ESPRESSO EMPLOI INC.

What ESPRESSO EMPLOI INC. does

Espresso-Jobs (Espresso Emploi Inc.) is a Quebec-based specialized online job board founded in 2008 and headquartered in Montreal, focused exclusively on recruiting for the technology, communications, marketing, web, AI, video games, VFX, and animation sectors. The platform operates a two-sided marketplace with two distinct interfaces: a candidate-facing site (espresso-jobs.com) where job seekers search and apply to listings, create profiles, and upload CVs, and a dedicated employer portal (employeur.espresso-jobs.com) where employers publish and manage job postings. The underlying technology is a conventional job board with structured filters (by profession, city, region, salary, date posted, work type), bilingual French/English job posting support, and RSS content syndication; the platform integrates standard OAuth sign-on (LinkedIn, Google) and has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, proprietary matching models, or API surface.

The business model combines transactional revenue from individual job postings (active for 30 days with optional reactivation), subscription-based unlimited posting packages, premium placement fees for featured/spotlight (Vedette) listings, and social media sponsorship (3 promoted posts per day). The company also monetizes higher-margin assisted recruitment services, including job description writing, candidate sourcing and screening, interview coordination, reference checks, and Atman personality testing. Customers are split between SMEs (the stated primary segment, attracted by affordability) and large enterprises seeking specialized tech/digital talent; named logos include Ubisoft, Revenu Québec, BMO, Cirque du Soleil, Behaviour Interactive, Kitco Metals, La Caisse, Canam, Rodeo FX, Canon Canada, and Bio Biscuit. Marketing is driven by SEO, daily career-advice content (3 articles/day), email newsletters, social media, and event partnerships such as the MTL connecte festival. Since June 2016 the company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Groupe Velan Media, a Montreal-based diversified media group that also operates Droit-inc and Secrétaire-inc; cross-platform synergies with sister brand Génie-inc are leveraged for the annual Prix du Meilleur employeur technologique du Québec.

Name

ESPRESSO EMPLOI INC.

Legal name

Espresso-Jobs Inc.

Website

https://espresso-jobs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Espresso-Jobs is a Quebec-based specialized online job board founded in 2008, serving employers and job seekers in the IT, communications, marketing, AI, video games, VFX, and animation sectors through a self-serve platform and assisted recruitment services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Services & Job Placement Platforms (Jobs, Recruiting, Employer Networks) (EDAFAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Online job board
• Tech recruitment platform
• Digital job marketplace
• Quebec employment portal
• HR technology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Paid job posting service where employers publish job listings on the Espresso-Jobs platform. Listings remain active for 30 days with the option to reactivate. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.
2. Assisted Recruitment Services: Full-service recruitment support including job description writing and optimization, candidate screening and filtering, interview coordination (phone and in-person/video), reference checks, pre-employment surveys, and Atman personality testing.
3. Unlimited Packages: Unlimited posting packages allowing employers to publish unlimited job listings over a defined period.
4. Featured/Spotlight Listings: Premium placement of job listings in featured/spotlight sections for increased visibility.
5. Social Media Sponsorship: Job listings promoted on Espresso-Jobs social media channels (3 posts per day on social networks).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Espresso-Jobs operates a Quebec-based online job board connecting employers with candidates in technology, communications, marketing, web, video games, VFX, animation, and AI sectors. The platform offers self-service job posting via the employer portal and full-service assisted recruitment including job description writing, candidate screening, interview coordination, reference checks, and Atman personality testing. Job seekers can search and apply to positions for free via the candidate-facing site.

