What Jelle does

Jelle is a privately-held Dutch employment agency (uitzendbureau) operating as Jelle B.V. from Rotterdam since approximately 1985, placing temporary and permanent staff with employers in logistics, technology, production, and services sectors. The company serves a two-sided market: individual job seekers — accessed via a multilingual website, walk-in office, WhatsApp, and phone — and client companies reached through consultant-led direct sales. Named case studies reference employers in logistics, food production, solar energy, and warehousing, indicating a diversified SMB/mid-market employer base rather than reliance on a small number of large accounts.

Jelle's operating model is built around an AI-augmented recruitment workflow layered on top of human recruiter judgement. Three named proprietary AI components drive the funnel: Eva, a digital assistant that contacts candidates immediately after application and conducts initial screening via text-based dialogue; Scotty, an inbound candidate management tool; and Recruit Robin, a proactive AI sourcing engine. These feed automated interview scheduling, DocuSign contract handling, WhatsApp Business no-show signaling, and candidate data enrichment. The company is migrating its automation backbone from Power Automate to n8n and Python, as signalled by an open Automation Engineer vacancy, and is building internal AI tooling with direct director-level oversight.

Jelle monetises through transaction fees on temporary staffing placements (markup on worker wages) and one-time permanent placement fees from employers, with pricing handled on a quote basis rather than published rates. Distribution is multi-channel: a self-serve website portal with 100+ active vacancies, consultant-led direct sales to employer clients, walk-in office visits, WhatsApp at +31 6 405 62 674, and a phone line at 088 7000 300. The Geluksmomenten (Lucky Moments) campaign — running annually since 2015 with a 10-year milestone in 2025 — is a brand-building and CSR initiative rather than a revenue stream, focused on local community visibility in the Rotterdam/South Holland region.

Name

Jelle

Legal name

Jelle B.V.

Website

https://jelle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jelle is a Rotterdam-based Dutch employment agency (Jelle B.V.) founded in 1985 that places temporary and permanent staff via AI-powered screening (Eva, Scotty, Recruit Robin) combined with human recruiters, serving job seekers and employers in logistics, technology, production, and services across the South Holland region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Employment Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Temp-to-Hire Staffing (BPACACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF), Remote & Global/Multilingual Direct Hire (BPACAFAO)

Keywords

• Employment staffing services
• Temporary workforce solutions
• Recruitment agency services
• Job placement services
• AI candidate matching

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: Jelle places temporary workers (uitzendkrachten) with client companies and earns revenue through markup on worker wages or placement fees from employers. They offer both temporary positions with view to permanent and direct placements.
2. Permanent Placement Services: The agency places candidates in permanent positions, likely earning one-time placement fees from employers upon successful placement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Jelle is a Rotterdam-based employment and staffing agency (uitzendbureau) that connects job seekers with employers across logistics, technology, production, and services sectors. The agency provides both temporary staffing and permanent placement services, combining AI-powered candidate screening (via tools Eva, Scotty, and Recruit Robin) with personalized human recruiter support for both candidates and client companies.

Product overview

Jelle is a Rotterdam-based employment and staffing agency offering two core service lines: (1) helping job seekers find work — particularly in logistics, technology, production, and services — and (2) helping companies find staff. The Jelle service is a unified agency offering built around an AI-augmented recruitment workflow. Key product components include Eva (an AI digital assistant for initial candidate interaction and screening), Scotty (an inbound AI candidate management tool), and Recruit Robin (a proactive AI sourcing tool), all of which feed into human-led recruitment and matching by Jelle's team of specialists. The company also runs Geluksmomenten, an annual social impact campaign. Jelle's value proposition is the combination of AI efficiency with personal human attention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Geluksmomenten (Lucky Moments): Annual social initiative campaign celebrating people and organizations making a difference in everyday life, started in 2015
• Eva

