Breedj builds an AI-driven bridge between african talent and global employers

Platform combines compliance, payroll and AI-based matching to help companies hire and manage remote teams across borders

Breedj is an AI-powered global talent marketplace focused on Africa, helping international companies hire, manage and pay remote professionals across borders, while enabling African talent to access structured, long-term opportunities in global markets.

Headquartered in Mauritius and co-founded by John Benatouil and Nicolas Goldstein, the company brings together talent discovery, remote-readiness validation, regulatory compliance and cross-border payroll into a single platform aimed at reducing the complexity that often slows down international recruitment.

Rather than focusing on short-term gig work, Breedj targets structured, long-term roles that can be performed remotely, ranging from customer operations and virtual assistance to IT, data, finance, legal support and back-office functions. As demand for automation and digital services grows, the platform is also expanding into roles that blend human expertise with artificial intelligence.

The company traces its roots to Talenteum, an Africa-born initiative created to help local professionals access international job markets. After several years operating in the employer-of-record and remote hiring space, the founders rebuilt the model as a scalable, AI-enabled marketplace designed to meet the needs of both fast-growing companies and a highly skilled but often underexposed talent pool.

Formally structured in 2024 following participation in international leadership and growth programs, Breedj identified a gap between informal freelance platforms and enterprise-grade employment solutions. On one side, many companies found global freelancing marketplaces lacked consistent quality control and compliance. On the other, full-scale employer-of-record services were often seen as costly and inflexible for mid-sized and growth-stage businesses.

Breedj’s strategy is to sit between those two extremes, offering a more structured and compliant alternative to freelancing platforms, while remaining more accessible and impact-driven than traditional enterprise hiring services. Its emphasis on employability, operational readiness and AI-supported matching is positioned as a key differentiator in the increasingly crowded remote work market.

The company is currently self-funded and operating on a subscription-based model, charging monthly fees per managed professional. Revenues are generated directly from its services and are being reinvested to scale the platform and move toward a more SaaS-oriented operating structure.

Breedj has already expanded its footprint across several African markets, including Mauritius, Madagascar, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Rwanda, while supporting employers in Europe, the United Kingdom and other international regions. According to the company, growth has been driven by talent shortages and rising hiring costs in developed markets, alongside a growing acceptance of distributed teams.

Looking ahead, Breedj plans to deepen its presence in East and West Africa, broaden its portfolio of AI-augmented roles and introduce more self-service capabilities for companies seeking to build and manage cross-border teams at scale.