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- Malt
Last Malt valuation
$489M
Series C · May 2021
Last Malt funding round
$61M
Series D · Jul 2022
Cumulative funding Malt raised
$195M
across 6 funding rounds
Key investors in Malt
Isai
Goldman Sachs
Eurazeo
Serena
Bpifrance
Idinvest Partners
About Malt
Malt is a digital platform headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, connecting freelancers with businesses in creative and tech fields. Operating in France and Spain with expansion to Italy and Germany by 2018, Malt features freelancer profiles with portfolios, client testimonials, and skill filters for developers, designers, and marketers. The service manages legal contracts, AXA insurance during projects, and secure payments. Companies like Deezer and BlaBlaCar use Malt to hire talent, bypassing traditional agencies for fixed-price missions.
Founded
2013
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B & B2C
Revenue model
Commission
Valuation
$489M (May 2021)
Malt Valuation
Malt is currently valued at $489M, based on its Series C in May 2021. Read the announcement ↗
The $98M round was led by Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs.
Malt valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | Series C | $489M |
Malt Funding History
Malt has raised a total of $195M across 6 funding rounds.
Malt's first fundraising round was a $800K seed round in April 2014. The most recent completed round was a $61M Series D in July 2022.
Malt funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Series D | Goldman Sachs; Bpifrance; Eurazeo | $61M | - | Eurazeo, Goldman Sachs Growth and Bpifrance Large Venture backed Malt in an extension of its Series D, completed in summer 2022 and reported at about EUR 60 million. Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs were the existing investors from the company's EUR 80 million round of spring 2021, while Bpifrance joined as a new shareholder. The extension was described as a very large top-up to a round that had been led by Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs Growth. Malt is a Paris-based online marketplace that connects freelance consultants, developers, designers and other independent professionals with companies that need project talent. It was founded in 2013 and operates in France and several other European markets. At the time of the 2021 round it counted around 250,000 freelancers and 30,000 client companies. The 2021 round had valued the company at about EUR 400 million. |
| May 2021 | Series C | Eurazeo (lead); Goldman Sachs (lead) | $98M | $489M | Malt is a France-based freelancer marketplace that connects companies with local contractors such as developers, designers, project managers, and data scientists for fixed-term job opportunities. At the time of the Series B round on May 31, 2021, Malt had 160,000 registered project owners, 250,000 freelancers, partnerships with 30,000 companies including McKinsey, Unilever, BlaBlaCar, L’Oréal, Lufthansa, Bosch, and Allianz, and 200 employees operating in France, Spain, and Germany. The €80M ($97-98M) funding round was led by Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, with participation from Serena Capital and ISAI, valuing the company at €400M ($489M post-money). Funds were allocated to invest in the product and tech platform, expand into new countries like Benelux, the U.K., and Italy, and pursue acquisitions to accelerate growth as a global leader in freelance consulting. Malt expected to double its revenue in 2021 and aimed for a business volume of one billion euros by 2024, capitalizing on the freelance platform market projected to grow at a 15.9% CAGR to $5.03B by 2025, driven by digitization, remote work, and reduced infrastructure spending. The company positioned itself at the forefront of the future of work, promoting agility and access to top freelance talent. |
| Feb 2019 | Series B | Idinvest Partners (lead); Serena; Isai | $29M | - | Malt is a SaaS-enabled marketplace connecting freelancers with companies seeking to outsource tasks, providing dashboards for financial and juridical tracking, key account managers, and integration services for enterprises, while automating billing, insurance, and escrow for freelancers. In February 2019, Malt raised $28.6 million (approximately €25 million) in a funding round led by Idinvest Partners, with participation from prior investors including Isai and Serena. This round was part of a busy month for Idinvest, which participated in six deals ranging from seed to Series C, highlighting foreign investor activity in French startups alongside business angels. |
