Kenjo

What Kenjo does

Kenjo GmbH is a Berlin-headquartered software company that operates a cloud-based, mobile-first HR and workforce management platform targeting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with deskless and frontline workforces. Founded in 2017, the company structures its offering around three pillars — PLAN (shift planning, absence management), TRACK (time-tracking, people analytics, reporting), and MANAGE (employee profiles, payroll preparation, recruitment, training tracker, surveys, whistleblowing, OKRs & goals) — delivered as an integrated suite that replaces fragmented tools such as spreadsheets, WhatsApp scheduling, and disconnected HR records. The platform includes a native mobile application with geolocation clock-in, a kiosk mode using QR or PIN, and integration with 100+ European job portals plus DATEV for German payroll, with the product localized in English, German, and Spanish.

The business model is a per-employee-per-month SaaS subscription across three tiers: Starter at €5/employee/month, Growth at €8/employee/month, and a custom-priced Connect plan for enterprise customers. Distribution combines a self-serve product-led growth motion (14-day free trial, no credit card required) with assisted sales for enterprise deals and inside sales for mid-market accounts. In September 2023, Kenjo closed an €8.8 million Series A led by Hi Inov – Dentressangle with participation from Innovation Nest, Lightbird, redalpine, and The Delta, bringing total disclosed funding to roughly €14 million across prior rounds in 2020. The company operates from offices in Berlin, Zürich, Madrid, and Mexico City, and serves customers including Jaguar Land Rover, Domino's, Craftnote, Byrd, and Fleetpool across automotive, food service, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and education verticals. Its key regulatory wedge is built-in EU Whistleblowing Directive (EU) 2019/1937 compliance, a mandate applicable to EU companies with 50 or more employees.

Name

Kenjo

Legal name

Kenjo GmbH

Website

https://kenjo.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kenjo is a Berlin-based SaaS company offering an all-in-one, mobile-first HR and workforce management platform for small and medium enterprises with deskless and frontline workers across Europe and Latin America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Management / HR Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB)

Keywords

• HR management software
• Workforce management software
• Shift scheduling software
• Time tracking software
• Employee management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Kenjo operates as a cloud-based SaaS HR platform charging subscription fees on a per-employee per-month basis. Three pricing tiers (Starter, Growth, Connect) cater to different company sizes and feature requirements. The model includes land-and-expand potential as companies grow their workforce and upgrade tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Kenjo sells a cloud-based, mobile-first HR and operations platform aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises whose employees work outside a traditional desk — covering shift planning, time tracking, absence management, payroll preparation, employee files, recruitment, training tracking, pulse surveys, whistleblowing, OKRs/goals, and people analytics in a single subscription product. The platform is delivered as SaaS via web and native iOS/Android apps, with built-in GDPR and EU Whistleblowing Directive compliance, and is sold primarily through tiered subscription plans.

Product overview

Kenjo is an all-in-one cloud-based HR software platform designed for small and medium enterprises with deskless/frontline workers. The platform operates on a modular architecture with three core pillars—PLAN (shift planning, time-tracking, absence management), TRACK (attendance, workforce analytics, reports), and MANAGE (employee profiles, payroll prep, recruiting, training, surveys). The core platform includes Shiftplan, Absence Management, Time-tracking, Payroll Prep, and Employee Files/Smart Docs. Add-on modules expand functionality to Training Tracker, People Analytics, Recruitment Software, Pulse Surveys, Whistleblowing, and OKRs & Goals. An Integrations Marketplace enables connectivity with job portals (LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and 100+ others) and payroll systems like DATEV.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kenjo HR & Operations Platform (Shift Planning)
• Time Tracking
• Absence Management
• Payroll Prep
• Employee Files & Smart Docs
• Recruitment Software
• Training Tracker
• People Analytics
• Pulse Surveys
• Whistleblowing
• Kenjo Mobile App
• OKRs & Goals

Quantifiable outcome

• Craftnote saves 10 working hours per month on recruiting processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability6 records

Feature11 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HiBob: HiBob is a modern HRIS platform for mid-market companies with features for onboarding, time off, performance, and people analytics. While HiBob skews more toward knowledge-worker mid-market than Kenjo's frontline SME focus, it competes in overlapping European mid-market deals and represents a competitive threat as Kenjo expands upmarket.
• Personio: Personio is a Munich-based all-in-one HR platform for SMEs, the most direct competitor to Kenjo in Europe. Both target the same customer profile (small and medium businesses) with similar feature sets including shift planning, time tracking, absence management, payroll, and recruitment. Personio operates at a much larger scale with deeper capital reserves, making it the primary competitive threat.
• CharlieHR: CharlieHR is a UK-based HR platform built for small businesses, offering employee records, time off, and onboarding. It targets a similar very-small-business segment as Kenjo's Starter tier and competes for the same budget-constrained SMB customer with simpler feature requirements.
• Cezanne HR: Cezanne HR is a London-based HR software provider focused on European mid-market businesses. It offers core HR, absence management, performance, and reporting modules. While it has less frontline-worker specialization than Kenjo, it competes in similar European SME and mid-market segments with comparable subscription pricing.
• BambooHR: BambooHR is a leading US-based HR platform for SMBs, offering employee records, time tracking, onboarding, and reporting. It targets the same small and mid-sized business segment as Kenjo with overlapping functionality, though less specialization in deskless/blue-collar shift planning.
• Factorial: Factorial is a Barcelona-based HR software platform targeting SMBs with time tracking, shift planning, document management, and payroll features. It competes head-to-head with Kenjo in the Iberian and broader European SME market, with a comparable feature set and similar pricing model (per-employee subscription).

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday is a global enterprise HCM and financial management platform serving large enterprises and mid-market. While its core market is well above Kenjo's SME segment, it represents the broader HCM category in which Kenjo competes and a potential threat as enterprise buyers consolidate vendors downmarket.
• SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors is the enterprise HCM suite within SAP's broader ERP portfolio, serving global enterprises. It competes indirectly as the legacy HR system that growing companies may already have, and SAP's investments in mid-market offerings (e.g., via partnerships) could encroach on Kenjo's territory over time.

Emerging players

• Planday (by Xero): Planday is a workforce management platform owned by Xero, specializing in shift planning, scheduling, and time tracking for hourly workers in retail, hospitality, and healthcare. Now backed by Xero's payroll and accounting ecosystem, it competes directly with Kenjo's shift planning and time tracking modules for the same frontline workforce segment in Europe.
• Deputy: Deputy is an Australia-based workforce management platform specializing in shift planning, time tracking, and scheduling for shift-based workforces. While it focuses more narrowly on scheduling than Kenjo's full HR suite, it is highly relevant for the deskless/frontline worker use case Kenjo serves and competes in similar retail, healthcare, and hospitality verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Kenjo.hrsoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kenjohr

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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