HUGGY, le Recrutement Circulaire

Name

HUGGY, le Recrutement Circulaire

Legal name

Huggy, le Recrutement Circulaire SAS

Website

https://huggy-recrutement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recruitment Marketing & Employer Branding for RPO (BPACABAL)

Keywords

• Circular recruitment platform
• Talent recommendation network
• B2B recruitment software
• Candidate sourcing SaaS
• Employer referral network

Headquarters

HQ city

Chazelles-sur-lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruiter Subscription: Recruiters (employers) pay a subscription fee to access recommended candidate profiles on the platform. Subscription pricing is provided on request (B2B quote-based). Access to candidate profiles is restricted to paying subscribers only. Annual/tacit renewal model described in CGV.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Huggy operates a SaaS circular recruitment platform that connects member companies so that candidates rejected or not retained by one employer are recommended to other member companies, creating a pre-vetted, peer-validated talent pool. Employers (recruiters) pay a subscription to browse and act on recommended candidate profiles, while candidates register free of charge to be recommended within the network.

Product overview

Huggy, le Recrutement Circulaire operates as a circular recruitment network platform that connects employers through shared candidate recommendations. The core platform (Huggy, le Recrutement Circulaire) enables companies to recommend qualified candidates they did not hire to other member companies, reducing sourcing costs and time. The ecosystem includes the Le Label certification sub-brand for employer commitment recognition, and recruitment tracking tools for managing hiring workflows. Access is provided through the app.huggy-recrutement.com web platform where candidates register, recommenders submit profiles, and recruiters subscribe to browse matched talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Huggy, le Recrutement Circulaire (Plateforme) Circular recruitment SaaS platform that connects member employers so candidates rejected or not retained by one company are recommended to others, providing access to a peer-validated talent pool for paying recruiters (with free access for candidates).
• Le Label Huggy Certification awarded to companies committed to circular recruitment, providing monthly RSE attestation for reporting, real-time impact tracking of recommendations, and a communication kit to strengthen employer brand.
• Outils de suivi du recrutement (Recruitment Tracking Tools) Recruitment tracking tools provided to subscribed Recruteurs to monitor and manage hiring processes initiated through the Huggy platform.
• Application Huggy (app.huggy-recrutement.com) Web-based platform where Recommandataires submit candidate recommendations, Candidats create and manage their profiles, and Recruteurs browse recommended profiles and manage their subscriptions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sourcing time reduced up to 2x compared to classical sourcing methods
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MEDEF Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MEDEF Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes signed a partnership with Huggy in January 2025 (signed via IPREA). MEDEF ARA is the regional employers' federation representing companies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The partnership supports the expansion of the Circular Recruitment Movement (Mouvement du Recrutement Circulaire) across the region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• Talent.io: French recruitment marketplace focused on tech and digital talent, connecting candidates with employers through a curated matching service. Comparable as a France-based recruitment platform using matching algorithms and tech-enabled sourcing to serve enterprise employer clients.
• HelloWork: Leading French recruitment platform (formerly RegionsJob) operating job boards and recruitment SaaS for employers. Comparable as a France-based multi-vertical recruitment marketplace serving both employers and candidates, competing for the same HR-decision-maker budget.
• Welcome to the Jungle: French employer-branding and recruitment platform serving employers across sectors with content-rich job listings. Directly comparable to Huggy as a France-headquartered, employer-targeted recruitment platform with B2B SaaS monetization, though focused on brand-led job marketing versus Huggy's circular network model.
• JobTeaser: French-born recruitment platform connecting employers with student and young professional talent. Comparable in serving French enterprise HR teams with a B2B SaaS layer, though focused on early-career segments versus Huggy's horizontal multi-industry positioning.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Microsoft-owned professional network whose Talent Solutions business dominates recruiter subscriptions globally. Comparable as the incumbent employer-recruitment platform Huggy must win budget against; LinkedIn Recruiter and its referral product are direct functional substitutes.
• Indeed: Global job board and recruitment marketplace with deep French employer penetration. Comparable as a broad incumbent employer-recruitment platform; Indeed's Sponsored Jobs and employer branding products overlap with Huggy's value proposition for mid-market HR teams.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce-solutions firm with extensive French operations. Comparable as a broad incumbent supplying permanent placement and RPO services to enterprise clients, addressing the same HR-department budget pool as Huggy.

Regional players

• APEC (Association Pour l'Emploi des Cadres): French paritary agency managing placement of executive and managerial talent. Comparable as a French recruitment intermediation body serving enterprise HR buyers, with a hybrid public-mandate model versus Huggy's private subscription model.

Emerging players

• Workable: Recruitment SaaS platform combining ATS, sourcing, and AI candidate matching for SMB and mid-market employers. Comparable as an alternative subscription-based recruitment platform competing for similar employer-CAC economics, with deeper product suite but a less differentiated sourcing channel.
• SmartRecruiters: Cloud-based recruitment platform serving mid-market and enterprise employers with ATS, CRM, and AI matching. Comparable as a subscription-based recruitment SaaS targeting the same HR-decision-maker profile, with broader ATS scope but less differentiated talent-sourcing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/huggy-le-recrutement-circulaire

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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