Les Expertes

Name

Les Expertes

Legal name

EGAE, D'EGAL A EGALE

Website

https://expertes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Expert Directory Platform

NAICS

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical & Scientific Expert Networks (BPAHALAH)

Keywords

• Women expert directory
• Media expert sourcing
• Journalist accreditation platform
• Expert database service
• Francophone professional directory

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media Partner Funding: 14 media groups and press organizations contribute financing to support the platform's operations. Media partners include Radio France, France Médias Monde, Le Monde group, TF1 group, TV5MONDE, Mediapart, Ouest France, Centre France, Arte, Groupe CANAL+, and others. This is the primary revenue stream sustaining the free directory.
2. Training Services: Professional development training programs for registered women experts including media training, public speaking, press relations, social media, and responding to online harassment. Training is priced at €250 per participant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Les Expertes operates a free, 100% digital directory platform (expertes.fr) that connects accredited media professionals with verified women experts across France and francophone countries. The platform indexes experts across four profiles (Métier, Recherche, Société civile, Journaliste), enabling search by geography, language, and expertise. It also offers paid media training services (€250 per session) to registered experts.

Product overview

Les Expertes operates as a unified directory platform (expertes.fr) comprising the core Expert Database Platform for connecting media professionals with verified female experts, supported by two complementary services: Expert Registration for profile creation and management, and Journalist Accreditation for media access to expert contacts. The organization also offers add-on Media Training Services including media coaching, public speaking, press relations, social media, and online violence response training, all delivered through the certified training organization Egaé Group (Qualiopi certified).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertes.fr Directory Platform The core searchable directory database of French and francophone women experts, indexing 8,621 profiles across four categories (Métier, Recherche, Société civile, Journaliste). Enables media professionals to search experts by country, region, city, language, and expertise domain. Accredited journalists gain access to full contact details.
• Media Training Services Five professional training programs for registered women experts covering media training (interview confidence, message delivery, voice/posture), public speaking, press relations, social networks (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), and online violence response. Delivered through Egaé Group's Qualiopi-certified training organization at €250 TTC per session.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,621 women experts listed in the directory
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Radio FrancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Radio France was an early partner in 2015 when the guide went digital. They contribute financing to support platform operations and their journalists use the expert database for programming.
• France Médias MondecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Media group partner contributing to platform financing. Their journalists access the expert database for broadcasts across their international French-language media network.
• Le Monde GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Major French media group financing the platform and providing access to expert sources for Le Monde and affiliated publications.
• TF1 GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Major French television broadcaster and media group contributing to platform financing with access to expert database for news and programming.
• TV5MONDEcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021International French-language television network financing the platform and using expert database for programming across their global francophone audience.
• ArtecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Franco-German public broadcaster contributing to platform financing with access to expert database for documentary and news programming.
• Groupe CANAL+coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021French media conglomerate financing the platform and using expert database for news and current affairs programming.
• MediapartcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Independent French investigative journalism outlet financing the platform and using expert database for articles and investigations.
• Ouest FrancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Major regional French newspaper group financing the platform and accessing expert database for regional and national coverage.
• Centre FrancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Regional French newspaper group financing the platform with access to expert database for regional media coverage.
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017International Organization of La Francophonie partnered to launch Expertes Francophones in 2017, expanding the platform internationally to serve francophone countries.
• Groupe Egaé (Egae)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Groupe Egaé is the parent organization that owns Les Expertes. Under their leadership, the platform went digital in 2015 and has expanded internationally. Caroline De Haas serves as Présidente d'EGAE.
• Vox FeminaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEuropean network of women in music collaborating with Les Expertes on promoting women professionals across sectors.
• Réseau des femmes universitaires francophonesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNetwork of francophone university women partnering with Les Expertes to connect academic experts with media opportunities.
• Mission pour la place des femmes du CNRSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCNRS Women's Mission partnering with Les Expertes to increase visibility of women researchers in the French scientific community.
• Prenons la UneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation working for better representation of women in media partnering to promote women experts to journalists.
• France StratégieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench government think tank partnered with Les Expertes, with their experts (like Mathilde Viennot) featured on the platform.
• NOUS (Agence NOUS)coreTechnology or IntegrationDigital agency that developed and maintains the database and website for Les Expertes. Built on WordPress and Symfony platform.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Zintro: Two-sided expert marketplace where experts create profiles and clients (including media and consulting firms) search and engage. Similar directory product, monetization approach, and SME/expert supply pool.
• ExpertFile: Expert directory platform for universities, thought leaders, and professionals searchable by media and event organizers. Direct competitive overlap with Les Expertes in serving journalists seeking expert commentary.
• Women's Media Center SheSource: US-based expert directory operated by Women's Media Center connecting journalists with women experts across policy, business, and academia. Closest functional analog to Les Expertes in the English-speaking market, serving the same expert-discovery-for-media use case.
• SpeakerHub: European online marketplace connecting event organizers, journalists, and conference bookers with expert speakers searchable by topic. Operates a similar two-sided expert directory model with profile creation and discovery as the core product.
• Women Speakers阁 (Women Speakers International): Global directory of women experts and speakers searchable by event organizers, journalists, and conferences. Closely mirrors Les Expertes' expert-discovery value proposition with similar profile and search functionality.

Emerging players

• 50inTech: European platform indexing women experts in technology and STEM fields, often used by media and event organizers. Comparable expert-directory infrastructure for journalists seeking female sources in a specific vertical.
• Onalytica: Influencer and expert identification platform used by brands and PR agencies. Overlaps with Les Expertes in the expert-discovery and profiling space, but oriented toward marketing rather than media.
• The Women in Tech Network: Global network promoting women in technology with a searchable expert directory component. Comparable in operating a women-focused expert community with corporate partners, though specialized in the tech vertical.

Broad incumbents

• GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group): Large established expert network serving primarily consulting, investment, and corporate clients rather than media. Comparable in operating an expert directory/marketplace, but with a different demand base and a paid, high-touch business model.

Regional players

• Females in Tech: European women-in-tech community with a directory of female experts in technology. Shares the women-expert directory model and European market overlap with Les Expertes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Les_Expertes
• Facebookfacebook.com/492727827427490
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/les-expertes

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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