Empléate

What Empléate does

Empléate, LLC is a private U.S.-based (Twisp, Washington) and Guatemalan-operating (Quetzaltenango) firm that connects Guatemalan workers to temporary agricultural employment in the United States through the H-2A visa program. Its single core service is ethical recruitment and consular processing facilitation: workers self-enroll in a free database (Google Forms), are pre-screened through virtual interviews and reference verification, and are matched with U.S. agricultural employers facing labor shortages; the company also conducts semi-open recruitment events in Guatemalan communities where desired crops are grown and accepts referrals from Guatemala's Ministry of Labor registered-recruiter list. Workers are not charged fees—the firm prohibits this through signed agreements—and revenue is generated via transaction-based recruitment and facilitation fees paid by U.S. employers. Empléate was founded in 2023, began operations in early 2024, and reports processing 650 H-2 workers in 2025.

The business is built on a two-sided recruitment model with differentiated expertise on both sides: co-founder Galen Hunt brings H-2A compliance experience from the WA Employment Security Department and Peace Corps Guatemala background, while co-founder Adriana Hernández brings personal experience with the nonimmigrant visa process, international relations training, and ties to the Quetzaltenango community. The technical infrastructure is intentionally lightweight—Squarespace website, WhatsApp/email for worker inquiries, Google Forms for enrollment—with no proprietary software, app, or AI/ML components identified in the input. The company operates with 1–10 employees, has no disclosed funding or institutional investors (appears bootstrapped), and has no public pricing for employer-side services. The addressable market is U.S. agricultural employers with persistent H-2A labor shortages, served through a direct field-sales motion targeting growers in regions where Empléate has worker supply concentration.

Name

Empléate

Legal name

Empléate, LLC

Website

https://empleateusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Empléate, LLC is a private Twisp, Washington-based firm that ethically recruits Guatemalan workers for U.S. agricultural employers under the H-2A visa program, charging employers (not workers) transaction fees and having processed 650 workers in 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Labor Recruitment Services

NAICS

Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders (115115), Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

H-2A & Agricultural Visa Labor Contractors (AFACAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seasonal & Migrant Farm Labor Staffing (AFACAHAA), Agriculture & Seasonal Field Labor Staffing (BPACAEAJ)

Keywords

• H-2A visa recruitment
• Agricultural labor staffing
• Temporary worker placement
• Ethical recruitment services
• Guatemalan worker visa facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Twisp

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer-sponsored recruitment and facilitation fees: Empléate charges U.S. employers (not workers) for recruitment, screening, and consular processing facilitation services under the H-2 visa program. Workers are enrolled in the database and processed free of charge. The company communicates that workers should never pay prohibited fees for recruitment or visa opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Empléate recruits and screens Guatemalan workers for temporary H-2A agricultural employment in the United States, then facilitates visa processing and onboarding on behalf of U.S. employers. The service includes free worker database registration, virtual interviews, reference verification, informational meetings on worker rights and expectations, and end-to-end consular processing coordination. Workers are not charged any recruitment or processing fees; U.S. agricultural employers compensate Empléate for the placement and facilitation.

Product overview

Empléate offers a single unified recruitment and facilitation service focused on connecting Guatemalan workers to H-2 visa employment opportunities in the United States. The company facilitates the entire process including worker database registration, virtual interviews, documentation collection, and visa processing, while maintaining an ethical recruitment model that does not charge workers fees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• H-2A Worker Recruitment and Facilitation Service End-to-end ethical recruitment and consular facilitation service connecting Guatemalan workers to U.S. H-2A temporary agricultural employment. Includes free worker database registration, virtual interviews, reference verification, informational meetings on worker rights and expectations, abscondment-risk screening, and visa processing support. U.S. agricultural employers pay the recruitment and facilitation fees; workers pay nothing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 650 H-2 workers processed in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ministry of Labor (Guatemala)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmpléate is listed on the Guatemala Ministry of Labor's list of registered recruiters. The Ministry refers worker applicants to Empléate as a legitimate recruitment channel. Empléate directs workers who encounter prohibited fee charging to report incidents to the Ministry of Labor.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WAFLA (Washington Farm Labor Association): Washington-state industry association that runs one of the largest H-2A programs in the U.S., serving Northwest growers. Direct competitor for the same Central Washington employer base that Empléate targets.
• Fresh Harvest: Larger agricultural staffing provider operating across multiple Western U.S. states with H-2A and H-2B capabilities. Broader incumbent competing for similar grower relationships.
• ManpowerGroup Agri (Agricultural Staffing Division): Major staffing conglomerate with agricultural labor and visa-sponsored placement offerings. Represents the well-capitalized incumbent end of the same market.

Direct peers

• EZ H-2A: H-2A staffing and recruitment services provider focused on simplifying visa processing for U.S. agricultural employers. Comparable business model and target market.
• Agri Placements: H-2A and agricultural labor recruitment firm placing workers with U.S. farms. Operates in the same compliance-heavy, fee-driven staffing category as Empléate.
• Global Placement Services: H-2A labor recruitment firm connecting Central American and Mexican workers with U.S. growers. Comparable sourcing geographies and service offering.
• CIERTO: Ethical H-2A farmworker recruiter co-founded by former H-2 workers; operates a no-fee model sourcing primarily from Mexico and Central America. Closest comparable to Empléate in mission, model, and target employer base.
• AgForce: H-2A farm labor staffing and recruitment firm placing seasonal agricultural workers across multiple U.S. states. Comparable in service offering and target employer segment.
• USA Farm Labor: Recruitment firm specializing in H-2A placement for U.S. growers, including workers sourced from Central America. Direct competitor in the same visa category and customer segment.

Emerging players

• QuantaAgri: Technology-enabled agricultural workforce and H-2A services company emerging as a digital-first alternative to traditional recruiters. Comparable target customer with a different distribution model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGiPVQwQHWeOWCgmLQPSLbg
• Facebookfacebook.com/empleateusa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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