Topjobs

What Topjobs does

Topjobs operates topjobs.lk, a web-based online job portal serving as a two-sided marketplace connecting Sri Lankan employers with job seekers. The platform is positioned as Sri Lanka's leading online job network, with listings spanning 30+ functional categories including IT (software, hardware, telecoms), accounting, banking and finance, sales and marketing, HR, engineering, hospitality, education, healthcare, legal, apparel, tourism, manufacturing, logistics, and international development. Notable employer users include the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, Sri Lanka Insurance Life, Access Engineering PLC, Lyceum International School, SLIIT, Alpha Industries, Star Garments Group, and Lanka Walltiles PLC. Candidate-side support includes a homepage WhatsApp contact channel, application management via registered user accounts, and a Recent 100 Jobs listing.

The product is delivered entirely as a website (no native mobile app is indicated in the source data) with employer-facing functionality for posting vacancies, viewing employer testimonials, and accessing a Top Employers showcase. The underlying technology is a web-based job board platform with categorical navigation and applicant tracking; no proprietary AI/ML, APIs, SDKs, MCP servers, or documented integrations are disclosed. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, though the revenue model is characterized as subscription/recurring job posting and advertising services sold to employers.

The business model is therefore a single-geography, subscription-driven employer-pay job board headquartered in Colombo. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, subsidiaries, management team, or financial statements. Operating geography is limited to Sri Lanka within the South Asia region. No awards, patents, partnerships, regulatory actions, M&A activity, leadership changes, or product launches beyond the core portal are documented in the source data.

Name

Topjobs

Website

https://topjobs.lk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Topjobs (topjobs.lk) is a Sri Lanka-based web job portal that connects local employers with job seekers across 30+ functional categories through subscription-based job posting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Portal / Recruitment Marketplace

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Vertical/Specialty Search (e.g., jobs, real estate, travel, products) (BPAMAAAD)

Keywords

• Online job portal
• Job vacancy listings
• Recruitment advertising
• Career networking
• Employment marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Colombo

HQ country

Sri Lanka

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting/Advertising Services: The platform generates revenue by charging employers to post job vacancies on the platform, enabling them to reach job seekers across Sri Lanka through categorized job listings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Topjobs operates a Sri Lanka-focused online job portal that connects employers posting vacancies with job seekers searching for employment. The platform offers categorized job listings across more than 30 functional areas, employer vacancy posting services, candidate application management, and employer branding features such as top employer listings and customer testimonials. Job seekers can search and apply for positions for free, while employers pay subscription-based fees to post jobs.

Product overview

Topjobs operates as a single unified job portal platform for the Sri Lankan employment market. The platform serves as an intermediary between employers posting vacancies and job seekers searching for opportunities, offering categorized job listings across 30+ functional areas including IT, accounting, banking, healthcare, hospitality, and more. The core product provides employer services (vacancy posting, employer testimonials, top employer listings), candidate services (job search, application management), and applicant support via WhatsApp.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Topjobs Job Portal Platform A Sri Lanka-based online job portal that connects employers with job seekers, enabling vacancy posting, job search by functional area, and candidate application management across more than 30 functional areas and industry sectors.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Jobstreet (SEEK): Jobstreet is a large Southeast Asia-focused job portal owned by SEEK, operating a multi-country employer-paid job board model with deep functional category coverage. It is comparable to Topjobs as a multi-functional, employer-monetized vertical job search platform, though operating across multiple geographies at much greater scale.
• Naukri.com (InfoEdge): Naukri is India's dominant online job portal and a public-market peer that monetizes via recruiter subscriptions, resume database access, and employer branding products. It operates a similar vertical-search, employer-paid model to Topjobs but at vastly larger scale, making it the most relevant incumbent comparable for unit economics and product roadmap.
• Indeed: Indeed is the world's largest job search engine, aggregating listings globally and monetizing via employer-sponsored placement and pay-per-click job ads. It directly competes with Topjobs for any cross-border employer campaigns targeting Sri Lankan candidates, representing the global incumbent threat in the same vertical search category.
• LinkedIn (Microsoft): LinkedIn operates the dominant professional network and a major job board business, monetizing recruiter subscriptions, job postings, and talent insights. As a global incumbent entering Sri Lanka with professional-grade employer branding and candidate search, LinkedIn is the principal competitive constraint on Topjobs' enterprise segment.

Regional players

• Rozee.pk: Rozee.pk is Pakistan's leading online job portal, providing a web-based platform for employer job postings and candidate search across industries. It shares the South Asian, single-country, employer-paid business model with Topjobs and represents the most directly comparable regional peer in terms of market structure and customer base.
• Foundit (formerly Monster): Foundit is a global recruitment platform with strong presence in India and Southeast Asia, offering job postings, resume search, and employer branding products. Its subscription-driven, multi-category job board model and South Asian market overlap make it a direct regional peer to Topjobs for cross-border employer campaigns.
• BDJobs: BDJobs is the leading online job portal in Bangladesh, operating a two-sided marketplace connecting employers with job seekers across functional categories. It is the closest geographic and product-model peer to Topjobs given similar South Asian market dynamics, subscription-based job posting revenue, and web-first platform.
• Bayt.com: Bayt.com is the leading online job portal in the Middle East, operating a web-based two-sided marketplace for employers and job seekers across functional areas and the Gulf region. Its subscription-based job posting model and breadth of functional categories make it highly comparable to Topjobs' business model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/topjobsLK
• Facebookfacebook.com/topjobs.lk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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