What Iventa does

Iventa is a privately-held HR services and technology company founded in 1991 in Austria by Christiana Mayer, now operated under family-controlled ownership led by Managing Partner Martin Mayer. Headquartered in Vienna with a secondary registered office in Neuss, Germany, the company operates across the DACH region (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) plus Romania through ten office locations and approximately 100 employees. The firm serves enterprise customers across the full employee lifecycle, offering employer branding, executive search, recruiting, organizational development, and leadership training services, with named customers spanning professional services, manufacturing, utilities, retail, construction, transportation, and healthcare (including Forvis Mazars, STRABAG, WAGO, Birkenstock, MediaMarkt Saturn, and Westbahn).

The company's technology stack rests on three proprietary products: STELLA (a centralized platform for managing job postings, advertising contingents, and campaign performance across media channels), JobPost API (a multiposting API enabling direct ATS integration and real-time channel analytics), and SMART TRANSFER (an applicant-data middleware that bridges job boards and ATS systems with GDPR-compliant, structured data exchange). Iventa positions itself as a technology-augmented HR consultancy rather than a pure software vendor, layering consulting, advisory, and software into an integrated offering supplemented by the Scout4Skills Recruiting-as-a-Service subscription product and an AI-powered recruiting partnership with PastaHR in Switzerland.

Revenue is generated through four streams: project-based professional services fees for executive search and consulting (with a one-month placement guarantee), transaction-based media placement markups on job advertising (standardized LinkedIn packages priced €390–€730), recurring software subscriptions for STELLA and the JobPost API, and on-demand recruiting capacity via Scout4Skills. Go-to-market is hybrid, combining direct field sales through regional offices, a self-serve STELLA platform, channel/ATS partnerships enabled by the JobPost API, LinkedIn Gold Partner status, and event-driven demand generation through webinars, the 'Menschen und Karrieren' podcast, the HR Professional Program, and co-marketing with BPM Österreich.

Name

Iventa

Legal name

Iventa Group Holding GmbH

Website

https://iventa.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Iventa is a family-owned HR services and technology company operating across the DACH region and Romania, providing employer branding, executive search, recruiting, and proprietary job-posting software (STELLA, JobPost API, SMART TRANSFER) to enterprise customers in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources & Recruiting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), HR Service Delivery, Case Management & Employee Self-Service (BPACAPAL), HR Technology (HRIS/HCM) Advisory & Implementation (BPAHAGAG)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Recruiting consulting
• Employer branding services
• Job advertising platforms
• HR technology software

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruiting & Placement Services: Executive search and personnel search and selection services. Iventa offers placement of candidates with a 1-month success guarantee. Fees are project-based and defined in written offers/confirmations. Additional costs for travel, accommodation, and advertising may apply.
2. Job Advertising & Media: Placement of job advertisements and other advertising materials in media channels selected with the client. Iventa acts as an intermediary, billing on behalf of the client per the applicable media rate card. Revenue derived from media markups and service fees.
3. Employer Branding & Organizational Development: Consulting services for strengthening employer attractiveness and corporate culture, including team and leadership training. Delivered as bespoke advisory projects scoped in written proposals.
4. Software Subscriptions (STELLA, JobPost API): STELLA platform for multiposting and campaign management, and the JobPost API for ATS integrations, are offered as software tools. Revenue is generated through subscription and usage-based models, with no license costs for the API.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Iventa provides full-lifecycle HR solutions to organizations across the DACH region, combining executive search and personnel selection, employer branding consulting, multi-channel job advertising, and proprietary recruiting software. Its technology stack — STELLA, JobPost API, and SMART TRANSFER — underpins multiposting, ATS integration, and applicant data automation, while services such as Recruiting-as-a-Service (via Scout4Skills) and the PastaHR partnership extend on-demand sourcing and AI-driven recruiting capabilities.

