UUMANN

What UUMANN does

UUMANN is a Paris-based soft skills specialist founded in 2022 that operates as the exclusive French distributor of the TalenToBe People Skill Analytics platform. The company is in a pre-launch phase: its website displays "Ouverture prochaine" (opening soon) and offers free complete TalenToBe reports to anyone who registers ahead of official opening, primarily as an email-capture and product-trial mechanism. UUMANN employs approximately 5 people and operates exclusively within the French market; no funding rounds, no named customers, no patents, and no formal management team data are disclosed beyond a contact email suggesting founder-led operations.

The core technology is TalenToBe, a personality and behavioral analytics platform that maps individuals across 13 personality dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavior styles. The platform supports longitudinal tracking from recruitment through management and exposes this through several product capabilities: job-DNA matching with percentage compatibility scores (e.g., 86% for one candidate, 69% for another against a "Chargée de clientèle" profile), team synergy analytics that quantify collaboration potential from shared traits (example: 81% potential from 9/13 shared traits), and the MyPrint tool for measuring soft skills progression through T0/T1 comparisons (example: Assertivity 4→7, Self-Esteem 5→7, Optimism 6→8). Around this core, UUMANN has built a portfolio of soft skills training programs (targeted modules, academies, and custom/sur-mesure solutions), a practitioner certification program, and a certified practitioner directory that connects businesses with TalenToBe-trained experts.

The business model combines product-led growth (free report upon registration), direct enterprise sales to HR directors (DRH) via 30-minute discovery calls, and a channel partner model through certified practitioners who deliver assessments and action plans on-site. Revenue streams span subscription-based TalenToBe assessments, professional services for training programs, licensing/royalties from practitioner certification, and potential affiliate revenue from the practitioner directory. Target customer segments include HR directors and talent acquisition leaders, managers and team leaders, enterprise HR and L&D functions, and (as a secondary segment) independent coaches and consultants seeking certification.

Name

UUMANN

Legal name

UUMANN

Website

https://uumann.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UUMANN is the exclusive French distributor of TalenToBe, a soft skills analytics platform mapping personality across 13 dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavior styles, offering assessments, training, and certified practitioner services to HR leaders and managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Assessment Software

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAPAD

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Human Capital Management (HCM) & HR Tech

SECONDARYEDABAIAA

Recruiting & Talent Acquisition Training

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/HR, Talent, DEI & People Operations Training

SECONDARYBPACAJAG

Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards Advisory

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/HR Consulting & Advisory (HR Strategy, Org Design, Change)

Keywords

• Soft skills assessment
• Personality analytics
• Talent evaluation
• Behavioral assessment
• Team analytics

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. TalenToBe Evaluation Assessments: Revenue from TalenToBe personality and soft skills assessments used for recruitment, mobility, and management decisions. The platform maps 13 dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavior styles to provide actionable talent insights.
2. Soft Skills Training Programs: Custom training modules and academies designed to develop specific soft skills. Programs include targeted modules, custom academies, and follow-up measurements (T0/T1) to demonstrate progress.
3. Practitioner Certification: Certification program for coaches, consultants, and HR professionals who want to deliver TalenToBe assessments and associated consulting services.
4. Certified Practitioner Directory: Annuaire des praticiens certifiés - a directory connecting businesses with certified TalenToBe practitioners, potentially generating referral or listing fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UUMANN is the exclusive distributor in France of the TalenToBe People Skill Analytics platform, which maps personality across 13 dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavior styles. The company sells TalenToBe assessments for recruitment, mobility, and management, complemented by soft skills training programs (targeted modules, academies, and custom solutions), a directory of certified practitioners, and a practitioner certification program that enables external coaches and HR professionals to deliver TalenToBe-based services.

Product overview

UUMANN is a soft skills specialist offering a unified portfolio centered on the TalenToBe People Skill Analytics assessment solution. The core product maps personality across 13 dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavioral styles, with supporting services including soft skills training programs (modules, academies, e-learning), a directory of certified practitioners, practitioner certification, Team Analytics for team compatibility, and MyPrint for tracking skill progression over time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TalenToBe: People Skill Analytics solution distributed exclusively by UUMANN in France. Maps personality across 13 dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavioral styles.

