What Tenhil does

Tenhil GmbH & Co. KG is a Munich-based holding company that consolidates ten recruiting-focused brands under a single group, serving the German Mittelstand and broader DACH labor market. The group's portfolio includes seven online job portals (stellenanzeigen.de — one of Germany's first online job boards, founded 1995; Yourfirm.de, Regio-Jobanzeiger, Jobblitz, it-jobs.de, Kalaydo.de, and the idaris white-label SaaS), two career fair brands (Karrieretag with 40 events in 27 cities, and Jobmesse Kompakt), and AD4NET, a digital advertising production service in the Czech Republic. Tenhil also acquired Swiss HR-Cloud provider jacando in 2022 to expand its recruiting software stack.

The unifying technology layer is an AI-powered Programmatic Job Advertising (PJA) platform — developed with BMBF funding and certified by VDI-Technologiezentrum as technologically leading — which continuously optimizes job ad visibility, relevance, and candidate-job matching across the portfolio, with it-jobs.de explicitly positioned as the AI/ML spearhead using self-learning recommendation logic. The group employs approximately 300 people and operates 114 portals in total.

Tenhil's revenue model combines B2B job posting subscriptions on owned portals, white-label SaaS licensing to 35+ German newspaper partners via idaris, affiliate and CPC arrangements with media network partners, career fair event booth and employer-branding fees, and DACH digital advertising production services. Customer segments span German companies of all sizes (with special focus on Mittelstand SMEs), job seekers (1M+ monthly candidates on Yourfirm.de alone), and media partners seeking embedded job-board functionality under their own branding.

Name

Tenhil

Legal name

Tenhil GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://tenhil.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tenhil is a Munich-based group of ten recruiting brands offering AI-optimized online job portals, career fairs, and white-label SaaS portal solutions to employers, job seekers, and 35+ German newspaper partners across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Recruitment Platforms

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Performance Marketing Automation & Bid Management Services (MPAAACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Performance Marketing (SEM, Paid Social, Programmatic) (BPAFAAAD)

Keywords

• Online job portals
• Recruitment technology
• White-label job boards
• Career fair events
• Programmatic job advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Revenue: Companies pay to post job listings on online job portals (stellenanzeigen.de, Yourfirm.de, Regio-Jobanzeiger, Jobblitz, it-jobs.de, kalaydo.de)
2. White-Label SaaS Licensing: Revenue from providing SaaS portal solutions to media partners including 35+ newspapers who embed job board technology under their own branding
3. Affiliate and CPC Revenue: Media network partners integrate job listings on their websites and earn revenue through affiliate arrangements and cost-per-click models
4. Career Fair Events: Revenue from Karrieretag (40 events in 27 cities) and Jobmesse Kompakt career fair events, including booth fees and employer branding
5. Digital Advertising Production: AD4NET provides digital advertising production services including typesetting and media design for DACH region clients

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TENHIL operates a portfolio of online job portals (stellenanzeigen.de, Yourfirm.de, Regio-Jobanzeiger, Jobblitz, it-jobs.de, Kalaydo.de) that connect German employers with job seekers. The group also runs career fair events (Karrieretag and Jobmesse Kompakt) and sells white-label SaaS portal technology (idaris) to 35+ German newspapers. An AI-powered Programmatic Job Advertising (PJA) platform, certified as technologically leading by VDI-Technologiezentrum and funded by BMBF, underpins ad delivery, candidate matching, and budget optimization across the network.

Product overview

TENHIL operates as a group of 10 brands offering a comprehensive portfolio of online job portals, career fair events, and a white-label SaaS portal solution. The core offering is a performance-oriented AI-powered technology platform (Programmatic Job Advertising) that optimizes job posting visibility and candidate matching across all brands. The portfolio includes 7 online job portals (stellenanzeigen.de, Yourfirm.de, Regio-Jobanzeiger, Jobblitz, it-jobs.de, Kalaydo.de, and idaris white-label), 2 career fair brands (Karrieretag and Jobmesse Kompakt), and 1 digital advertising production service (AD4NET). The AI technology platform serves as the unifying technology layer enabling cross-channel reach, intelligent ad targeting, and continuous optimization across all products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• stellenanzeigen.de: One of the first online job exchanges in Germany founded in 1995, today one of the most well-known German online career portals
• Yourfirm.de
• Regio-Jobanzeiger
• Jobblitz
• it-jobs.de
• Kalaydo.de
• idaris
• Karrieretag
• Jobmesse Kompakt
• AD4NET

Products and services

• stellenanzeigen.de One of Germany's first and best-known online career portals where companies from all regions and industries publish open positions and candidates with varied qualifications search for matching jobs.
• Yourfirm.de

Quantifiable outcome

• 1M+ monthly candidates on Yourfirm.de alone
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 35+ German Newspapers (White-Label Partners)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMajor daily newspapers across Germany license TENHIL's idaris SaaS portal technology to operate job boards under their own branding. This white-label arrangement provides newspapers with job portal functionality while expanding TENHIL's distribution reach.
• jacandominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss HR-Cloud software provider was acquired by TENHIL Group to strengthen online recruiting solutions. jacando provided online recruiting technology that was integrated into TENHIL's portfolio.
• HR StartupsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTENHIL actively seeks partnerships with motivated founders and young companies in the HR space that have compelling unique selling propositions. Offers long-term partnership on equal terms, capital strength for growth strategy, and flexible participation options.
• Academic/Research PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTENHIL companies are well-connected in academic environments, supporting students with bachelor, master, and doctoral theses. Joint studies are conducted such as the widely noted Candidate Experience Study.
• Media Network PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWebsites integrating TENHIL job listings through affiliate, cost-per-click, and customized solutions to monetize their audience and create additional revenue streams.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Global horizontal job search engine dominating the German market. Competes broadly with Tenhil's portfolio of vertical job boards through aggregated listings and aggressive SEM-driven traffic acquisition.
• LinkedIn: Microsoft-owned global professional network with dominant position in German professional recruitment. Competes with Tenhil brands especially in the IT/tech (it-jobs.de) and executive recruitment segments.

Direct peers

• Joblift: Meta job search engine aggregating listings from multiple boards across European markets. Competes with Tenhil by aggregating job seeker demand away from individual portals like stellenanzeigen.de and Yourfirm.de.
• Jobware: German online job board specializing in IT, engineering, and technical professionals. Directly comparable to Tenhil's it-jobs.de brand in target candidate segment.
• JobStairs: German online job board focused on graduate and entry-level professional positions. Comparable to Tenhil's vertical-specialized portal approach but targeting a different candidate segment.
• Stepstone: One of the largest online job boards in Germany, owned by Axel Springer. Directly competes with stellenanzeigen.de and other Tenhil brands for employer job postings and candidate traffic across the German market.
• Xing: German-speaking professional network with integrated job board functionality, owned by New Work SE. Directly competes with Tenhil's brands for German professional and white-collar recruitment.
• Kimeta: German meta job search engine owned by Funke Mediengruppe. Competes for German job seeker traffic with similar aggregation and SEO-driven acquisition strategy as Tenhil's portal brands.

Emerging players

• Softgarden: German applicant tracking system and talent acquisition platform serving mid-market employers. Adjacent competitor with overlap on Tenhil's Mittelstand (Yourfirm.de) and SME customer segments.
• d.vinci HR-Systems: German HR software provider offering applicant management and e-recruiting solutions. Comparable technology overlap with Tenhil's idaris white-label portal SaaS offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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