Product overview

Iventa offers a comprehensive HR technology portfolio covering the entire employee lifecycle. The core platform is Iventa STELLA, which serves as the central hub for job posting management, campaign control, and reporting. This platform is enhanced by the JobPost API for programmatic multiposting integration with ATS systems, SMART TRANSFER for seamless applicant data middleware between job boards and ATS, and LinkedIn Job Packages for targeted social recruitment advertising. The portfolio spans employer branding, smart recruiting, candidate reach (media placement), and digital HR tools, with specialized services including Recruiting as a Service via Scout4Skills partnership and AI-powered recruitment technology through PastaHR.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TopJobs by Iventa: Job portal for posting and managing job openings for clients
• Iventa STELLA
• Iventa SMART TRANSFER
• Iventa JobPost API
• Scout4Skills

Products and services

• Iventa STELLA Central recruitment management platform that lets customers handle job postings, advertising contingents, multi-channel campaigns, and performance reporting from a single interface; supports multiposting across multiple media channels and is the core software offering of Iventa's HR technology stack.
• Iventa JobPost API (V2) Programmatic API enabling multiposting, e-Recruiting, and recruitment marketing by allowing ATS systems to publish job postings across all major channels (online job boards, social media, job search engines, Google Jobs, communities, and print) with real-time performance analytics and Big Data-driven automated channel suggestions.
• Iventa SMART TRANSFER Applicant-data middleware that bridges job boards and ATS systems to provide automated, end-to-end transfer of structured application data without media breaks, with real-time reporting and GDPR-compliant data processing.
• LinkedIn Job Packages (Urgent / Pro / Ultimate / Ultimate Invited Candidates) Managed LinkedIn job-advertising packages (Urgent, Pro, Ultimate, Ultimate Invited Candidates) with automated candidate outreach and varying visibility, durations, and refresh options; positioned as a turnkey service for targeted candidate reach on LinkedIn.
• Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) via Scout4Skills Scalable, on-demand recruiting model delivered through Scout4Skills that enables companies to book dedicated recruiting capacity and active-sourcing specialists for defined periods, combining deep consulting expertise with flexible subscription-based scalability for hiring peaks.
• Executive Search / Personnel Search and Selection Executive search and personnel search and selection services including C-level and senior leadership placement, with a 1-month success guarantee; fees are project-based and defined in written offers and confirmations.
• Employer Branding & Organizational Development Consulting services that strengthen employer attractiveness and corporate culture, including team and leadership training and broader organizational development; delivered as bespoke advisory projects scoped in written proposals.
• Job Advertising & Media Placement Placement of job advertisements and recruitment advertising materials across media channels selected jointly with the client; Iventa acts as intermediary, billing on behalf of clients per the applicable media rate card with revenue derived from media markups and service fees.
• Iventa × PastaHR AI-Powered Recruiting Solution (Switzerland) Swiss-market recruiting offering combining Iventa's HR consulting, STELLA multiposting, and media reach with PastaHR's AI-powered candidate screening (JobFit), dialog-based online applications (WhatsApp/chat), automated interview booking, and direct ATS integrations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% productivity increase in recruiting teams through automated data transfer via SMART TRANSFER
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PastaHRcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 June 2026Strategic partnership between Iventa and PastaHR (a Zürich-based HR-tech company) to provide Swiss companies with a comprehensive, modern recruiting approach. Iventa contributes HR strategy, media expertise, and the STELLA platform; PastaHR contributes AI-powered recruiting technology including dialog-based online applications (WhatsApp, chat), AI-supported screening via JobFit, automated interview booking, and direct ATS integrations. The partnership aims to make recruiting processes simpler, more efficient, and more candidate-friendly across Switzerland.
• Scout4SkillscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScout4Skills is part of the Iventa Group and serves as the vehicle for Recruiting as a Service (RaaS) offerings. It provides on-demand recruiting capacity and sourcing specialists on a flexible subscription basis, complementing Iventa's bespoke consulting services. This enables clients to choose between deep tailored advisory and scalable on-demand recruiting support.
• onlyfy by XINGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in the context of a joint webinar series. Andrew Mairon, VP Business ATS at onlyfy by XING (one of the leading applicant management systems in the DACH region), co-presented with Iventa Germany CEO Timm Schröder on the topic of Agentic AI in recruiting. The webinar explored how AI is changing recruiting decision-making from the ATS perspective.
• disruptiOconsult (Prof. Dr. Dirk Bildhäuser)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic and consulting collaboration for a joint webinar on 'When Machines Recruit – How Do Humans Retain Leadership?' Prof. Dr. Dirk Bildhäuser, a professor for systemic consulting with 25+ years of experience in leadership and organizational culture, co-presented with Iventa Germany on combining AI agents with human reflection in recruiting and leadership.
• Nejo (AI Job Search Engine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint webinar collaboration on 'Recruiting 2026 – How AI Is Changing Job Searching'. Nejo is an AI-based job search engine. Iventa contributed HR expertise; Nejo contributed technology and product perspective on how AI is transforming the candidate job search experience and what this means for employer visibility strategies.
• BPM – Bundesverband der Personalmanager*innen ÖsterreichminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBPM is a professional association representing approximately 5,000 HR professionals in Germany and Austria. Iventa is a supporting member and co-hosts the Morning Session workshop series with BPM, targeting HR decision-makers. BPM members receive priority registration ('BPM-Mitglied first') for these events.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hays: Hays is a global recruiting and workforce solutions firm with deep presence across DACH, offering executive search, permanent placement, and recruitment process outsourcing. It is a direct peer to Iventa given overlapping services (executive search, employer branding, RPO-adjacent services) and overlapping DACH enterprise customer base, though at significantly larger scale.
• PageGroup (Michael Page): PageGroup operates Michael Page and Page Personnel, providing specialist recruitment and executive search globally with strong DACH operations. It is a direct peer to Iventa in mid-senior permanent placement, employer branding-adjacent advisory services and enterprise talent mandates across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
• DIS AG: DIS AG is a German-headquartered HR services company specializing in placement of professionals, executive search and contract staffing. It is a direct regional peer to Iventa Germany, offering overlapping permanent placement and HR consulting services to enterprise and mid-market clients.
• StepStone: StepStone is one of the leading DACH job boards and recruitment marketing platforms, with multiposting, employer branding and ATS-integration products. It competes directly with Iventa's STELLA platform, JobPost API and TopJobs portal on candidate reach and recruitment media distribution.
• onlyfy by XING (New Work SE): onlyfy by XING is a leading DACH applicant management system and recruiting platform that Iventa explicitly partners and co-markets with. It is a direct peer on job advertising distribution, ATS integration and recruiting technology in the DACH market, and competes on multiposting and recruitment marketing where Iventa's STELLA and JobPost API operate.