Products and services

• TalenToBe Evaluation People Skill Analytics platform mapping personality across 13 dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavior styles, used for recruitment matching (Job ADN compatibility scores), mobility decisions, and management decisions. Sold to HR directors, talent acquisition leaders, and managers in France.
• Formations Soft Skills Customizable soft skills training programs delivered as targeted modules, full soft skills academies, or bespoke (sur mesure) corporate programs, with T0/T1 measurement to demonstrate training progress and ROI. Designed for organizations seeking to develop employee soft skills.
• Annuaire des Praticiens Certifiés Directory listing certified TalenToBe practitioners (HR professionals, coaches, consulting firms) who can deliver TalenToBe assessments and action plans on-site at client organizations. Targeted at organizations without internal HR capacity to run the methodology.
• Certification Praticiens Certification program for coaches, consultants, and independent HR professionals who want to become accredited to deliver TalenToBe assessments and associated consulting services. Once certified, practitioners gain visibility in the Annuaire des Praticiens Certifiés.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training ROI demonstration: 82% adequacy to Manager ADN profile after promotion path
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TalenToBe (People Skill Analytics)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerUUMANN is the exclusive distributor (distributeur exclusif) of the TalenToBe people skill analytics solution in France. TalenToBe provides the assessment technology that maps personality in 13 dimensions, 11 motivations, and 44 behavior styles. This is a licensing/distribution partnership that gives UUMANN exclusive rights to commercialize the TalenToBe platform in the French market.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aon Assessment Solutions: Global consulting firm's assessment division providing psychometric tools and talent analytics for recruitment, development, and succession. Comparable in offering enterprise-grade soft skills assessment and talent measurement to large organizations.
• Thomas International: International assessment provider offering personality (DISC-based PPA), aptitude, and behavioral tools with a practitioner partner network. Comparable to UUMANN in its combination of assessment, training, and certified-practitioner delivery for HR and managers.
• Hogan Assessment Systems: Global leader in personality assessment for recruitment, leadership development, and team effectiveness (HPI, HDS, MVPI). Comparable in underlying methodology (personality dimensions) and use cases, but operates at global scale through a network of certified practitioners — similar ecosystem to UUMANN's certified practitioner directory.
• Predictive Index (PI): Talent optimization platform combining behavioral assessment (PI Behavioral Assessment) with team analytics and hiring tools. Comparable in combining personality mapping, team composition, and recruitment use cases that UUMANN targets with TalenToBe.
• MBTI (The Myers-Briggs Company): Global publisher of personality type assessments (MBTI) and development solutions with a certified practitioner network. Closely parallels UUMANN's combination of personality assessment, practitioner certification, and training delivery to HR and managers.
• SHL (Exponent Human Capital): Global talent assessment provider offering psychometric tools, behavioral assessments, and recruitment analytics to enterprise HR. Overlaps with UUMANN in objective candidate-to-job matching, behavioral mapping, and large-organization HR deployments.

Direct peers

• Central Test: French-headquartered talent assessment publisher offering personality and cognitive tools (e.g., Central Test, Profil'Inside) to HR teams. Directly comparable to UUMANN as another France-based distributor/publisher of psychometric assessments targeting HR directors and managers.
• AssessFirst: French HR Tech company offering personality, motivation, and cognitive assessments for recruitment and development. Closely comparable in product (multi-dimensional personality mapping) and target buyer (HR/TA leaders) to UUMANN's TalenToBe offering.

Regional players

• Cegid HR: Major French HR/HCM software vendor covering payroll, talent management, and HRIS. Comparable as a domestic French HR Tech provider competing for the same enterprise HR buyer, though Cegid's focus is broader HCM rather than soft skills assessment specifically.
• Talentsoft (Cornerstone): Originally French-founded talent management and learning platform (now part of Cornerstone) covering L&D, performance, and recruitment. Comparable in addressing French enterprise HR/L&D functions with training and talent development, an adjacent market to UUMANN's soft skills academy offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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