Product overview

Espresso-Jobs operates as a specialized job board platform for Quebec's technology and marketing sectors. The platform consists of two main interfaces: a candidate-facing job board (espresso-jobs.com) for job seekers to search and apply to positions, and an employer portal (employeur.espresso-jobs.com) for companies to post jobs and manage recruitment. The core offering is supplemented by custom recruitment services including Atman personality testing, social media sponsorship, and featured job listings (Vedette). The platform also publishes career advice content through its Conseils Carrière section. Additional features include RSS feeds for content syndication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espresso-Jobs Job Board A Quebec-based online job board specializing in technology, communication, marketing, web, video games, VFX animation, and AI sectors, connecting job seekers with employers through job search, candidate profiles, CV uploads, and one-click applications.
• Espresso-Jobs Employer Portal A dedicated employer platform at employeur.espresso-jobs.com for posting job listings, managing applications, purchasing featured placements, and accessing employer-specific features and resources.
• Custom Recruitment Services Tailored recruitment services for employers including job description writing and optimization, candidate sourcing and screening, phone and in-person/video interview coordination, reference checks, pre-employment surveys, and Atman personality testing for candidate assessment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.8 million total site visits and 21.5 million pages viewed since launch
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Printemps NumériquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2023Espresso-Jobs partners with Printemps Numérique, organizer of the MTL connecte digital innovation festival. Together they co-present the Prix du Meilleur employeur technologique du Québec award and offer free job postings to festival participants. The partnership provides visibility among Quebec's digital tech community and reinforces Espresso-Jobs' position as a leading tech employer platform.
• MTL connectecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2023MTL connecte is an annual digital innovation festival organized by Printemps Numérique. Espresso-Jobs serves as an official partner, offering free job postings to participating companies and contributing content to the event's programming around tech careers and HR best practices.
• Génie inccoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 August 2023Espresso-Jobs and Génie-inc (another Groupe Velan Media platform for engineers) collaborate as co-presenters of the Prix du Meilleur employeur technologique du Québec award. The partnership combines their respective audiences in tech and engineering to maximize reach and impact of the annual employer recognition program.
• Groupe Velan Media (GVM)coreOthers · 1 June 2016Espresso-Jobs is owned by Groupe Velan Media, which also publishes Droit-inc (legal jobs) and Secrétaire-inc (secretarial/administrative jobs). The parent company provides shared resources, brand authority, and cross-platform synergies for employer recruitment services across multiple professional sectors.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Jobillico: Quebec-based job board and applicant tracking platform serving Canadian employers and job seekers. Directly competes with Espresso-Jobs in the same Quebec market, particularly for SME and mid-market employers, with overlapping technology, marketing, and IT verticals.
• Talent.com: Montreal-headquartered job search engine and aggregator operating globally. A direct comparable as a Quebec-based recruitment platform with similar two-sided marketplace dynamics and overlapping employer customer base.
• Workopolis: One of Canada's longest-standing job boards, now operated under the Indeed umbrella. Competes directly with Espresso-Jobs for Canadian employer job postings and candidate traffic, particularly across generalist and tech roles.
• Droit-inc: Sister company under Groupe Velan Media operating the same job-board business model but specialized in legal professionals. Highly comparable as a same-parent vertical job board sharing infrastructure, employer relationships, and technology stack.

Broad incumbents

• Glassdoor: Jobs plus company reviews platform owned by Indeed. Competes with Espresso-Jobs for employer brand-driven hiring, particularly in tech and enterprise, while offering complementary candidate intelligence (reviews, salary data).
• Indeed: Global job board giant and the dominant free-posting platform worldwide. Overlaps with Espresso-Jobs across all employer segments and verticals, with vastly greater scale, free pricing, and candidate reach — the primary competitive threat.
• ZipRecruiter: US-headquartered job marketplace and AI-matching platform serving SMB and enterprise employers. Comparable two-sided marketplace model and self-serve employer experience, operating at much larger scale across North America.
• LinkedIn (Microsoft): Microsoft-owned professional network with integrated job postings, recruiter tools, and AI sourcing. Overlaps significantly with Espresso-Jobs' tech and professional verticals while offering far richer candidate data and direct employer reach.

Emerging players

• Workable: Recruiting software platform with built-in job distribution to hundreds of free job boards. Comparable in addressing the SME and mid-market employer segment that Espresso-Jobs serves, with overlapping GTM motion and customer profile.
• Greenhouse: Recruiting and applicant tracking software platform focused on structured hiring for tech and growth-stage employers. Comparable in serving the same tech-hiring employers Espresso-Jobs targets, though focused on the ATS layer rather than job distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/espresso-jobs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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