Stellenticket

What Stellenticket does

Stellenticket GmbH is a Berlin-based software company founded in 2010 as a spin-off from Technische Universität Berlin that builds and operates academic job portals and campus management software for the German higher-education sector. The company runs 19 university-specific employment websites reaching more than 250,000 students across five federal states, with white-label portals for research alliances such as Berlin University Alliance and DRESDEN-concept, plus sub-brands jobicco (short-term and casual student jobs) and Stellenticket Start-ups (startup recruiting).

The product portfolio is dual-core. The Stellenticket platform is the academic job portal product, while the Congeno suite is modular campus management software covering event administration, alumni CRM, surveys, and scholarship management (Congeno Stip). The technology stack is Ruby on Rails with a vue.js frontend, self-hosted on German servers to comply with BDSG, EU-DSGVO, and federal state data protection regulations, with a JSON-RPC interface for real-time import/export of job postings. Notable integrations include Adyen and Apple Pay for payments and xRechnung/ZUGFeRD electronic invoicing.

Revenue is generated through multiple streams: per-listing job-posting tickets (€50 blue/student, €200 red/graduate, with multi-portal Kombi bundles ranging €80-€4,000), €60 premium coupons for highlighted and multi-language listings, six- to twelve-month company profile subscriptions (€480-€1,000), concierge publishing services, and quote-based Congeno SaaS licensing. Universities receive the portal platform free of charge on a commission model, while employers and recruiters pay; revenue is diversified across 3,500+ regular customers, with no funding rounds or institutional investment disclosed.

Name

Stellenticket

Legal name

Stellenticket GmbH

Website

https://stellenticket.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stellenticket GmbH operates academic job portals and campus management software for 19+ German universities, connecting employers with 250,000+ students via its Stellenticket platform and Congeno suite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Services & Job Placement Platforms (Jobs, Recruiting, Employer Networks) (EDAFAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education ERP (Student Information, Finance, HR) (HDAEAEAI)

Keywords

• Academic job portal
• Campus management software
• University career services
• Scholarship administration
• Alumni management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Tickets: Transaction-based ticket sales for publishing job offers on academic portals. Single-portal tickets (blue for student positions at €50, red for graduate positions at €200) and multi-portal combination tickets. Duration of 30 days standard.
2. Premium Upgrades: Additional revenue from premium ad options (€60 coupon) providing highlighted listings, custom layout options, and multi-language publication capabilities.
3. Publishing Service (Einstell-Service): Concierge publishing service where Stellenticket staff complete job posting on behalf of customers within 2 business days, requiring additional coupon purchase.
4. Company Profiles: Standard profiles (€480-750 for 6-12 months) and premium profiles (€650-1,000 for 6-12 months) providing enduring employer branding visibility on university portals.
5. Congeno Software Licensing: SaaS pricing model for Congeno campus management software with setup fee and license fee based on feature scope and usage period.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stellenticket GmbH operates a network of university-branded academic job portals connecting German universities, students/graduates, and employers through ticket-based job posting services. The company also develops Congeno, a modular campus management software suite for events, alumni relations, scholarship administration, surveys, and CRM functions, along with jobicco portals for short-term student jobs and Stellenticket Start-ups for the startup community.

Product overview

Stellenticket GmbH offers a dual-core product portfolio for the higher education sector in Germany: (1) the Stellenticket academic job portal platform, which operates 19 university-specific employment websites and 4 white-label portals covering over 250,000 students, including sub-brand jobicco for short-term casual jobs and Stellenticket Start-ups for the startup ecosystem; and (2) the Congeno modular campus management software, which encompasses Congeno Events for event management, Congeno Stip for scholarship administration, and broader CRM capabilities for alumni management, career services, and surveys. The portfolio also includes individual/custom software solutions and services such as a publishing service and publishing guide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Congeno: Campus management software for events, alumni management, scholarship management, and CRM applications for higher education institutions.
• jobicco
• Stellenticket Start-ups

