Created in 2022, Weekera won in a short time as a singular publisher on the market for payroll and human resources management solutions. Designed from the outset for chartered accountants, its SAAS platform is based on collaborative logic with more than 80 firms, of all sizes and distributed throughout the territory, which are shareholders and actively participate in the definition of features.
In 2023, Weekera organized co-construction workshops with several dozen firms. The following year, the first beta-tests in real production made it possible to validate the pay flows, by integrating controlled automation mechanisms, capable of suspending treatments in the event of suspicion of errors. This hybrid operation, combining automation and supervision, responds to one of the main concerns of the profession which is to gain productivity without compromising reliability.
After a first funding in 2023 of 6 million euros in Drakarys, the investment company created by the order of accountants, Weekera has just welcomed a new minority shareholder: HG, one of the main European investors specializing in B2B software. This operation, carried out by Corporate Finance Exponens. The amount of the round was not communicated.
The European pay and HR solutions in Cloud mode experienced sustained growth, with an estimated value at around $ 3 billion in 2022, up to $ 5.66 billion in 2028. More specifically, France should experience an even more marked expansion, with an annual growth rate estimated at 7.7 % over the period 2024–2031 (KVB Research figures). On a wider perimeter encompassing payroll solutions and HR services, the European market is valued at $ 45 billion in 2024, and could reach 75 billion by 2033.
Weekera evolves in a landscape dominated by well -established international actors. Among the very first appear the American ADP As well as Visma, a Norwegian company Leader in accounting software, pay and HR, present everywhere in Europe, and of course French Silae who remains the dominant player in the sector, alongside historical actors like Cegid or Sage, in competition with startups like Payfit or Malibou