What Pépites Emploi does

Pépites Emploi is a French specialized recruitment cabinet founded in 2020 and headquartered at 70 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. The firm connects employers with candidates recognized as BOETH (Bénéficiaires de l'Obligation d'Emploi des Travailleurs Handicapés) and operates as an entreprise de l'économie sociale et solidaire. It was established by two specialists — one from temporary work and one from communication — who developed a proprietary methodology that applies storytelling principles and art oratoire coaching to candidate preparation and recruiter sensitization. Beyond its core recruitment service, the company runs an enhanced Fiche Candidat profile that captures skills, experiences, and workplace accommodation needs in a contextualized format for recruiters, and offers a Candidate Support Program that teaches disabled job seekers to pitch themselves and manage disability disclosure.

The product portfolio extends into community and training assets. Le Grand Pitch is the firm's flagship initiative: the first public speaking competition dedicated to disability awareness, with multiple editions since launch and sponsorship from public institutions (Agefiph, Ministry of Economy, CCI Paris, CAP Emploi, France Travail) and corporate partners (HARIBO, Talan, TD Synnex, INRIA, Metro France, ARCOM). LGP by is an enterprise-facing internal version of the competition that trains disability and diversity ambassadors inside client companies. Pépites Dating and Grand Dating are speed-dating-style recruitment forums where pre-screened candidates meet employers through oral communication workshops. POEC Innovante is an Operational Employment Preparation program co-financed with France Travail and OPCommerce that combines training, personal development, and internships in retail (with Carrefour, Maisons du Monde, Action, Histoire d'Or among the participating employers). Geographic operations span Ile-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Bretagne, and Normandie.

The revenue model is professional services, with the firm acting as a recruitment cabinet earning placement fees from employer clients and layered program income from sponsored events (Grand Pitch, LGP by) and public co-financed training (POEC Innovante). The go-to-market is sales-led and direct to enterprise, supplemented by referral partnerships with public disability employment networks. The customer base spans 20+ named enterprise logos across retail, banking/insurance, IT/consulting, energy, services, and public/media, with no disclosed pricing, no external funding, and no parent company.

Name

Pépites Emploi

Legal name

Pépites Emploi

Website

https://pepitesemploi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pépites Emploi is a Paris-based French recruitment and coaching firm founded in 2020 that connects employers with candidates in situation of disability (BOETH) using a proprietary storytelling and art oratoire methodology, operating across recruitment services, the Grand Pitch competition, and POEC training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Advisory (BPACAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Training (EDABAIAF)

Keywords

• Disability recruitment
• Inclusive employment
• Specialized recruitment services
• Workplace accommodation
• Career coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment fees: The company acts as a specialized recruitment cabinet (cabinet de recrutement) connecting employers with candidates in situation of disability. Revenue likely comes from placement fees charged to employer clients for successful hires.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pépites Emploi is a French recruitment firm specializing in disability and inclusion that matches employers with qualified BOETH (workers with recognized disabilities) candidates. The company coaches candidates through a proprietary storytelling and art oratoire methodology, sensitizes recruiters, and operates recruitment events and training programs. Its flagship community initiative, Le Grand Pitch, is a public-speaking competition for people with disabilities that doubles as an awareness and recruitment platform.

Product overview

Pépites Emploi is a specialized recruitment firm in the social and solidarity economy, founded in 2020, focused on disability inclusion and employment. The company operates a platform-plus-services model centered around three core offerings: (1) Pépites Emploi recruitment services for connecting BOETH candidates with employers, supported by a personalized Candidate Support Program and enhanced Fiche Candidat profiles; (2) Le Grand Pitch, the flagship public speaking competition and community for disability awareness, which includes LGP by as an internal enterprise version, and Grand Dating/Pépites Dating as recruitment forum events; and (3) POEC Innovante, an innovative training program combining theory, personal development, and internships for disabled candidates in retail. The company uses a unique storytelling and oratory methodology to prepare candidates and sensitize recruiters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pépites Emploi Recruitment Services
• Candidate Support Program
• Le Grand Pitch
• Pépites Dating
• POEC Innovante
• Employer Brand Services

