What Kalibrr does

Kalibrr is a Philippines-headquartered, two-sided online job marketplace founded in 2012 that connects job seekers with employers, primarily in the Philippines and Southeast Asia. The platform serves more than 8 million registered work-ready talents and is used by over 20,000 companies, with named enterprise customers including Accenture, Toyota, Security Bank, Ateneo, Healthy Options, Decathlon Philippines, LBC Express, and AnyMind. Job seekers access the platform free of charge through web and mobile applications on iOS, Android, and Huawei AppGallery, while employers subscribe to hiring solutions including job postings, AI-powered candidate matching, employer branding tools, and remote hiring modules. Go-to-market is product-led and free for the candidate side, and sales-led on the employer subscription side.

The core technology is an AI-powered applicant tracking and matching system that uses machine learning on hard and soft skill data to recommend candidates to employers within minutes of a job being posted, alongside automatic syndication of postings to LinkedIn, Google Jobs, and Indeed. The company generates revenue primarily through employer subscription fees, with the candidate side monetized indirectly via employer willingness to pay for a deeper talent pool. Founded by Paul Rivera (CEO) and Dexter Ligot-Gordon (CPO), Kalibrr has raised approximately $9.4 million in disclosed funding across rounds from 2013 to 2019, backed by Y Combinator, Wavemaker Ventures, Patamar Capital, Kickstart Ventures, Omidyar Network, and Learn Capital. The presence of a dedicated Country Strategy Head role points to active regional expansion, with Indonesia as the most likely near-term target given the existing Patamar Capital relationship.

Name

Kalibrr

Legal name

Kalibrr Technology Ventures Inc.

Website

https://kalibrr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kalibrr is a Philippines-based two-sided job marketplace founded in 2012 that connects 8M+ job seekers with 20,000+ employers via an AI-powered applicant tracking system, generating revenue through employer subscriptions across the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Recruitment Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Online job platform
• Talent acquisition software
• Applicant tracking system
• Candidate matching platform
• Recruitment marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Makati

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer Subscription/Listings: Kalibrr generates revenue by charging employers for access to the talent pool, job postings, and AI-powered candidate matching services. The platform offers various employer plans and pricing tiers for hiring solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kalibrr is a dual-sided online recruitment marketplace that connects Filipino job seekers with employers. Employers access a paid hiring platform with an AI-powered applicant tracking system that recommends candidates based on hard and soft skills and distributes job postings to LinkedIn, Google Jobs, and Indeed. Job seekers use the free web platform and mobile apps (iOS, Android, Huawei) to browse and apply to jobs across categories such as remote, hybrid, fresh graduate, IT, sales and marketing, accounting and finance, and senior level roles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kalibrr Employer Hiring Platform (AI-powered ATS) Subscription-based hiring platform with an integrated applicant tracking system (ATS) for employers. Once a job is posted, the AI scans Kalibrr's database for top talent matching hard and soft skills and delivers a shortlist of qualified candidates within minutes. Jobs are automatically distributed to LinkedIn, Google Jobs, and Indeed with a single click. Used by companies in the Philippines across consulting, banking, automotive, education, retail, technology, and logistics industries.
• Kalibrr Job Search Platform (Web) Free self-serve online job search platform for Filipino job seekers. Features categorized job listings including Featured Jobs, Remote, Hybrid, Fresh Grads, Internship/Junior, High Paying, IT and Software, Sales and Marketing, Accounting and Finance, and Senior Level Jobs, with location filters and work arrangement options.
• Kalibrr Mobile App (iOS, Android, Huawei AppGallery)

Quantifiable outcome

• 8M+ work-ready talents in database
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LinkedIncoreTechnology or IntegrationKalibrr has an integration partnership with LinkedIn for job distribution. When employers post jobs on Kalibrr, listings are automatically distributed to LinkedIn, allowing jobs to reach LinkedIn's professional user base in the Philippines and globally.
• Google JobscoreTechnology or IntegrationKalibrr has a job distribution partnership with Google Jobs. Job postings on Kalibrr are automatically indexed by Google and appear in Google search results for job queries, significantly expanding visibility to job seekers using Google Search.
• IndeedcoreTechnology or IntegrationKalibrr distributes job postings to Indeed, one of the largest job search engines globally. This integration ensures Kalibrr job listings reach a broader audience of job seekers searching on Indeed.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JobStreet: JobStreet (owned by SEEK) is the leading job marketplace across Southeast Asia, directly competing with Kalibrr in the Philippines and Indonesia. It shares the same dual-sided marketplace model connecting employers with job seekers and represents the dominant regional incumbent.
• Glints: Glints is a Southeast Asia-focused talent recruitment and hiring platform operating in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It targets similar professional and tech talent pools with a comparable marketplace model, making it a direct regional competitor.
• Bossjob: Bossjob is a chat-first recruitment app focused on Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It targets similar job-seeker demographics (white-collar, fresh grads) and competes head-to-head with Kalibrr on mobile-first hiring experiences.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Indeed is a global job aggregator and hiring platform that Kalibrr distributes jobs to and competes against for employer hiring spend. Its scale, sponsored-job model, and AI matching tools make it the broadest incumbent in the same product category.
• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): LinkedIn combines a professional network with recruiter and hiring tools, competing for the same employer budgets as Kalibrr. It is also a distribution partner, making the relationship both cooperative and competitive in the Philippines white-collar segment.
• MyJobStreet / SEEK: SEEK operates JobStreet and broader Asia-Pacific hiring platforms with significantly larger capital and enterprise relationships. It competes across the same employer customer base that Kalibrr serves in the Philippines.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a large-scale online employment marketplace using AI-driven matching between employers and job seekers. Its marketplace mechanics and AI matching feature overlap directly with Kalibrr's core product positioning.
• Foundit (formerly Monster): Foundit operates online recruitment platforms across Asia, including Southeast Asia, with employer job-posting and candidate-search products. It competes for the same mid-market employer hiring budgets in the region.

Emerging players

• Workable: Workable is an ATS and recruitment platform with job-distribution capabilities that overlap with Kalibrr's ATS and multi-platform posting features. It targets SMB and mid-market employers globally, including Southeast Asia, with a SaaS-led GTM.

Regional players

• Philippine JobSite / local job boards: Local Philippines-focused job boards and recruitment portals compete with Kalibrr for SMB employer postings and entry-level job-seeker traffic. They are typically weaker on AI matching and enterprise features but benefit from local SEO.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kalibrr
• Xx.com/kalibrr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kalibrr-technology-ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors10 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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