What SkillLab does

SkillLab BV is a Netherlands-based (Amsterdam) employment technology company founded in 2018 that builds a unified, skills-first platform connecting job seekers, career counselors, education providers, employers, and labor market analysts. Its core offering is an AI-powered application — branded as the SkillLab Platform and supported by a Job Seeker mobile app, Career Counselor module, Education Provider module, Employer Interface, and Labor Market Analytics Dashboard — that uses a proprietary Large Skill Model to translate informal life and work experiences into standardized skill profiles (mapped to taxonomies such as ESCO), generate tailored CVs, and match individuals to jobs, training, and career pathways. Regional branded implementations include the Vermont Employment Pathfinder (USA) and the Argentina-localized "Poné tus habilidades a trabajar" tool.

The company's commercial model is institutional and project-based rather than direct-to-consumer: it distributes through partnerships with humanitarian NGOs (HIAS, NRC, GIZ, Caritas, IRC), public employment services (AMS Austria, EURES, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine), and multilateral organizations (ILO, World Bank), often as part of EU-funded programs such as ARCOE (Horizon Europe), SkillsPath, WISE, and AI4AL. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company holds ISO 27001 certification, is GDPR-compliant, and became B Corp certified in September 2025 with a score of 93.2. Backed by Rubio Impact Ventures and Tablomonto as disclosed investors, SkillLab operates with approximately 65 staff from 30 countries and reports service coverage across 40+ countries and 28 languages.

Name

SkillLab

Legal name

SkillLab BV

Website

https://skilllab.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SkillLab is an Amsterdam-based employment technology company that builds an AI-powered, skills-first platform connecting displaced job seekers, career counselors, education providers, employers, and labor market analysts across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Software

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Career Services & Job Placement Platforms (Jobs, Recruiting, Employer Networks) (EDAFAMAM)

Keywords

• Skills assessment software
• Employment technology
• Career matching platform
• Workforce development
• Refugee employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Core offering

SkillLab sells an AI-powered, skills-first employment technology platform that converts job seekers' informal life and work experiences into standardized skill profiles and matches them to jobs, education, and training programs. The platform is delivered through a job-seeker mobile app, a career counselor module, an education provider catalog, an employer interface with API, and a labor market analytics dashboard. It is sold to public employment services, governments, multilateral agencies, and humanitarian NGOs, with regional branded deployments such as the Vermont Employment Pathfinder and the Argentina "Poné tus habilidades a trabajar" tool.