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• HARIBOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic partner for Grand Pitch 2026 edition. Company ambassador Manon participates as candidate and inclusion ambassador at HARIBO.
• Le Grand PitchcoreOthersLe Grand Pitch is Pépites Emploi's flagship initiative - the first public speaking competition for disability awareness. It creates a community of disability advocates, employers, and candidates.
• AgefiphflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic institution supporting disability employment development. Sponsors Grand Pitch competition and provides financing support.
• Talents HandicapflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partner of Grand Pitch since first edition. Platform connecting disabled job seekers with employers.
• CAP emploiflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization accompanying disabled persons toward and in employment. Partner in candidate sourcing and Grand Pitch events.
• CCI ParisflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Partner supporting Grand Pitch events and business network engagement.
• Ministry of EconomyflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Ministry hosting Grand Pitch ceremony. Institutional partner for disability employment initiatives.
• TD SynnexmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology distributor involved in Grand Pitch writing workshops as sponsor.
• TalanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational consulting group. Sponsors Grand Pitch and participates with employee ambassadors.
• INRIAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research institute in digital sciences. First public scientific institution partner of Grand Pitch since 2021.
• Groupe Résides ÉtudesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialist in urban residences. Grand Pitch sponsor with employee ambassadors.
• Metro FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood wholesaler for professionals. Sponsor of Grand Pitch with diversity mission involvement.
• 100% HandinamiqueflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization promoting disability inclusion. Partner in Grand Pitch events.
• ARCOMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench media regulator. Sponsor of Grand Pitch competition.
• Retail Renault GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAutomotive retail group. Sponsor of Grand Pitch.
• DXC TechnologyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology company. Sponsor of Grand Pitch.
• France TravailflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic employment service. Co-finances POEC innovative programs and refers candidates to Pépites Emploi.
• OPCommerce (OPCO Commerce)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkills operator for commerce sector. Co-finances POEC innovative training programs.
• CarrefourmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor retailer. Partner in POEC innovative program with internship placements for disabled candidates.
• Maisons du MondemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFurniture retailer. Partner in POEC innovative program with internship opportunities.
• ActionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiscount retailer. Partner in POEC innovative program and direct recruitment of disabled employees.
• Histoire d'OrminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewelry retailer. Sponsor of POEC innovative program in retail sector.
• Five guysmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFast food chain. Active disability hiring partner with trained referents for workplace accommodations.
• NespressomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoffee company. Participated in Pépites Dating events for disability recruitment.
• InriaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research institute partnered with Grand Pitch since 2021 as sponsor, presenting internal candidates and participating in jury.
• DiversidéesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusion consultancy co-founded by Yohanna Chemouny, one of Pépites Emploi's founders. Provides internal communication and awareness support.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Diversidées: Inclusion consultancy co-founded by Yohanna Chemouny, also co-founder of Pépites Emploi; sister entity providing internal-communication and inclusion-awareness support, and a natural adjacent/cross-sell partner rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Talents Handicap: France's leading job board and recruitment platform for disabled candidates, historically partnered with Pépites on Grand Pitch; competes for employer-recruitment spend via digital sourcing and events such as the Handicafev and Hello Handicap forums.
• Hanploi: French recruitment firm specialised in placing candidates with disabilities (BOETH) into corporate roles — closest direct competitor to Pépites Emploi's core recruitment offering, with similar employer-side value proposition.
• LADAPT: French association operating employment services, training and adapted workplaces for people with disabilities; comparable in mission and beneficiary base though more institutional than Pépites' commercial recruitment model.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup France: One of France's largest staffing groups with dedicated disability-inclusion programmes and mission-handicap teams; competes for the same enterprise client roster with broader geographic and operational reach than Pépites.
• Cap Emploi: Public employment service dedicated to people with disabilities, partnering with Pépites for candidate sourcing; operates at national scale across all French regions, making it a broad incumbent in the same functional market.
• Adecco France: Major French staffing firm with established disability-inclusion offerings (Adecco Inclusion) targeting BOETH placements; overlaps with Pépites on enterprise customers such as retail and banking.
• Agefiph: National fund manager collecting the OETH disability-employment contribution and financing employer-side disability hiring; key institutional partner of Pépites and a structural driver of the entire BOETH recruitment market.
• Randstad France: Large French staffing group with dedicated inclusion and disability-employment initiatives serving many of the same enterprise verticals (retail, banking, energy) as Pépites.

Emerging players

• Walt: French community and content platform for professionals with disabilities, including employer-connect features; emerging player with partial overlap to Pépites' candidate-side community and employer-brand services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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