Products and services

• Stellenticket Academic Job Portal Platform A network of academic job portals operated in cooperation with German universities, enabling employers to post job offers targeted at students, graduates, and researchers via university-branded employment websites covering 250,000+ students.
• Congeno Campus Management Software Modular SaaS software for university career services, alumni management, event coordination, surveys, and CRM, configurable to specific higher education workflows and self-hosted on Stellenticket's German servers.
• Congeno Stip Scholarship Management Specialized scholarship management software for the German Deutschlandstipendium program, with modules for application processing, evaluation by committees, donor matching, and automated funding agreement and award letter generation.
• jobicco Short-Term Job Portals University-branded employment portals for short-term, casual, and side jobs including warehouse, event, seasonal, babysitting, and moving help, targeted at students seeking flexible work.
• Stellenticket Start-ups Portal Dedicated job portal for startup companies and founders to recruit co-founders, full-time employees, freelancers, working students, and interns via the Stellenticket network.
• Individual Solutions (Individuelle Lösungen) Custom software development services for higher education clients requiring bespoke functionality beyond the standard product portfolio, including white-label portal implementations.
• Company Profiles (Unternehmensprofile) Subscription-based employer branding feature offering persistent company profile pages on university portals with photos, facts, social links, and custom layouts for 6 or 12 month durations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% customer satisfaction rate based on 2024 survey of users who contacted customer service
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner university since 2010. TU Berlin was the first Stellenticket portal and the company's origin as a TU Berlin spinoff. TU Berlin also uses Congeno for event management and alumni services.
• Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner11-year partnership since 2013. TU9 university partner. Multiple portal integration including DRESDEN-concept job portal for the research alliance.
• Leibniz Universität HannovercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner8-year partnership since 2016. TU9 university with two portals: Stellenticket for academic positions and jobicco for student side jobs. 85 degree programs across law, humanities, engineering, and natural sciences.
• Freie Universität BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since October 2016. Largest of four Berlin universities with 36,000 students across 12 faculties and 150+ degree programs. Exzellenz-Universität status.
• Humboldt-Universität zu BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing Berlin partner university. Exzellenz-Universität with comprehensive academic offerings across sciences and humanities.
• Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK Berlin)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner10-year partnership since 2016. Unique art university in Europe with career service management through Congeno for CTC workshops serving four Berlin art schools.
• Technische Universität BraunschweigcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTU9 university partner since November 2019. Combined portal launch with jobicco for student side jobs. Regional discount of 25% for companies in Dahme-Spreewald district.
• Berlin University AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner5-year partnership since 2019. Exzellenzstrategie-funded research alliance including TU Berlin, FU Berlin, HU zu Berlin, and Charité. White-label job portal for research positions across all four members.
• Bauhaus-Universität WeimarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2017. Double portal launch with jobicco for student side jobs. Research-focused university with strong applied sciences profile.
• Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since November 2016. Law, economics, and humanities focus. Recent portal relaunch with new design and improved usability.
• Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena (EAH Jena)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner5-year partnership since December 2018. Applied sciences university with regional benefit: companies within 50km receive 4 free job postings per month.
• Hochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Leipzig (HTWK Leipzig)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since November 2015. Regional benefit: companies within 50km of Leipzig receive 5 free job postings per month.
• Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR Berlin)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner5-year partnership since January 2019. Specializes in law and business administration. Uses Congeno CRM for alumni management. Also hosts GOPraktikum internal portal.
• Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since 2016. Engineering, natural sciences, and business focus with 12,000 students. Recent portal relaunch with improved usability.
• Technische Hochschule BrandenburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since May 2016. Young, dynamic university strengthening the Brandenburg regional network.
• Technische Hochschule WildauminorStrategic or Co-development Partner10-year partnership since 2013. Largest Fachhochschule in Brandenburg with programs in engineering, natural sciences, business, informatics, and law. Strong research and practical orientation.
• Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (HTW Berlin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since February 2023. Informatics, technology, and business focus. 10th Berlin-area portal, enabling combination postings with 9 other Berlin Brandenburg portals.
• Ostfalia Hochschule für angewandte WissenschaftenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since February 2026. Applied sciences university in Lower Saxony. New jobicco portal launched for student side jobs.
• HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/GöttingenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner since February 2026. Applied sciences university in southern Lower Saxony. Combined job portal and jobicco portal for student side jobs.
• Universität PotsdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew partnership launching July 2026. Special launch offer: first 50 registered companies receive free ticket for first job posting. Part of Brandenburg network.
• DRESDEN-conceptcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWhite-label portal since September 2021. Research alliance allowing member institutions to post positions free and additionally on TU Dresden portal. One-stop portal for Dresden science and culture positions.
• Silicon Saxony e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2014 for Silicon Saxony Day. Specialized portal for high-tech sector in Saxony, targeting the semiconductor and electronics industry cluster.
• LeoSachsenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Saxon consortium portal connecting students with employers across Saxon universities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Global horizontal job marketplace with strong reach into German graduate and student entry-level roles. Acts as a substitute channel for employer recruitment spend that might otherwise flow to Stellenticket's portal postings.
• Xing (New Work SE): DACH-focused professional network owned by New Work SE, with employer job postings and an explicit focus on German-speaking professionals and graduates. Comparable DACH employer-recruitment positioning though broader in scope than Stellenticket's academic niche.
• LinkedIn (Microsoft): Dominant professional network with employer job slots, recruiter tools, and an alumni/product feature set touching university talent. Operates adjacent to Stellenticket's employer-value proposition and competes for premium employer recruitment budgets.
• Stepstone (Stepstone Group): One of the largest generalist job boards in Germany with dedicated graduate and student segments. While broader in scope, it competes for the same employer recruitment budget that Stellenticket's ticket-based model monetizes.

Direct peers

• academics.com (formerly academics.de): Germany's leading academic and graduate-focused job board. Competes directly with Stellenticket for employer job-posting spend targeting students and graduates of German universities, with overlapping academic-segment positioning.
• JobTeaser: European student-employer recruitment platform embedded in universities across France, Germany, and beyond. Closely comparable two-sided model (universities grant access, employers pay to post) and the main continental competitor for embedded university career services infrastructure.
• Stellenwerk: Regional German job portal cooperative backed by student bodies at multiple universities. Operates a similar university-anchored model with employer-paid postings for student and graduate roles, making it a direct White-Label and ticket-based competitor in select German cities.

Emerging players

• Handshake: US-leading university career services platform connecting students, employers, and career centers. Comparable two-sided model with employer-paid postings and university-side career tools, currently expanding into DACH — a credible international threat and a benchmark for product ambition.
• 12Twenty: University career services platform specializing in graduate outcomes, employer relations, and student employment. Overlaps with Stellenticket's career-services CRM scope and validates a SaaS-led approach to the same campus-IT buyer.
• Symplicity: US-based provider of campus career services, student conduct, and student success SaaS to universities. Comparable campus IT vendor model and overlapping CRM/employer-connection functionality relevant to Stellenticket's Congeno suite.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/Stellenticket

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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