Products and services

• Jelle Temporary Staffing Service Jelle places temporary workers (uitzendkrachten) with client companies in the Rotterdam and South Holland region across logistics, production, warehouse, technical, and assembly roles. The service combines AI-powered candidate screening with human recruiter support to deliver flexible workforce solutions with cultural fit, typically with a view to permanent placement.
• Jelle Permanent Placement Service Jelle places candidates directly into permanent positions with client companies, with recruiters focusing on matching beyond credentials to include talent, motivation, cultural fit, and future plans. The service targets roles across logistics, technology, production, and services sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3 strong candidates within 3 days for a vacancy open for weeks with other agencies
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Dress for Success RotterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJelle regularly organizes clothing collections and donates to Dress for Success, a national organization that supports minimum income job seekers with coaching, job training, and representative clothing. This partnership supports Jelle's mission of helping people find meaningful work.
• Heilige BoontjesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeilige Boontjes helps ex-prisoners reintegrate into society by teaching them the craft of roasting and selling coffee. Jelle supports this initiative by serving their coffee to all guests at the office.
• Brownies & DowniesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJelle has organized fun day outings for Brownies & Downies for years, creating moments of fun, connection, and beautiful experiences for their members. This is part of Jelle's Geluksmomenten campaign.
• Voedselbank RotterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2022 and 2023, Jelle donated winter packages to Voedselbank Rotterdam to help families struggling with energy costs. In 2025, they supported the 40 wensen voor 40 mensen project.
• AafjeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAafje is a care institution that Jelle visits for their Geluksmomenten events, including trips to the Efteling and performances by the Skyline Sisters.
• Skyline SistersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerforming duo that collaborated with Jelle for the 2026 Geluksmomenten campaign, providing entertainment at Aafje care homes.
• Stichting Jarige JobminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2019, Jelle created a music video dedicated to Stichting Jarige Job, which provides birthday packages for children and families who cannot afford them. The organization is the biggest 'happiness makers' for children.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Robert Half International: Global specialist in finance, accounting, and administrative staffing with Dutch operations. Comparable in permanent placement and professional/admin direct-hire services that align with Jelle's Logistiek Administratief Medewerker and Manager-level roles.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing incumbent with significant Dutch operations. Competes in temp and perm placement across logistics, production, and administrative verticals, with substantially larger scale and brand spend than regional players.
• Randstad: Dutch-founded global staffing leader with deep Netherlands coverage including Rotterdam. Overlaps heavily in temp staffing and permanent placement, but operates at vastly larger scale with a much broader service portfolio (HR solutions, RPO, outplacement).
• Brunel International: Dutch-founded specialist staffing firm focused on engineering, technical, and professional placements. Comparable in technical / professional direct-hire capability that Jelle is beginning to expand into (e.g., Automation Engineer roles).
• USG People (RGF Staffing Netherlands): Dutch staffing brand within RGF Staffing, focused on professional and specialist placement. Adjacent competitor with similar Dutch market presence but tilt toward professional/technical roles rather than pure uitzend volumes.
• Adecco: Global staffing leader with established Netherlands operations. Comparable generalist temp and perm placement offerings, with stronger enterprise relationships and digital platform investment.

Direct peers

• Tempo-Team: Major Dutch temp staffing brand (part of Randstad) providing generalist uitzend services across the Netherlands. Directly comparable in target customer (SMB and mid-market employers) and core service mix (temp + perm placement).
• Olympia: One of the largest Dutch general staffing agencies operating across multiple regions in the Netherlands. Direct competitor in temp staffing and permanent placement with overlapping client segments in logistics, production, and administrative roles.
• Unique (Start People): Long-established Dutch staffing group (formerly Unique) operating across temp, perm, and specialized recruitment. Comparable regional branch model and blue-collar / clerical focus.

Regional players

• Yource: Dutch staffing specialist focused on customer contact and service center roles. Regional Netherlands player with comparable size and direct-hire/temp hybrid model, though with a more narrow vertical focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/Jellebv
• Facebookfacebook.com/volgensjelle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jelle-
• Instagraminstagram.com/volgensjelle
• TikToktiktok.com/@volgensjelle

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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