What HireVibes does

HireVibes Services Ltd is a Swiss-domiciled (Fribourg, Switzerland) Web3-native hiring platform founded in 2019 that operates a crowdsourced referral marketplace connecting blockchain companies, DAOs, and Web3 startups with job seekers. Companies post jobs for free on the platform and set a referral bounty of at least 3% (rising to 5% under a new fee structure) of the role's salary, payable only upon a successful hire; rewards are then split between the successful candidate, the referrer where applicable, the HireVibes DAO community treasury, and transparent charitable partners (notably Wells for Zoe). The platform's native utility token, VIBES (formerly HVT), has a 350 million total supply and is held by over 215,000 accounts on EOS block explorers, with the company migrating operations from EOS to the Stacks blockchain (Bitcoin-secured) following its participation in the Stacks Accelerator in mid-2021.\n\nThe product surface includes the main HireVibes web app (job search, posting, referral, and rewards), the VIBES token for paying hiring fees, bounties, and DAO governance participation, and the HireVibes Talent Portal — an embeddable light-client jobs board that communities and ecosystems can deploy on their own websites for $10,000 per year ($5K setup + $5K VIBES tokens). Integration partnerships with major ATS platforms (Lever, Greenhouse, Jobvite, SmartRecruiters, Workable, BambooHR) are listed as "Coming Soon." The platform serves a long tail of Web3 employers (e.g., Wayru, Colony, Polkadex, Hydro Labs, ImmutableX, Voice, Energy Web, Homa Games, Moonray) and has distributed over $84,366 in cumulative rewards, including $11,848 to charities and $19,737 to the HireVibes DAO. Underlying technology is blockchain-based: smart contracts manage reward distribution, users can stake 1.5M HVT (~$500) to unlock BTC/EOS payout options, and the DAO accumulates VIBES tokens from hiring fees to govern treasury deployment.\n\nThe business model combines a transaction fee (the share of bounty and the 8% processing fee on BTC/EOS rewards that flows to HV Services Ltd), a recurring SaaS layer via the Talent Portal product, and token-based ecosystem economics in which the DAO treasury (holding over 3% of total VIBES supply) accrues value from hiring activity. Distribution is primarily self-serve and product-led, supplemented by direct enterprise sales for Talent Portal deployments and a recruitment-agency reseller channel. Headcount remains very small (1-10 employees plus 4 interns) and the company has raised only $50,000 from the Stacks Accelerator alongside a $0-disclosed Blockchain Founders Fund event, indicating HireVibes has to date been primarily bootstrapped and operates at early-stage scale.

Name

HireVibes

Legal name

HireVibes Services Ltd

Website

https://hirevibes.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HireVibes is a Switzerland-based Web3 hiring marketplace where employers post jobs for free and pay a referral bounty only on a successful hire, with rewards distributed via the VIBES token to candidates, referrers, the DAO treasury, and charity. It serves blockchain companies, DAOs, and Web3 startups globally through its core platform and an embeddable Talent Portal product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fribourg

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction Fee (Success-based): HireVibes earns revenue when a successful hire is made. Companies set a bounty reward (minimum 3% of salary) which is only payable upon successful placement. This is a performance-based, no-hire-no-pay model. The platform is free to list jobs.
2. Talent Portal SaaS: Deploying HireVibes-powered jobs boards costs $10,000 annually, split between a $5,000 setup fee and $5,000 VIBES token purchase. These tokens can be pre-loaded to pay referral bounties for the ecosystem's startups.
3. Token Rewards Processing: 8% of the reward distribution goes to HV Services Ltd for processing payments when rewards are distributed in BTC or EOS.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HireVibes is a blockchain-based Web3 hiring platform where companies post jobs for free and pay a success-based bounty (minimum 3% of salary, increasing to 5%) only when a hire is made. Reward bounties are split between the successful candidate, referrer, HireVibes community DAO, and a transparent charity, and distributed in cryptocurrency (VIBES, STX, BTC, or EOS). The platform also offers an embeddable Talent Portal that lets blockchain ecosystems deploy branded jobs boards on their own websites.

