Joblift

What Joblift does

Joblift, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, operates a job search aggregation platform that consolidates listings from major job boards including LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, and Monster into a single consumer-facing search interface at joblift.com. The platform enables job seekers to query by keyword, job title, location, and distance, with geo-targeted landing pages covering all four US regions, twenty US states, and more than twenty major metropolitan areas. The core technology is a search and aggregation layer that indexes listings from partner job boards and presents them through customized filtering and intuitive navigation.

The company operates a two-sided business model. On the demand side, job seekers access the platform free of charge, with retention driven by an email-based Job Alert newsletter and an affiliate referral program. On the supply side, recruiters and employers access a separate partner portal at hire.joblift.com to post job listings and access recruitment solutions, with subscription-based recurring revenue. Marketing channels center on SEO and organic search, supplemented by aggregator partnerships with the major job boards.

Joblift has raised approximately $28.5M across disclosed funding rounds, with a Series A in December 2017 ($11.8M led by DN Capital) and a Series B in August 2019 ($16.6M led by Redline Capital). The company maintains 51-100 employees and operates as a private, independent company. Leadership includes a non-executive director and department heads for business intelligence/analytics and business development, but no AI/ML, proprietary technology, patents, certifications, or named enterprise customers are disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Joblift

Legal name

Joblift

Website

https://joblift.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Joblift is a Berlin-based job search aggregator, founded in 2015, that consolidates listings from LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, and Monster into a single US-focused consumer platform, monetizing via recruiter subscription services on a separate partner portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Search Aggregation

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products) (BPAMAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Career Services & Job Placement Platforms (Jobs, Recruiting, Employer Networks) (EDAFAMAM), Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

Keywords

• Job search platform
• Job board aggregator
• Online recruitment
• Job listing aggregation
• Career search engine

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruiter/job posting services: Joblift provides a platform for recruiters and employers to post job listings and access recruitment solutions. The partner page (hire.joblift.com) indicates services for recruiters, though specific monetization mechanics are not detailed in the source material.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Joblift operates a job search aggregation platform that collects and indexes job listings from multiple online sources — including LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, and Monster — into a single unified search experience. Job seekers can search by keyword, job title, city, state, or zip code with distance filters. The company also operates a separate recruiter-facing platform (hire.joblift.com) where employers and recruiters can post jobs and access recruitment solutions on a subscription basis.

Product overview

Joblift operates as a unified job search platform that aggregates the entire online job market into one searchable portal. The core Joblift Platform aggregates listings from partner job boards (LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, Monster) and presents them through customized filters and intuitive navigation. The platform is complemented by Job Alert, an email notification service that keeps users informed of new relevant postings, and Partner Services, a separate recruiter-facing platform for job posting and candidate outreach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Joblift Platform A free, consumer-facing job search aggregation platform that collects listings from multiple job boards (LinkedIn, CareerBuilder, Glassdoor, Monster) and career sites into a unified search experience, enabling job seekers to find and apply to opportunities through keyword, location, and distance filters.
• Partner Services (Recruiter Platform)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• LinkedIncoreTechnology or IntegrationJoblift aggregates job listings from LinkedIn as part of its comprehensive job search platform. LinkedIn provides job posting data that Joblift indexes and presents alongside listings from other job boards to offer users a unified search experience.
• CareerBuildercoreTechnology or IntegrationJoblift aggregates job listings from CareerBuilder to expand its coverage of the online job market. CareerBuilder provides job posting data that Joblift indexes and presents alongside listings from other sources.
• GlassdoorcoreTechnology or IntegrationJoblift integrates Glassdoor job listings into its aggregated platform, providing users access to company reviews and salary information alongside job opportunities.
• MonstercoreTechnology or IntegrationJoblift aggregates job listings from Monster as part of its comprehensive job search platform, incorporating Monster's job posting data into its unified search experience.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Indeed: Indeed is the largest global job search aggregator, indexing listings from thousands of sources and monetizing via sponsored job postings to recruiters. It is the closest direct competitor to Joblift's aggregation-and-recruiter-monetization model and defines the category benchmark.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a publicly-traded job aggregator and marketplace that distributes jobs across hundreds of partner networks and uses AI-driven matching. It competes with Joblift directly for US recruiter ad spend and job seeker traffic.
• Adzuna: Adzuna is a UK-based job search engine and aggregator operating across multiple European markets and the US. It uses a near-identical model to Joblift, aggregating listings from major job boards and monetizing via recruiter services.
• Jooble: Jooble is a global job search aggregator operating in 70+ countries with a similar metasearch engine model that indexes listings from multiple job boards. It is one of the most direct functional peers to Joblift in the aggregation category.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Microsoft): LinkedIn operates the dominant professional network and integrated job marketplace, with native job search, recruiter tools (LinkedIn Recruiter), and aggregation partnerships. As a Joblift content source and a broad incumbent, it represents both an enabler and a primary competitive threat.
• Glassdoor (Indeed/Recruit Holdings): Glassdoor is a job listings platform and employer review site owned by Recruit Holdings (Indeed's parent). It supplies listings to Joblift while also serving as a competing destination for job seekers and employer branding.
• CareerBuilder: CareerBuilder is a legacy US job board and talent acquisition platform that supplies listings to Joblift while also selling recruitment solutions directly to employers—creating overlap on both supply and demand sides of the market.
• Monster: Monster is a legacy global job board and recruitment solutions provider that supplies listings to Joblift's aggregator while maintaining its own employer-facing recruitment products, creating the same dual supplier/competitor dynamic.
• Google for Jobs: Google for Jobs is an embedded job search experience within Google Search that aggregates listings from job boards, ATS platforms, and employer sites. As a free, native alternative with massive distribution, it represents a structural competitive headwind for all job aggregators.

Regional players

• StepStone: StepStone is a leading European job board and recruitment platform operating primarily in Germany, Belgium, and other DACH/EU markets. It is comparable to Joblift as a potential acquisition target or partner for European expansion, given Joblift's Berlin HQ.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jobliftde

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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

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