Product overview

SkillLab is a unified skills-first employment technology platform that connects job seekers, career counselors, education providers, employers, and labor market analysts through AI-powered skills profiling and matching. The core platform consists of multiple integrated modules: a mobile app for job seekers (enabling AI-powered skills profiling, CV generation, and job/education matching), a career counselor platform (providing access to skill profiles and remote counseling capabilities), an education provider module (for building program catalogs and skills-to-program matching), an employer interface (for vacancy upload and AI-powered candidate matching via API), and a labor market analytics dashboard (for aggregating insights across skills, jobs, and education data). The platform is also available as regional branded implementations such as the Vermont Employment Pathfinder (VEP) and the Poné tus habilidades a trabajar tool in Argentina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SkillLab Platform A unified skills-first employment technology platform that connects job seekers, career counselors, education providers, employers, and labor market analysts through AI-powered skills profiling, matching, and insights, sold to public employment services, governments, and humanitarian organizations.
• Job Seeker Mobile App AI-powered mobile application that enables job seekers to automatically generate tailored CVs, discover job matches, and explore education and training programs based on their unique skills profiles.
• Career Counselor Platform Platform module that enables career counselors to access job seekers' skill profiles and detailed employment histories, view AI-generated job and education matches, and conduct remote counseling sessions.
• Education Provider Platform Module for education and training providers to build catalogs of available programs, with SkillLab collecting detailed information to match people's skills profiles to programs and identify training that can close skill gaps.
• Employer Interface Platform interface enabling employers to upload vacancies and related skills via API or manual entry, with AI-powered unbiased candidate recommendations matched to job requirements.
• Labor Market Analytics Dashboard Analytics module for labor market analysts that aggregates data across skills profiles, work histories, job opportunities, and education programs to develop labor market insights and identify trends.
• Vermont Employment Pathfinder (VEP) Regional implementation of SkillLab's core technology deployed in partnership with the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) to serve Vermont residents, capturing unique skills from life, education, and work experiences to connect users to career pathways.
• Poné tus habilidades a trabajar Localized AI-powered skills profiling tool deployed in Argentina in partnership with the World Bank and the Undersecretariat of Labour and Vocational Training, helping job seekers build skill profiles, generate job-ready CVs, and connect with training courses.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF)coreOthersHRDF is a Malaysian government agency for human resource development that partners with SkillLab to support workforce development initiatives.
• International Labour Organization (ILO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal UN agency focused on labour issues that collaborates with SkillLab on skills assessment and employment pathways for displaced workers.
• Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian public employment service that partners with SkillLab to provide career services and skills recognition for job seekers.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational financial institution supporting development projects that collaborates with SkillLab on workforce development initiatives.
• Ministry of Economy of UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian government ministry working with SkillLab to support employment and skills development for displaced Ukrainians.
• International Training Centre ILOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerILO's training arm that partners with SkillLab for capacity building and training programs.
• HIAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish humanitarian organization providing refugee services that partners with SkillLab, including the DignifAI project for AI-powered skills assessment.
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization supporting displaced populations that partners with SkillLab for skills assessment and career services.
• GIZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman development agency implementing international cooperation projects that collaborates with SkillLab on skills development initiatives.
• CaritascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Catholic charitable organization providing social services that partners with SkillLab for employment support.
• Education Development Center (EDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal nonprofit organization focused on education and development that partners with SkillLab on skills assessment programs.
• Innovation FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation supporting innovation initiatives that partners with SkillLab on development projects.
• SeetecminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEuropean employment and training services provider implementing workforce programs with SkillLab.
• EUREScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEuropean job mobility network managed by public employment services that distributes SkillLab's services across EU member states.
• AVSIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian development and cooperation organization supporting social initiatives that partners with SkillLab.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) - ItalycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization providing aid to refugees; WISE project partner working with SkillLab on women's skills assessment.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) - GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHumanitarian organization; SkillsPath project partner with SkillLab supporting refugee employment in Germany.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) - HellascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIRC Greece office; SkillsPath project partner supporting employment services for refugees in Greece.
• Animus Association FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgarian organization supporting survivors of violence; WISE project partner with SkillLab.
• Fondazione E. AmaldicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian research foundation; ARCOE project partner developing skills recognition tools with SkillLab.
• Technical University of SofiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading technical university in Bulgaria; ARCOE project partner providing technical expertise.
• Athena Research & Innovation CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationGreek research center; ARCOE project partner contributing AI and research capabilities.
• Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVermont-based economic development organization; Vermont Employment Pathfinder project partner with SkillLab.
• AI4ALminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU project consortium focused on AI for adult learning that partners with SkillLab.
• GAEAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkills development consortium that partners with SkillLab on workforce initiatives.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Talent Beyond Boundaries: Talent Beyond Boundaries is a nonprofit that matches refugees with skilled employment opportunities internationally. It is the closest direct peer to SkillLab, sharing both the refugee-employment mission and the skills-to-jobs matching approach.
• Phenom People: Phenom is a talent experience platform with AI-powered candidate matching, career pathing, and skills ontology. It overlaps directly with SkillLab's recommendation engine and education/employer module functionality, serving a broader commercial market.
• Pymetrics (Harver): Pymetrics (now part of Harver) provides skills-based assessment and matching using behavioral data and AI. It overlaps directly with SkillLab's skills-assessment core, though focused on enterprise hiring rather than humanitarian employment.
• Beamery: Beamery is a talent lifecycle platform providing skills-based matching, candidate relationship management, and career pathing. It shares the skills-first approach and AI-driven recommendation engine with SkillLab, serving enterprise and public-sector customers.
• Alight: Alight is a humanitarian organization providing services to displaced populations, including livelihoods and workforce programs. It overlaps with SkillLab's mission and operates as both a potential partner and adjacent service provider in the refugee employment ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is an AI-powered talent intelligence platform serving large enterprises with skills matching, career pathing, and talent management. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (skills inference, job matching) but at commercial scale, not refugee-focused.
• Workday: Workday is a leading HCM and workforce planning platform with expanding skills-graph capabilities. It competes for enterprise talent management budgets and represents the scaled, mainstream counterpart to SkillLab's skills-first matching.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is a talent acquisition platform used by enterprises and governments for recruitment, candidate management, and skills-based matching. It is a broad incumbent in adjacent employment technology with API-driven employer interfaces similar to SkillLab's employer module.
• SeekOut: SeekOut is an AI-powered talent platform with candidate matching, skills inference, and workforce intelligence. It is a broad incumbent offering similar AI matching capabilities at enterprise scale.

Regional players

• Joblift: Joblift is a European job search and matching platform aggregating vacancies across multiple sources. It is a regional player with overlapping job-matching functionality but without SkillLab's skills assessment and refugee-focused mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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