gateway.one

What gateway.one does

Gateway.one, operated by GATEWAY Solutions AG, is a Swiss vocational education and apprenticeship matching platform founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bern, Switzerland (registered entity: GATEWAY Solutions AG, CHE commercial register number CH-035.4.020.310-3, CEO Adrian Krebs). The company connects young Swiss job seekers aged approximately 13-16+ with training companies offering apprenticeships, trial internships, and gap-year programs, serving all 26 cantons in German, French, and Italian through the junior.gateway.one portal. Its core product suite centers on proprietary, trademarked aptitude assessment tools — WayFi® Berufswahlanalyse (15-minute vocational aptitude analysis), Multicheck® (seven-domain competency assessment), Basic Check® (profession-neutral aptitude), IdentyFi® (personality analysis), and the AGVS Eignungstest (automotive-specific) — backed by structured content such as the Berufskompass textbook and a Berufe von A-Z directory of Swiss professions. The matching algorithm claims to surface suitable apprenticeships in approximately 15 minutes, and content quality is validated through academic collaborations with the University of Bern and the University of Basel under DIN 33430 occupational diagnostics standards.

The platform is built as a cloud-native SaaS on Google Cloud Platform (Firestore database, Vertex AI for Gemini integration), with Edulog SSO embedded for Swiss school authentication and a virtual Wayfi Job Fair complementing physical career fairs such as OBA St. Gallen and Salon des Métiers et de la Formation. AI is layered in as a writing/automation assistant rather than as a proprietary model. The business model blends three revenue streams: recurring apprenticeship-listing fees from training companies posting vacancies on the platform, per-test transaction fees on aptitude assessments (Multicheck®, Basic Check®, IdentyFi®, AGVS), and professional-services revenue from employer-side active sourcing and eignungsanalysen recruitment support. Go-to-market is hybrid: product-led growth via a self-service web platform for students and SMB employers, event-driven via career fairs and webinars, and community-led via schools, parents, and teachers. The company has expanded into adjacent adult professional development through the separate gatewayone.pro PRO platform.

Name

gateway.one

Legal name

GATEWAY Solutions AG

Website

https://gateway.one

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

gateway.one is a Swiss vocational education platform that connects young job seekers with apprenticeship opportunities across all 26 cantons via aptitude assessments (WayFi®, Multicheck®) and a matching algorithm, serving students, training companies, schools, and parents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education & Apprenticeship Matching Platform

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

Keywords

• Vocational career matching
• Apprenticeship placement platform
• Aptitude assessment services
• Career orientation tools
• Job matching technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Apprenticeship Listing Fees: Companies pay to publish apprenticeship vacancies on the platform, enabling direct access to candidate pool of students registered on gateway.one.
2. Aptitude Assessment Services: Revenue generated from Multicheck® and other aptitude testing services (Basic Check®, IdentyFi®, AGVS Eignungstest) used by students and companies for recruitment and career guidance.
3. Employer Recruitment Solutions: Companies utilize active sourcing technology and eignungsanalysen services for recruiting apprentices, including tools for candidate matching and profile evaluation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

gateway.one is a Swiss cloud-based vocational career-matching platform that connects students aged roughly 13-16+ with apprenticeship opportunities at Swiss training companies. Its core offering combines proprietary aptitude assessment tools (WayFi®, Multicheck®, Basic Check®, IdentyFi®, AGVS Eignungstest) with an algorithmic matching portal (junior.gateway.one) that produces apprenticeship matches in approximately 15 minutes. The platform also serves employers with vacancy posting, active sourcing, and recruitment assessment services, and operates across all Swiss language regions (German, French, Italian).

Product overview

gateway.one is a Swiss vocational education and apprenticeship platform operating as a unified ecosystem with a youth-focused primary platform and professional development extension. The core platform centers on the junior.gateway.one matching portal, which connects apprentices with training companies through algorithmic matchmaking. Supporting the matching engine are aptitude assessment products including WayFi® Berufswahlanalyse (career aptitude analysis), Multicheck® (profession-specific aptitude tests), Basic Check® (neutral aptitude evaluation), IdentyFi® (personality analysis), and AGVS Eignungstest (automotive sector assessment). The Berufskompass textbook and Berufe von A-Z directory provide career exploration resources, while Mokai and Wayfi Job Fair offer supplementary vocational education services. For employers, the Lehrstellenausschreibungen and Eignungsanalysen modules enable companies to post vacancies and evaluate candidates. The gatewayone.pro platform extends services to adult professional development. The platform incorporates Google Gemini AI for intelligent writing assistance and recruitment automation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WayFi: Berufswahlanalyse - vocational career orientation analysis tool
• Multicheck
• Basic Check
• IdentyFi
• Mokai

