Hosco

What Hosco does

Hosco is a Barcelona-headquartered, privately held hospitality talent platform founded in 2011 that operates a two-sided marketplace connecting hospitality professionals with employers globally. The platform hosts 1.5–2 million registered professionals and 7,000+ employer companies across 80+ countries, processing 50,000+ job applications per month and attracting 400,000+ monthly visits. Its product surface extends beyond a core job board to include Hosco Learning (a marketplace of hundreds of third-party hospitality courses), Hosco Advice (career content and industry insights), and Hosco Alliance (premium multi-channel job distribution). The platform is accessible via web and native iOS/Android applications.

Underlying the marketplace is a vertically specialized technology stack: a candidate database filterable by domain-specific attributes such as Michelin star experience, luxury hospitality exposure, regional experience, and formal training; integrations with 60+ ATS systems including SmartRecruiters, SuccessFactors, and Harri; and distribution partnerships with 30+ job boards plus 400+ hospitality schools and associations including Le Cordon Bleu, Alma, and Worldchefs. No AI/ML capabilities are publicly disclosed; candidate-to-job matching appears to rely on structured filters rather than proprietary machine learning.

The business model is freemium-led: employers can post jobs free (1 ad per 90 days), with paid tiers at €99/month for Hosco Premium (enhanced distribution and database access), from €80/month for Talent Sourcing add-on, and €169 for sponsored multi-channel distribution. Revenue is diversified across SMB and mid-market employers with marquee enterprise logos including Accor, Marriott, Hilton, Four Seasons, MSC Cruises, and Disneyland Paris. Hosco has raised approximately €15M across five disclosed rounds from 2014 to February 2022, most recently a €3.4M extension led by Aldea Ventures and Torsa Capital. The company employs 101–250 people and operates from Barcelona, Spain.

Name

Hosco

Legal name

Hosco

Website

https://hosco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hosco is a Barcelona-based hospitality talent marketplace connecting 1.5–2 million professionals with 7,000+ employers across 80+ countries, combining a core job board with courses (Hosco Learning), career content, ATS integrations, and school distribution partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Recruitment Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sales, Marketing & Customer Success Direct Hire (BPACAFAD), Sales & Catering / Group & Event Management (THALACAM)

Keywords

• Hospitality recruitment platform
• Hospitality job board
• Talent sourcing
• Hospitality e-learning
• Two-sided marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Advertising - Free Tier: Free job posting with 1 job ad every 90 days, basic candidate screening and messaging. Limited job board distribution.
2. Job Advertising - Premium: Subscription at €99/month providing 1 job ad every 30 days with enhanced distribution to Hosco Alliance network, organic visibility on Hosco and partner job boards, and access to applicants database for candidate searches.
3. Talent Sourcing: Direct access to Hosco's talent database for proactive candidate sourcing, starting from €80/month as an optional add-on to job advertising.
4. Sponsored Job Distribution: Enhanced sponsored visibility for job postings on Hosco, partner job boards, and aggregators at €169 for sponsored distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hosco operates a specialized online recruitment platform for the global hospitality industry, connecting 1.5M+ hospitality professionals with 7,000+ employers across 80+ countries. It sells job advertising subscriptions, talent sourcing access, and hosts a hospitality courses marketplace and career advice content.

Product overview

Hosco operates as a comprehensive hospitality talent ecosystem consisting of a core job marketplace platform connecting 1.5M+ professionals with employers across 80+ countries, supplemented by employer recruitment services (including talent sourcing, job distribution via Hosco Alliance, and hosted career pages), the Hosco Learning courses marketplace featuring hundreds of hospitality courses from partner providers, the Hosco Advice career guidance content platform, and mobile applications for iOS and Android. The platform serves job seekers, employers, and hospitality schools through integrated job board distribution, ATS connections, and partner school career center access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hosco Learning: Hospitality learning platform offering courses from specialist providers including culinary, pastry, cruises management, oenology, hospitality management, sales and marketing, event management, and languages.