| Dec 2016 | Series A | Serena (lead); Isai | $5M | - | Serena Capital led a EUR 5 million funding round in the French freelance marketplace Hopwork in December 2016, with existing investor ISAI taking part through its ISAI Venture II vehicle. The round followed earlier raises of EUR 550,000 in May 2014 and EUR 1.5 million a year later. The company said the proceeds would fund hiring, further development of the platform and expansion into Spain and the Benelux countries planned for 2017. Hopwork connects independent professionals with businesses that need project-based skills, and it was renamed Malt in November 2017. The company is based in France, and the round was its Series A. |
| May 2015 | Seed | Isai (lead) | $2M | - | ISAI Venture II invested EUR 1.5 million in Hopwork in May 2015, alongside Jerome Caille, the former chief executive of Adecco, in what was the first investment of the ISAI Venture II fund created in April 2015. The company said the money would speed up product innovation and commercial development, with the aim of tripling its volume of business and expanding internationally in 2016. Hopwork had previously raised about EUR 550,000 from Kerala Ventures in May 2014. Hopwork is a Paris-based online marketplace connecting independent freelancers with companies. It was founded in June 2013 by Vincent Huguet, Hugo Lassiege and Jean-Baptiste Lemee. The company later raised EUR 5 million in December 2016 with ISAI participating again, and changed its name to Malt in November 2017. |
| Apr 2014 | Seed | Kerala Ventures (lead) | $800K | - | - |
Who has invested in Malt?
7 investors have backed Malt across its funding rounds, including Isai, Goldman Sachs, Eurazeo, Serena, Bpifrance and Idinvest Partners.
Lead investors include Eurazeo, Goldman Sachs, Idinvest Partners, Serena, Isai and 1 other investor.
Malt Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lead | May 2015 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Dec 2016 | ||
| 2 | Lead | May 2021 | ||
| 2 | Lead | May 2021 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Apr 2014 | ||
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Start Free TrialMalt Competitors
Malt competitors include listed companies like DIP and ZIGExN, and private ones like Instawork, Wonolo, Kickstarter and Passage.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private | $100M | - | $760M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $348M | $84M | $497M | 1.3x | ||
| Private | - | - | $500M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $400M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $657M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $185M | $38M | $275M | 1.1x |
Malt Public Comps
Malt is still privately-owned, but its public comps include DIP, Maoyan Entertainment, eDreams ODIGEO, En, Wirtualna Polska, Cars.com, Adventure, Hypoport, GA Technologies and Stitch Fix.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $348M | $84M | 1.2x | 1.3x | 5.0x | 8.1x | |||
| $696M | $125M | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x | |||
| $747M | $156M | 1.1x | 1.1x | 5.5x | 5.6x | |||
| $375M | $44M | 0.8x | 0.8x | 6.5x | 5.6x | |||
| $562M | $98M | 1.4x | 1.2x | 7.8x | 5.4x | |||
| $723M | $157M | 1.4x | 1.4x | 6.5x | 4.8x | |||
| $19M | $3M | 20.7x | - | 113.8x | - | |||
| $674M | $76M | 0.8x | 0.8x | 7.3x | 7.2x | |||
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Common questions about Malt
| When was Malt founded? | Malt was founded in 2013. |
| Where is Malt headquartered? | Malt is headquartered in Paris, France. |
| Is Malt publicly listed? | No, Malt is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is Malt's valuation? | Malt was last valued at $489M in its Series C in May 2021. |
| How much funding has Malt raised? | Malt has raised $195M across 6 funding rounds. |
| What was Malt's last funding round? | Malt's last funding round was a $61M Series D in July 2022. |
| Who are Malt's investors? | Malt's investors include Isai, Serena, Goldman Sachs, Eurazeo, Kerala Ventures, Idinvest Partners and Bpifrance. |
| Which companies are comparable to Malt? | Companies comparable to Malt include Instawork, DIP, Wonolo, Kickstarter, Passage and ZIGExN. |
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