Emerging players

• Personio: Personio is a Munich-headquartered HRIS / HCM platform serving SMB and mid-market customers across Europe, including HRIS, recruiting and employer branding workflows. It is an emerging peer that overlaps with Iventa on digitized recruiting and HR service delivery for the DACH mid-market, while offering a pure-software alternative to Iventa's bundled service model.
• SmartRecruiters: SmartRecruiters is a global ATS and talent acquisition suite used by mid-market and enterprise employers, with multiposting, CRM and AI-driven matching. It is an emerging peer that competes with Iventa's JobPost API and STELLA on multiposting and ATS-integrated recruitment marketing, particularly for European enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Hays Life Sciences / Robert Half (DACH): Robert Half is a global staffing and consulting firm with DACH operations placing finance, accounting, technology and administrative professionals. It is a broad incumbent peer that competes with Iventa on placement and consulting for enterprise and mid-market accounts across the same region, but at materially larger scale and broader service scope.
• Randstad (GULP / Randstad Germany): Randstad's GULP unit is a major IT and professional staffing brand in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and Randstad Sourceing RPO serves enterprise recruiting needs. It is a broad incumbent peer to Iventa's recruiting and RaaS offerings, operating at significantly greater scale and broader service portfolio across the same DACH markets.
• Adecco Germany (Adecco Group): Adecco is one of the largest global staffing and workforce solutions providers, with significant German-speaking country operations in permanent placement, temp staffing and recruitment process outsourcing. It is a broad incumbent peer to Iventa on enterprise recruiting and HR services in DACH, though at vastly larger scale and service breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iventa_group
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@iventagruppo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iventagroup
• Instagraminstagram.com/iventa.group

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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