Products and services

• Hosco Job Platform The primary hospitality jobs marketplace connecting over 1.5 million professionals with employers across 80+ countries. Offers job search, applications, and employer connections for hospitality sector roles such as chefs, front of house, housekeeping, receptionists, and management.
• Hosco Employer Services Recruitment platform for hospitality employers offering job posting distribution, candidate management, and access to 2+ million registered hospitality talent with specialized filtering options (Michelin stars, luxury hotels, cruise lines).
• Hosco Talent Database (Talent Sourcing) Talent sourcing add-on allowing employers to proactively search and source candidates directly from Hosco's database of hospitality professionals, starting from EUR80/month.
• Hosco Learning Hospitality education marketplace featuring hundreds of courses from specialist providers covering culinary arts, pastry, cruises management, oenology, hospitality management, sales and marketing, event management, and languages.
• Hosco Advice Career guidance content platform providing industry insights, expert advice, and trend analysis for hospitality professionals to advance their careers.
• Hosco Alliance Premium sponsored job distribution service providing enhanced organic visibility on Hosco, selected job boards, aggregators, and hospitality associations for increased candidate reach.
• Hosco Career Page Hosted employer career page linked to the company website with unlimited private job listings for brand-consistent recruitment presence.
• Hosco Mobile App Native iOS and Android application enabling job searching, application management, and career platform access on mobile devices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ job applications processed per month
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Le Cordon BleucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Cordon Bleu is a key hospitality education partner, with job postings distributed to their career centers. This partnership provides Hosco access to trained culinary and hospitality graduates.
• AlmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlma is a hospitality education partner providing distribution of job opportunities to students and graduates through career center integration.
• WorldchefscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorldchefs (World Association of Chefs' Societies) partnership connects Hosco with professional chef networks and culinary professionals globally.
• SmartRecruitersmajorTechnology or IntegrationSmartRecruiters is an ATS integration partner allowing seamless job import and candidate data synchronization between SmartRecruiters and Hosco's recruitment platform.
• SuccessFactorsmajorTechnology or IntegrationSuccessFactors (SAP) is an ATS integration partner enabling job distribution and candidate management for enterprise clients using SAP's HR systems.
• HarrimajorTechnology or IntegrationHarri is an ATS integration partner providing hospitality-specific applicant tracking capabilities integrated with Hosco's job distribution network.
• Job TodaymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJob Today is a job board distribution partner expanding Hosco's job posting reach to additional candidate audiences across Europe.
• VitijobmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVitijob is a hospitality-focused job board distribution partner extending Hosco's job visibility to specialized hospitality candidate pools.
• Talent.commajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTalent.com is a job board distribution partner providing additional reach for Hosco job postings to hospitality job seekers.
• Forbes Travel GuideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForbes Travel Guide collaborates with Hosco on content related to luxury hospitality standards and Five-Star recognition, providing educational content for the Hosco Advice platform.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Caterer.com: One of the most established hospitality-focused job boards globally, operated by Totaljobs Group, directly competing for hospitality employer job ads and hospitality candidate traffic in overlapping markets.
• Hcareers: Hospitality-specific job board serving hotels, restaurants, and foodservice employers primarily in North America with a comparable vertical-specialist model and employer subscription pricing structure.
• Hospitality Online: Hospitality-specific job board and employer career site operator serving hotels, resorts, and restaurants with similar ATS-integration-led employer value proposition to Hosco.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Generalist professional network and dominant recruitment advertising platform; competes with Hosco on premium hospitality employer spend and passive candidate reach, with vastly greater capitalization.
• Indeed: Largest generalist job board globally with pay-per-click pricing, competing for hospitality employer spend and serving hospitality job seeker search traffic at scale.
• SmartRecruiters: Enterprise ATS partner of Hosco that competes for the same employer recruitment budget at the high end, with deeper workflow automation and broader enterprise sales coverage.

Emerging players

• Harri: Hospitality-specific workforce management and ATS platform that overlaps with Hosco on employer integrations and hospitality talent pool; an integrated competitor in the employer HR-tech stack.
• Job Today: Mobile-first generalist job board partnered with Hosco for distribution; overlaps on hospitality and SMB employer segments in Europe and competes for similar job seeker flow.
• Talent.com: Job search aggregator/metasearch engine partnered with Hosco for distribution; competes indirectly for hospitality employer sponsored visibility and candidate acquisition.

Others

• Capterra (HR category): Software discovery and B2B marketplace; included as an adjacent ecosystem participant where buyers compare recruitment software options including vertical platforms like Hosco.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HOSCOInfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/hospitalityconnection
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hosco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors6 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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