Overview
Malt is a platform that connects businesses with freelancers and independent consultants to match talent with projects. It operates as a marketplace where clients can find and hire freelancers for various tasks, earning revenue through service fees. The product works by listing freelancer profiles and client projects across nine countries, enabling matches between needed skills and available talent; in 2022 Malt expanded with Comatch to offer independent management consultants and interim executives under Malt Strategy. Malt stands out with a large international pool of over 700,000 freelancers and 70,000 clients, plus the Malt Strategy offering and a diverse team of 44 nationalities. The goal is to redefine the world of work by helping people shape their careers and to remain a leading marketplace for freelance talent.
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What believers are saying
- June 2026 demand for Agentic AI freelancers jumped 5,800% over twelve months.
- Malt now serves 100,000 businesses, expanding repeat enterprise revenue beyond one-off project spend.
- 2025-2026 executive hires, including Claire Lebarz and Manuel Brachet, sharpen AI and sales execution.
What critics are saying
- Upwork, Fiverr, and staffing firms can copy matching and contracting features quickly.
- AI demand concentration exposes Malt if agentic hiring cools after 2026 workflow normalization.
- Cross-border compliance, insurance, and payments create operational failure risk if one country triggers sanctions.
What makes Malt unique
- Malt crossed 1 million freelancers in June 2026, giving unmatched European marketplace liquidity.
- SAP Store integration in July 2025 embeds Malt inside SAP Fieldglass workflows for enterprises.
- AI Search and 2026 Tech Trends position Malt as the default European AI-freelance platform.
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