Product overview

HireVibes is a blockchain-based Web3 hiring platform that operates as a unified ecosystem connecting job seekers, employers, and recruiters. The core platform includes the HireVibes App for job search and applications, the VIBES token (formerly HVT) as the native cryptocurrency for rewards and governance, and the HireVibes Talent Portal as an embeddable module for communities. The platform also features staking and DAO governance components. All products are integrated through a crowdsourced referral system that distributes cryptocurrency rewards (VIBES, BTC, STX) to successful hires, referrers, and charitable donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HireVibes Platform Blockchain-based Web3 hiring platform that connects employers and job seekers through a crowdsourced referral system with cryptocurrency rewards. Companies post jobs for free and set a bounty (minimum 3% of salary) that is only paid upon successful hire.
• HireVibes Talent Portal Light client of the HireVibes app that can be embedded onto any website or careers page, enabling communities and ecosystems to host their own branded jobs board with integrated referral rewards. Costs $10,000 annually ($5K setup fee plus $5K VIBES tokens pre-loaded for bounties).
• VIBES Token Native utility token (ticker changed from HVT to VIBES) with 350 million total supply, all in circulation. Used for paying hiring fees, deploying jobs boards, referral bounties, and DAO governance. Held by over 215,000 accounts.
• HireVibes 2.0 Major version release of the HireVibes platform that introduced new job types (Freelance, Bounty, Voluntary, Projects), job categorization and filtering, a reduced minimum reward of 3%, agency on-boarding, and a mentoring feature.

Quantifiable outcome

• 321% YoY increase in rewards distributed (from $26,246 in 2020 to $84,366 in 2021)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stacks (Stacks Accelerator)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2021HireVibes joined the first Stacks Accelerator cohort in 2021, receiving $50K investment and 3 months of mentorship. The platform is migrating its token (HVT to VIBES) and operations from EOS to the Stacks blockchain, which is secured by Bitcoin. Stacks is the first community to use the HireVibes Talent Portal for ecosystem-wide talent acquisition.
• Wells for ZoecoreOthersPrimary charity partner receiving donations from the HireVibes reward system. Wells for Zoe is an Irish voluntary organization working in Northern Malawi since 2005. They manufacture hand pumps ($80 each) that supply up to 500 people with clean water. 21 wells have been built through HireVibes, serving 4,190 people daily.
• ZeotapminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal customer intelligence company with offices in 10 major cities. Used HireVibes to hire Customer Success Manager in London. With positive results, Zeotap planned to release more of their 35 open roles to HireVibes.
• NewDexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDecentralized exchange where HVT tokens can be traded. Tokens on NewDex are bought with EOS linked to an existing EOS account. Also Wombat EOS Wallet for token access.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CryptoJobsList: CryptoJobsList is a long-standing crypto and blockchain job board focused on engineering and product roles at Web3 companies. It is a direct competitor in the same vertical with overlapping customer base of Web3 employers and candidates.
• Web3.career: Web3.career is one of the largest Web3-native job boards, listing thousands of blockchain, smart contract, and crypto roles. It is the most direct competitor to HireVibes in serving Web3 job seekers and employers with token/crypto-aligned incentives.
• Crypto Recruit: Crypto Recruit is a specialist blockchain and crypto recruitment agency placing developers, traders, and executives. It competes with HireVibes' agency network (which includes Blockchain Headhunters) for the same Web3 placement engagements.
• Cryptocurrency Jobs: Cryptocurrency Jobs is an early crypto-native job board covering roles at exchanges, DeFi protocols, and blockchain startups. It is a direct peer competing for the same Web3 hiring wallet share.
• DeFi Jobs List: DeFi Jobs List is a vertical job board focused specifically on decentralized finance roles. It targets the same DeFi hiring segment of HireVibes' customer base (e.g., Polkadex, Hydro Labs).
• CryptoJobster: CryptoJobster is a crypto-focused job board offering free postings with paid features, similar in GTM to HireVibes' free-to-post model. It is a direct peer competing in the same SMB Web3 employer segment.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant global professional network and job platform, including substantial Web3 hiring activity. It is the broad incumbent HireVibes must displace (or integrate with) for any meaningful share of professional hiring.
• Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent): Wellfound is the leading startup and tech job platform with strong startup and Web3 employer adoption. It competes for the same candidate eyeballs and employer job-posting budget HireVibes targets, though it is a generalist rather than Web3-specialist platform.
• Remote.com: Remote.com is a global HR, payroll, and employer-of-record platform with a strong Web3 customer base. While not a job board, it competes for the same Web3 employer wallet and offers global hiring infrastructure that overlaps with HireVibes' contractor/freelancer roadmap.

Emerging players

• Talent Protocol: Talent Protocol is a Web3 talent reputation and career platform using token incentives to profile and reward professionals. It overlaps with HireVibes' tokenized candidate-reward thesis and target Web3 talent pool, but is more focused on reputation than job placement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HireVibes
• Facebookfacebook.com/hirevibes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hirevibes
• Instagraminstagram.com/hirevibes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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