
Zest
Employee engagement and performance platform with pulse surveys, goal tracking, feedback, and recognition tools.
📍 France 🇫🇷, Paris
Product overview
Zest (formerly ZestMeUp) is an employee engagement and performance management platform headquartered in Paris, with a second office in Biarritz. Founded in 2015, the company has grown through acquisitions, merging with Bloomin in 2023 and Supermood in March 2025 to create one of the largest European engagement SaaS providers. The combined entity now covers more than 400 clients and over 3 million surveyed employees. The platform is organized into four modules: Listen (mood tracking, pulse surveys, engagement barometers, annual surveys), Perform (goal setting, skills tracking, check-ins), Share (peer-to-peer feedback, suggestion boxes, recognition credits), and a strategic alignment module. AI-driven text analysis and predictive analytics process survey responses across more than 25 languages. Clients include Crédit Agricole, Decathlon, SNCF, Orange, and BNP Paribas. The company raised a 6 million euro Series A in 2024 from Réflexion Capital and Go Capital. Zest is ISO 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, and states that its platform is developed and hosted entirely in France. KEY FEATURES: - Pulse surveys, engagement barometers, and annual surveys with AI text analysis - Goal setting, skills tracking, and configurable check-in reviews - Peer-to-peer feedback, suggestion box, and recognition credits - Developed and hosted entirely in France with ISO 27001 certification - Available in more than 25 languages with predictive engagement analytics
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