquide, plus 50+ university and business-school partnerships and over 30,000 individuals certified across the firm's history.

In June 2025, ownership transferred from the founding entrepreneurs to two long-standing employees, Agnès de Freslon and Florence Masquin, who now co-lead the firm. The company operates with 19 employees, a single Paris office, and no disclosed funding, technology products, or international expansion plans; the operating geography is France within Europe.

Name

Companieros

Legal name

Companieros

Website

https://companieros.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Companieros is a Paris-based private training and consulting firm founded in 2004 that delivers certified DEI and workplace-meaning programs, advisory engagements, and workshops to enterprise clients and French higher education institutions under a proprietary 'cordées' pedagogy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversity & Inclusion Training Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Training (EDABAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEI, Culture & Employee Engagement Training (BPACANAE), DEI, Equity & Inclusion Advisory (BPACAJAJ), Workplace Culture, DEI & Psychological Safety (EDAAAKAJ), DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ), Global HR, Mobility & Cross-Cultural People Ops Training (EDABAIAL)

Keywords

• Diversity training
• DEI consulting
• Inclusion workshops
• Disability inclusion
• Gender equality training

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

Revenue model

1. Training Programs with Individual Certification/Labels: Companieros delivers structured training programs — such as Handimanagement and HF Management — that culminate in individual labels/certifications awarded to participants who complete the parcours. These programs blend online learning, group workshops, and peer-sharing sessions organized in 'cordées' (teams of 10). Programs are adapted to managers, HR professionals, and students.
2. Advisory and Consulting Engagements: The company provides custom diagnostic, advisory, and strategic planning services for organizations seeking to develop or refine their diversity, inclusion, and equity policies. These engagements are built to order based on each client's specific context and objectives.
3. Sensitization Workshops and Conferences: Short-format awareness sessions — workshops, conferences, and team-building events — are offered both in-person and via distance/hybrid formats, targeting enterprise teams and higher education audiences.
4. Events: Companieros organizes and hosts events focused on diversity themes, serving as both an engagement channel and a standalone offering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Companieros provides training programs, consulting, diagnostic and action plan services, workshops, conferences, and events focused on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), with specializations in disability inclusion (Handimanagement), gender equality (HF Management), and meaning at work (Sens au Travail). Offerings are designed for French enterprises and educational institutions seeking to advance DEI maturity.

Product overview

Companieros is a training and consulting organization offering a comprehensive suite of services focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. The company's offerings include certified training programs (Formations) such as Handimanagement and HF Management, validated by individual labels; consulting services including diagnostic, action plans, and managerial support; workshops and conferences on workplace meaning and inclusion topics; team animation and event services; and employer brand programs for attracting young talent through 'Cordées étudiantes'. The portfolio follows a modular approach where organizations can select individual services or engage for comprehensive transformation programs, with offerings spanning training, consulting, audits, compliance support, and team-building activities across themes including disability, gender equality, generational mixity, workplace harassment prevention, and religious expression in the workplace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Handimanagement Training (Formation Handimanagement) A training program focused on disability inclusion (handicap) in the workplace, equipping managers and HR professionals to integrate and support employees with disabilities. Targeted at French enterprises and educational institutions.
• HF Management Training (Formation HF Management) A training program on gender equality (Hommes-Femmes) in the workplace, helping managers and HR teams address gender dynamics and equal opportunity. Targeted at French enterprises and educational institutions.
• Diagnostic, Consulting and Action Plan (Diagnostic, Conseil et Plan d'Action) A consulting engagement that diagnoses an organization's diversity maturity, advises leadership, and co-develops a DEI action plan. For French enterprises and institutions undertaking structured DEI transformations.
• Meaning at Work Workshops (Ateliers Sens au Travail) A workshop series on meaning at work (sens au travail) and employee engagement, aimed at teams and managers exploring purpose and engagement topics. Targeted at French organizations.
• Diversity Conferences (Conférences) Conferences delivered by Companieros experts on diversity, inclusion, and meaning at work themes for organizational events and awareness-raising sessions.
• Power to Act Game (Jeu « Le Pouvoir d'Agir ») A proprietary facilitation game ('Le Pouvoir d'Agir') used to engage participants around empowerment, agency, and DEI topics in workshop and training settings.
• Student Programs - Employer Brand (Cordées Étudiantes - Image Employeur) Programs (Cordées Étudiantes) connecting students with employers around diversity, inclusion, and employer brand themes. Targeted at educational institutions and recruiters.
• Diversity Events (Évènements Diversité) Custom diversity-themed events (Évènements Diversité) designed and produced for French organizations and institutions, including awareness days and themed gatherings.
• DEI Audit Services (Audit Diversité) Audit services that assess an organization's DEI policies, practices, and compliance posture, supporting the diagnostic and action plan process.
• DEI Compliance Support (Mise en Conformité Diversité) Advisory and consulting support to help organizations align policies and practices with French DEI regulatory requirements (mise en conformité).

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ individuals labeled through Handimanagement or HF Management programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 48 CouleursminorOthersCompanieros supports '48 Couleurs,' an organization promoting responsible economy, as part of its commitment to social and environmental responsibility. This is described as a support/patronage relationship rather than a formal strategic partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Arborus: European consultancy specialized in gender equality and inclusive growth, operator of the GEP (Gender Equality European & International Standard). Directly comparable to Companieros on DEI advisory for European enterprises, with a more standards-driven value proposition.
• Cabinet EGERIE: French consultancy specialized in gender equality, professional equality indexes, and DEI advisory for enterprises. Closely comparable in service mix (diagnostics, training, compliance) and target buyer (HR/DEI functions of French corporates).
• Mozaïk RH: French diversity-focused recruitment and consulting firm operating from Paris. Like Companieros, it sells B2B services to enterprises seeking to advance DEI outcomes, but with greater emphasis on talent sourcing and less on training/labels.
• Mixité Égalité Professionnelle: France-based consultancy focused on gender mix, equality index, and inclusion training. A small specialist directly comparable to Companieros on gender-mix and equality themes, competing for the same HR and DEI buyer personas.

Others

• AFMD (Association Française des Managers de la Diversité): French professional association promoting diversity management in organizations. Serves as both a potential partner and indirect competitor to Companieros by convening practitioners and setting standards in the same DEI training space.

Broad incumbents

• Kienbaum France: European HR and management consulting firm with French operations covering leadership, culture, and inclusion topics. Larger and broader portfolio than Companieros, but overlaps on enterprise DEI and managerial development engagements.
• Hudson Global (France): Global talent and HR consulting firm with French operations covering leadership development, assessment, and culture. Overlaps with Companieros on managerial development and inclusive leadership programs at the mid-to-large enterprise tier.
• Ayming: Established French HR, tax, and innovation consulting firm with a dedicated people & change practice that includes DEI advisory. Comparable business model (consultative, enterprise B2B) but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple service lines.
• Great Place to Work France: French arm of the global workplace certification and research organization. Competes with Companieros in the employer-brand and inclusive-culture space, with a stronger certification/research angle and broader international footprint.

Regional players

• BPI Group: French HR and transformation consultancy. Overlaps with Companieros in organizational culture, change, and people-development consulting for French enterprises, though typically engaged on larger transformation mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/companieros

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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