What Berlin Startup Jobs does

Berlin Startup Jobs is a privately held, Berlin-based job board platform founded in 2011 that aggregates open positions at Berlin-headquartered startups and tech companies. The platform serves two sides of a niche marketplace: employer startups that pay to publish job listings and job seekers (both German-speaking and international) who browse and apply through company career pages. As of the most recent observation, the site lists approximately 127 active jobs from 94 startups across 12 categories (IT/Software Development, Operations & Support, Sales, Internships, Marketing & Communications, Product Management, Finance, Design/UX, HR/Recruiting, Freelance, Seeking Co-Founders, Other).

The underlying technology is a WordPress-based job board with category and skill-based filtering, bilingual (English/German) content management, and email job alert functionality. The platform distinguishes itself with an extensive editorial content library covering relocation guides, working-in-Berlin guides (visas, labor law, taxes, unemployment benefits, freelancing), neighborhood guides, and an annual Berlin Startup Salary Survey. The platform also operates a sister site for the UK market at londonstartupjobs.co.uk.

Berlin Startup Jobs operates a pure subscription/recurring revenue model based on paid job postings across three tiers: Featured Job Posts (€300 for 90 days with premium homepage placement, email alerts, and social media promotion), Standard Posts (€120 for 90 days), and Internship Posts (€50 for 90 days). Volume discounts of up to 30% are available for package purchases. The platform restricts listings to direct Berlin-based startup employers, explicitly excluding third-party recruiters and headhunters, which supports its quality positioning. The company is bootstrapped with 1-10 employees, no disclosed external funding, and is founder-operated.

Name

Berlin Startup Jobs

Legal name

Berlin Startup Jobs

Website

https://berlinstartupjobs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Berlin Startup Jobs is a Berlin-based, WordPress-powered niche job board founded in 2011 that connects Berlin-headquartered startups with job seekers via tiered paid listings (€50-€300 per 90 days) and an extensive bilingual content library covering relocation, labor law, and salary data.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board Marketplace

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Online job board
• Startup recruitment platform
• Job marketplace
• Berlin tech jobs
• Employer branding listings

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Berlin Startup Jobs generates revenue through paid job postings. Companies pay to publish job listings on the platform with three tiers: Featured Job Posts (€300 for 90 days with premium placement, logo banner, email alerts, social media promotion), Internship Posts (€50 for 90 days with standard listing and social media), and Standard Posts (€120 for 90 days). Volume discounts of up to 30% are available for package purchases. VAT is added to all prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Berlin Startup Jobs operates a dedicated online job marketplace that aggregates open positions from Berlin-based startups and tech companies, allowing employers to publish listings via paid tiered postings (Featured €300/90 days, Standard €120/90 days, Internship €50/90 days) and allowing job seekers to browse and filter listings free of charge across 12 categories and skill areas. The platform also publishes a Berlin Guide featuring relocation resources, working-in-Berlin content, and an annual Berlin Startup Salary Survey to drive organic candidate traffic.

Product overview

Berlin Startup Jobs operates a single unified job board platform for Berlin-based startups and tech companies. The platform provides job listing services across 12 job categories (IT/Software Development, Marketing & Communications, Design/UX, Operations & Support, Sales, Product Management, HR/Recruiting, Finance, Internships, Freelance, Seeking Co-Founders, Other), featuring approximately 127 jobs from 94 startups. The platform also includes a Berlin Guide with relocation resources and a paid job posting service with multiple tiers (Featured, Standard, Internship).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• London Startup Jobs: Sister site for London startup jobs operating at londonstartupjobs.co.uk

Products and services

• Berlin Startup Jobs Job Board Primary platform connecting Berlin-based startups and tech companies with job seekers across categories including IT/Software Development, Marketing & Communications, Design/UX, Operations & Support, Sales, Product Management, HR/Recruiting, Finance, Internships, Freelance, Co-Founder, and Other; listings are filterable by category, skill, and company. Job seekers browse and apply free of charge; employers post paid listings via self-serve.
• Paid Job Posting (Featured / Standard / Internship tiers) Monetized paid job posting service for Berlin-based startup employers offering three subscription tiers on 90-day cycles: Featured (€300) with homepage banner, large category banner, employer branding, email alerts, and Facebook/Twitter promotion; Standard (€120) with email job alert listing and social posts; Internship (€50) with standard email listing and social posts. Volume discounts up to 30% are available on package purchases.

Quantifiable outcome

• 127 active job postings from 94 startups

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Aalen UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2016Collaborated on the Berlin Startup Salary Survey (May 2016). Aalen University contributed academic research capabilities and provided the research methodology. Survey was authored by university researchers including Prof. Dr. Ingo Scheuermann.
• JobspottingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2016Collaborated on the Berlin Startup Salary Survey (May 2016). Jobspotting, a job recommendations engine company founded in 2013 in Berlin, contributed data analysis and research support.
• LondonStartupJobs.co.ukminorOthersSister site for London startup jobs, operated separately but under similar brand positioning for the UK market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Global job search engine and aggregator that scrapes and surfaces listings from across the web, including from niche boards. Functions as a broad incumbent competing for employer recruitment budgets in Berlin and elsewhere.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with the dominant job-listing platform serving both startups and enterprises. Competes directly for Berlin startup employer budgets with free posting and a vastly larger candidate pool—poses the most significant competitive threat.
• Xing: German-speaking professional network with job-listing functionality, dominant in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, and owner of Honeypot. Broad incumbent competing for Berlin employer recruitment spend in the German-speaking market.
• StepStone: Leading German-language job board platform with deep penetration in the German employment market, including the Berlin tech segment. Broad incumbent competing for the same employer wallet with a German-language focus.

Direct peers

• RemoteOK: Remote-first startup and tech job board with similar target audience (startup/tech candidates) and self-serve employer posting model, though focused globally on remote roles rather than geographically on Berlin.
• Arbeitnow: Berlin and Europe-focused tech job board that aggregates startup and tech roles with a similar niche focus and audience of international tech talent seeking work in Germany/Europe—directly comparable in scope, audience, and listing-based monetization.
• Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent): Global startup-only job platform connecting early-stage and growth-stage startups with candidates seeking startup roles. Highly comparable target market (startup employers and candidates) and listing-based revenue model, though venture-backed and operating at much larger scale.
• Honeypot: Berlin-founded tech talent marketplace that matched senior tech professionals with companies (acquired by Xing/New Work in 2021). Direct peer in the Berlin tech-recruitment marketplace category, though with a stronger focus on senior talent and active matching rather than listings.
• WeWorkRemotely: Long-running remote job board serving the startup and tech community with a similar listing-based model and self-serve employer posting—comparable niche in startup/tech recruitment, though focused on remote roles.
• Y Combinator – Work at a Startup: Y Combinator's dedicated job board for roles at YC-backed startups, serving a nearly identical audience of startup-seeking candidates and startup employers, with a comparable listing-based model and brand-driven curation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/berlin_startups
• Facebookfacebook.com/berlinstartupjobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berlinstartupjobs-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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