Care-Connect

What Care-Connect does

Care-Connect GmbH & Co. KG is a Hamburg-headquartered, family-controlled online marketplace that connects freelance healthcare professionals — including nurses (Krankenschwestern), caregivers (Altenpfleger), and freelance doctors (Honorarärzte) — with healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient care services, rehabilitation clinics, and specialty clinics. The platform operates a web portal (www.care-connect.de) where freelancers post availability and hourly rates and facilities post job requests (Gesuche), with bookings and contracts executed online and offline. Care-Connect earns a commission on each completed placement, billed separately to the facility, and offers three add-on modules: Sofortauszahlung (Instant Payout) at a 3.75% skonto, a Billing & Invoicing Service handling weekly invoicing and collections, and a mutual Rating & Review system. There is no public API, SDK, or mobile app, and the technology is a conventional self-service web portal supplemented by telephone-based office support.

The company originated as Fachpflege-Vermittlung Freudenberg, a nursing placement agency, and was rebranded and relaunched as Care-Connect on terms effective 15 January 2014, migrating family-business expertise onto a digital marketplace. It is structured as a German GmbH & Co. KG with Freudenberg Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH as the personally liable general partner and Sibilla Freudenberg as Managing Director (Geschäftsführer). Operations span the DACH region — Germany, Switzerland, and Austria — with the 'Care-Connect' brand registered as a Europe-wide trademark and GDPR-compliant privacy practices in place.

Care-Connect's commercial model is a transaction-fee marketplace with optional paid services: commission revenue from facility placements, plus fee-based instant-payout financing, billing/invoicing outsourcing, and a free rating system that supports trust between transacting parties. Distribution is via the self-service web portal and inbound telephone support; marketing channels include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, and an Aktuelles (News) blog on healthcare-sector developments. The company is privately held with no disclosed revenue, headcount, or external funding, indicating a small, founder-controlled operating profile.

Name

Care-Connect

Legal name

Care-Connect GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://care-connect.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Care-Connect GmbH & Co. KG is a Hamburg-based two-sided online marketplace that matches freelance nurses, caregivers, and doctors with hospitals, nursing homes, and outpatient care providers across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, earning a commission on each successful placement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Temporary, On-Demand & Short-Notice Caregiver Staffing (HSABAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Healthcare On‑Demand Platforms (Telehealth, Home Care, Nursing) (BPAMAHAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing marketplace
• Freelance nurse placement
• Medical temp staffing
• Healthcare professional matching
• Care facility recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission on placements: Care-Connect earns a commission on each successful placement/match between freelance healthcare professionals and facilities. The commission is charged to the client (facility/employer) and is separate from the freelancer's hourly rate displayed on the platform. The commission is calculated and billed alongside the service contract between the facility and the freelance professional.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Care-Connect operates a two-sided online marketplace that connects freelance healthcare professionals (nurses, caregivers, doctors, specialists) with healthcare facilities (hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient care services, rehab clinics) across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Freelancers register to list their availability and hourly rates while facilities post job requests, with Care-Connect taking a commission on each successful placement. The company also provides phone-based support, office services, billing/invoicing, and a mutual rating system.

Product overview

Care-Connect is a single-product healthcare staffing platform consisting of the Care-Connect Freelancer Portal as its core offering. The platform operates as a digital marketplace connecting freelance nurses, caregivers, and freelance doctors with healthcare facilities across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Optional paid services include the Sofortauszahlung (Instant Payout) module for immediate freelancer compensation and a full billing/invoicing service that Care-Connect manages on behalf of users. A built-in rating and review system enables mutual evaluations after each assignment. There is no modular platform architecture with separate product tiers—the offering is unified around the core portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Care-Connect Freelancer Portal

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Helios Kliniken: One of Europe's largest hospital operators and a major buyer of temporary healthcare staffing in Germany. Not a direct competitor but represents an institutional customer-side counterpart whose procurement patterns shape Care-Connect's addressable market.

Direct peers

• Pflegix: German online marketplace connecting care professionals (Pflegekräfte) with care recipients and facilities for in-home and facility-based care. Directly competes with Care-Connect in caregiver matching across Germany.
• Careship: German digital marketplace that matches freelance caregivers and nurses with families and care facilities. Closely overlaps with Care-Connect's two-sided healthcare staffing model, especially in private household care and 24-hour care segments in Germany.
• Vivian: German digital healthcare jobs platform connecting medical and nursing professionals with employers, including temporary and permanent placements. Competes directly with Care-Connect on freelancer acquisition and facility hiring in DACH.
• doctari: German platform specializing in placement of freelance doctors (Honorarärzte) and medical professionals. Directly competes with Care-Connect's "Honorarärzte" segment within the freelance healthcare professional category.

Emerging players

• Medijob.de: German job portal focused on medical and healthcare positions, including nursing and physician roles. Overlaps with Care-Connect's facility-side demand capture, though with broader (permanent + temporary) scope.
• CareLinx: US-based digital marketplace connecting caregivers with families and seniors for in-home care. Operates in a different geography but addresses a structurally similar problem (matching freelance caregivers with care recipients) via a comparable platform model.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Medical Germany: Global staffing leader with a specialized medical division in Germany placing nurses, physicians, and care professionals. Overlaps with Care-Connect's marketplace model but operates as a traditional agency with broader staffing scope.
• ManpowerGroup Healthcare: Global workforce solutions provider with a healthcare staffing vertical in Germany. Competes with Care-Connect for facility staffing contracts but offers broader talent solutions including permanent placement and workforce consulting.
• Randstad Healthcare Germany: Major global staffing firm with a dedicated healthcare division in Germany providing temporary and permanent medical staffing. Competes with Care-Connect on facility-side staffing supply but with a broader portfolio across industries and geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/pflegevermittlung
• Facebookfacebook.com/CareConnectDE
• Xx.com/CareConnectDE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/care-connect-gmbh-co-kg

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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