Products and services

• WayFi® Berufswahlanalyse Vocational aptitude analysis tool that helps users discover suitable professional fields and matches them to apprenticeship opportunities in approximately 15 minutes.
• Multicheck® Eignungsanalyse Computer-based aptitude and competency analysis for vocational selection, evaluating school knowledge, cognitive abilities, and professional competencies across seven professional groups.
• Basic Check® Profession-neutral aptitude assessment tool that provides a general evaluation of a candidate's abilities for career orientation.
• IdentyFi® Personality analysis tool that assesses individual personality traits to support career orientation and matching.
• AGVS Eignungstest Aptitude test specifically designed for the automotive sector (Auto Gewerbe Verband Schweiz) to evaluate suitability for vehicle-related professions.
• junior.gateway.one Portal Online platform connecting apprentices with Swiss training companies through matching algorithms; enables job seekers to create profiles, search apprenticeships, submit applications, and manage their candidacy process.
• Lehrstellenausschreibungen (Apprenticeship Listings) Employer-facing service allowing companies to publish apprenticeship vacancies on the gateway.one platform and reach candidates through the junior.gateway.one portal.
• Eignungsanalysen (Recruitment Aptitude Analyses) Recruitment assessment tools for companies to evaluate and select suitable apprenticeship candidates using standardized aptitude tests.
• Mokai Overview platform for vocational education providing at-a-glance information about Swiss training programs and career pathways.
• Berufskompass Educational textbook covering all professions in Switzerland, serving as a comprehensive career guidance resource for youth.
• Wayfi Job Fair Virtual career fair platform enabling companies to connect with potential apprentices and conduct digital recruitment events.
• gatewayone.pro Professional development platform offering continuing education resources and services for adults, distinct from the youth-focused gateway.one primary platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Find your apprenticeship match in 15 minutes using the matching check

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Professional Associations (Berufsverbände)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVarious Swiss professional associations collaborate with gateway.one to provide accurate profession information and apprenticeship listings. Mentioned partners include: SVV (Schweizerischer Versicherungsverband), OKGT (presumably occupational group), VSR/Storen (Sonnenschutz/Stoffe). Associations help maintain up-to-date career information and connect with industry-specific training opportunities.
• Google (Gemini AI via Google Cloud Vertex AI)coreTechnology or Integrationgateway.one uses Google Gemini AI technologies through Google Cloud Vertex AI platform as an intelligent writing assistant, analysis, and automation tool. Data processing occurs in protected, isolated environments. Customer data is not transmitted to Google for its own purposes or used to train public AI models.
• Expected Behavior, LLC (DocRaptor)Technology or IntegrationDocRaptor service used to convert HTML profile data to PDF format for CV generation. Profile data transmitted encrypted to Expected Behavior servers in the USA, processed automatically, and returned as encrypted PDF. Data deleted after processing.
• EdulogcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEdulog is a Swiss educational identity federation allowing students to authenticate using institutional credentials from their school. Facilitates seamless onboarding for students and ensures verified identity information (name, date of birth) is imported into gateway.one profiles.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Global professional network increasingly used for early-career and apprenticeship hiring in Europe. Serves as a competing distribution and matching channel for employers that gateway.one targets.
• Xing: Leading DACH-region professional network. Provides career-matching and recruitment functionality that overlaps with gateway.one's employer-facing tools, though targeted at experienced professionals rather than school-leavers.
• Jobs.ch: Switzerland's largest general-purpose job platform, operated by SMG Swiss Marketplace Group. Competes with gateway.one for employer recruitment spend and broader awareness, though it is not specialized in apprenticeships.
• StepStone: Major DACH-region job board with Swiss operations. Competes for employer recruitment budgets and provides a broader-scope alternative to gateway.one's apprenticeship-focused vertical.
• Indeed: Global job-matching aggregator with a Swiss presence. Represents a free, broad-reach alternative for employer vacancy distribution and could pressure gateway.one's listing fees.

Direct peers

• jobwinner: Swiss career and apprenticeship portal for school graduates, offering CV tools, aptitude assessments, and vacancy listings — overlapping heavily with gateway.one's career-orientation and matching offerings.
• Yousty: Swiss youth-focused apprenticeship matching platform that connects students with Lehrbetriebe. Direct competitor in the same niche, serving the same Swiss school-to-apprenticeship transition with a similar multi-sided model.

Emerging players

• AvenirFormation: Swiss career-guidance site focused on post-compulsory education pathways (apprenticeships, gymnasiums, etc.). Provides free orientation content and partial overlap with gateway.one's Berufswahl content library.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@gateway_one
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gateway-solutions-ag
• Instagraminstagram.com/gateway.one

Compliance2 records

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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