Proteqt

What Proteqt does

Proteqt is a privately held Dutch recruitment agency headquartered in Amsterdam (Proteqt B.V., registered at Rokin 44-A) that specializes in placing cyber security, data, and cloud IT professionals. The firm was founded in 2020 by a team of consultants with over 15 years of combined recruitment experience, and serves organizations of varying sizes seeking specialized IT talent in the Netherlands and internationally.

The company operates three core service lines: permanent recruitment (consultancy, advisory, and mediation for long-term placements), freelance placement (connecting organizations with independent cyber security, data, and cloud experts for project-based work), and secondment (providing experts through secondment structures to resolve capacity issues). These services are delivered through three vertical specializations — Cyber Security Recruitment, Cloud Recruitment (covering Azure, AWS, and GCP roles), and Data Recruitment (covering analytics, data science, and data protection). There is no proprietary technology product; Proteqt is a relationship-driven staffing firm whose primary asset is its consultant network.

Proteqt's go-to-market is sales-led and direct, engaging enterprise and mid-market clients through its Amsterdam office, website contact forms, and LinkedIn. Revenue is generated via professional services fees on successful placements, freelance commissions, and secondment arrangements — pricing is individually negotiated and not publicly disclosed. Named enterprise clients include Bitvavo, Catawiki, LeasePlan, PostNL, Busuu, Schuberg Philis, AdAlliance, and CM. The firm operates with a small team of approximately six named consultants (Nick den Hartigh, Jaap Mens, Anna de Vita, Thom van Hoof, Terence Doua, Manon Hoope) and maintains an active content marketing presence via blog and LinkedIn to attract both client organizations and IT candidates.

Name

Proteqt

Legal name

Proteqt B.V.

Website

https://proteqt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Proteqt is a privately held Amsterdam-based recruitment agency placing cyber security, data, and cloud IT professionals through permanent, freelance, and secondment arrangements for Dutch and international enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Services: Fee-based recruitment services where Proteqt consults, advises, and mediates to create matches between clients and cyber security, data, and cloud experts. Revenue is generated through successful placements, likely as a percentage of candidate salary or fixed placement fees.
2. Freelance Placement: Connecting organizations with freelance cyber security, data, and cloud experts to resolve capacity issues. The company facilitates assignments and earns placement or commission fees.
3. Secondment Services: Providing data, cloud, and security experts through secondment structures to help organizations resolve capacity issues quickly and efficiently.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Proteqt is an IT recruitment and talent acquisition firm that consults, advises, and mediates to match client organizations with cyber security, data, and cloud IT professionals. Its services span three delivery models — permanent recruitment, freelance/contract placement, and secondment — and are organized around three vertical specializations: cyber security, cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP), and data (BI, data science, data engineering, data protection).

Product overview

Proteqt is a recruitment agency offering three core service lines — Recruitment (permanent placement), Freelance (contract/temporary staffing), and Secondment — all specialising in connecting organisations with cyber security, data, and cloud IT professionals. These services are delivered through three specialized verticals: Cyber Security Recruitment (covering roles such as engineers, penetration testers, security architects, and analysts), Cloud Recruitment (covering architects, DevOps engineers, migration specialists across Azure, AWS, and GCP), and Data Recruitment (covering analysts, scientists, engineers, and architects). The portfolio is unified under the Proteqt brand as a staffing and talent acquisition platform rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Services Consultancy, advisory, and mediation services that match client organizations with cyber security, data, and cloud IT professionals for permanent roles, prioritizing long-term client-candidate relationships.
• Freelance Services Connects organizations with freelance cyber security, data, and cloud experts to resolve capacity issues through a personal and transparent matching process for contract and project-based assignments.
• Secondment Services Provides data, cloud, and security experts through a secondment structure to help organizations resolve IT capacity issues quickly and efficiently.
• Cyber Security Recruitment Specialized recruitment services for cyber security positions including Cyber Security Engineer, Penetration Tester, Information Security Officer, Security Architect, Security Operations Analyst, Security Manager, Network Security Engineer, Security Auditor, Business Security Consultant, and Security Threat Engineer.
• Cloud Recruitment Recruitment services for cloud positions including Cloud Solutions Architect, Cloud DevOps Engineer, Cloud Operations Manager, Cloud Engineer, Cloud Migration Specialist, Cloud Architect, Cloud Infrastructure Specialist, and Cloud Security Engineer across Azure, AWS, and GCP platforms.
• Data Recruitment Recruitment services for data positions including Business Intelligence Analyst, Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Data Engineer, Data Protection Officer, Data Analyst, Data Analytics Manager, and Data Architect, spanning data analytics, data science, and data protection.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 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 highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Computer Futures: Established IT recruitment brand operating across Europe including the Netherlands, covering technology, data, and security roles. Comparable mid-market enterprise client base.
• Anderson Frank: Recruitment firm dedicated to cloud, DataOps, and Salesforce ecosystems. Comparable to Proteqt's Data and Cloud verticals, serving similar enterprise clients with data engineering and cloud roles.
• Nigel Frank International: Specialist global recruiter focused on Microsoft technology and cloud ecosystem roles. Direct comparability to Proteqt's Cloud Recruitment vertical (Azure/AWS/GCP architects, DevOps engineers, migration specialists).
• Jefferson Frank: Pure-play AWS and cloud technology recruitment firm. Directly comparable to Proteqt's cloud specialization, with similar candidate pools and enterprise client targets.
• Darwin Recruitment: Multi-vertical technology recruiter with strong presence in cyber security, cloud, and data across Europe. Directly comparable scope of specializations to Proteqt's three pillars.
• Optima Cyber: Dutch-based recruitment firm focused on cyber security professionals. Closest geographic and vertical peer to Proteqt's Cyber Security Recruitment offering.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Large global staffing and consulting firm with technology and cybersecurity recruiting practices. A broader incumbent that competes for mid-market and enterprise IT hires alongside Proteqt.
• Michael Page Technology: Global professional recruitment brand with a dedicated technology division recruiting across data, cloud, and security. Overlaps with Proteqt's verticals as part of a much wider industry coverage.
• Hays: Global staffing firm with a sizeable Technology practice covering cyber, cloud, and data recruitment. Competes with Proteqt for the same enterprise mandates but offers a much broader multi-sector portfolio.

Emerging players

• Toptal: Technology-focused freelance talent marketplace connecting enterprises with vetted developers, data scientists, and security experts. Competes with Proteqt's freelance/secondment model through a platform-driven approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/proteqt/jobs/?viewAsMember=true

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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