Transempregos

What Transempregos does

TransEmpregos is a Brazilian non-profit job portal founded in 2013 and headquartered in São Paulo, operating what is described as Brazil's largest employment platform dedicated to transgender and gender-diverse individuals. The platform connects transgender job seekers with inclusive employers, currently listing 2,774 partner companies across at least nine industries, including multinationals such as Starbucks, FedEx, Sodexo, and Atento alongside SMBs like Café Apuí and Gene Roxo. Distribution is community-led and digital-first, relying on the Wix-hosted web portal, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, email, and WhatsApp as primary touchpoints, and a referral network of four DEI-focused partner organizations (EmpoderaTrans, TransformaEventos, Transformadores, Integra Diversidade).

The core product is the Portal de Vagas e Currículos, a web-based job board and resume bank with separate member areas for individual job seekers (Pessoa Física) and companies (Pessoa Jurídica). The platform is complemented by add-on modules: the TransFormação professional development course, the Agora Vai! employment guide, the Cartilha Agora Vai PDF, and the Guia para Anunciar Vagas (v2) advertiser playbook. Search filters cover job type, state, and education level, and applications are facilitated through direct email and WhatsApp contact rather than a structured ATS, reflecting the small (1-10 employee) operational footprint and mission-driven positioning.

The business model generates revenue through job posting fees from both individual job seekers (PF) and corporate employers (PJ) on a recurring subscription cadence, though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is a B2B2C community-led motion that serves two primary segments: transgender job seekers facing discrimination in traditional labor markets, and companies (including multinationals with DEI/social procurement mandates) seeking qualified, diverse talent. No institutional investors, parent company, or funding rounds have been disclosed; ownership appears founder-led, and the organization operates entirely within Brazil with no documented cross-border expansion to date.

Name

Transempregos

Legal name

TransEmpregos

Website

https://transempregos.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TransEmpregos is a Brazilian non-profit job portal founded in 2013 that operates Brazil's largest employment platform for transgender individuals, connecting job seekers and 2,774 partner companies across multiple industries through a community-led, web-based marketplace with WhatsApp and email support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job posting fees (Pessoa Física): Individual job seekers (Pessoa Física) can post their availability and search for jobs on the platform
2. Job posting fees (Pessoa Jurídica): Companies and legal entities (Pessoa Jurídica) pay to post job openings and access the talent pool of transgender job seekers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TransEmpregos operates a web-based job portal and resume bank that connects transgender and gender-diverse job seekers in Brazil with inclusive employers. The platform serves both individual job seekers (Pessoa Física) and companies (Pessoa Jurídica) through separate member areas, enabling companies to post job vacancies and job seekers to register resumes and apply. It also offers supplementary professional development content including the TransFormação course and employment guides (Cartilha Agora Vai).

Product overview

TransEmpregos operates as a unified job portal and resume bank platform, described as Brazil's largest employment platform for transgender people. The core product is the portal itself where employers post vacancies and trans job seekers create profiles. Supporting the platform are complementary modules: the TransFormação professional development course, the Agora Vai! employment guide, and the advertiser E-book guide. The platform offers separate member areas for individual job seekers (PF) and companies (PJ) to manage postings and applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Portal de Vagas e Currículos (Job and Resume Portal)

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EmpoderaTranscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with EmpoderaTrans organization, listed under the Parcerias section of the website. EmpoderaTrans appears to be a complementary organization supporting transgender empowerment and employment initiatives.
• TransformaEventoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partnership under Parcerias. TransformaEventos appears to be an events organization focused on transformation and inclusion themes.
• TransformadorescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Transformadores, listed as one of the partner organizations alongside Integra Diversidade. The organization focuses on diversity and transformation in the workplace.
• Integra DiversidadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization under the Parcerias section. Integra Diversidade appears to focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives in employment.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• CIEE: CIEE (Centro de Integração Empresa-Escola) is a major Brazilian nonprofit focused on youth apprenticeships and entry-level job placement. It is thematically related as a Brazilian nonprofit employment/employability organization, but addresses a different segment (students/apprentices) and serves as an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Vagas.com: Vagas.com is one of Brazil's largest domestic job boards, serving the same employer job-posting customer base as TransEmpregos. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the same corporate HR advertising budgets and could add DEI/diversity filters that encroach on the niche.
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant professional networking and recruiting platform globally, including Brazil. It is a broad incumbent because it serves the same employer demand for diverse talent through general-purpose features (e.g., diversity filters, inclusive employer badges), and competes for the same enterprise HR budgets, even though it does not specialize in transgender hiring.
• Catho: Catho is a long-established Brazilian employment platform focused on professional placement. As a broad incumbent in the same domestic recruitment market, it serves similar employer customers and could replicate niche diversity functionality with greater resources.
• InfoJobs Brasil: InfoJobs operates a Brazilian job board (formerly Catho) targeting professional and mid-level roles. As a broad incumbent it competes for the same generalist employer job-posting budgets in Brazil and represents the kind of well-funded generalist platform that can pressure specialized niche players.
• Indeed Brasil: Indeed is the world's largest job search engine with a significant Brazilian operation. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same employer job-posting spend with vastly more reach, while gradually expanding DEI features that could overlap with TransEmpregos's niche.

Regional players

• Proud to Work: Proud to Work is an India-based LGBTQ+ inclusive hiring platform and employer network that connects diverse talent with inclusive employers. It is a regional peer that validates the model of dedicated LGBTQ+ employment marketplaces and offers a comparable product surface (job portal + employer partnerships) in a different geography.

Direct peers

• myGwork: myGwork is a global LGBTQ+ business community and job board that connects inclusive employers with LGBTQ+ professionals. It is a direct peer because it operates the same two-sided inclusive-hiring marketplace concept as TransEmpregos, with a broader LGBTQ+ scope but overlapping target employers (multinationals with DEI mandates).
• TransJobs: TransJobs is a US-based job board dedicated to transgender and gender-nonconforming job seekers, the closest direct functional peer to TransEmpregos in terms of niche mission (trans-focused employment platform) and business model (job listings + employer postings). Both platforms serve the same underserved community with a similar marketplace approach.

Emerging players

• EmpregueAfro: EmpregueAfro is a Brazilian job board dedicated to Afro-Brazilian candidates, operating a similar niche-employment marketplace model in the same domestic market. It is an emerging player because it serves a parallel underserved community, validating the dedicated-diversity-jobs thesis and potentially competing for the same corporate DEI budget allocations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/transempregos
• YouTubefacebook.com/transempregos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transempregos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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