What Talent Eye does

Talent Eye AB is a Stockholm-based recruitment and talent consultancy founded in 2011 at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). The firm specializes in placing high-performing professionals across three vertical sectors: Finance, Sustainability, and Tech. Its operating model is relationship-driven and headhunting-led rather than advertising-led: rather than responding to job-board applicants, Talent Eye identifies and tracks passive candidates - many engaged during their studies - building longitudinal relationships that convert to placements several years later. The company works an explicit network at KTH, Stockholm School of Economics (Handelsh\u00f6gskolan), Uppsala University, and Link\u00f6ping University, and claims 1,000+ cumulative placements and 200+ partner companies over a 15-year operating history.

The service portfolio comprises four interconnected offerings: (1) Rekrytering, a full-cycle permanent placement service including employer profiling, passive-candidate sourcing, interviews, OPTO and CORE personality assessments, reference checks, and post-hire follow-up; (2) Studentkonsulter, placement of top university students as part-time project consultants with conversion potential to full-time employment; (3) Urval & Matchning, a screening and shortlisting service for employers managing high applicant volume; and (4) Employer Branding & Event, customized university-based events, case competitions, and annual internship programs. A fifth offering, Talent Consultancy, provides advisory services for succession planning and short-term workforce needs. There is no proprietary technology platform; operations run on traditional consultancy workflows and a Squarespace-hosted website. Pricing is quote-based across all services, dependent on role seniority and engagement scope, and engagements are structured as multi-year contracts.

Talent Eye generates revenue through direct enterprise sales with no channel or reseller model. Distribution is entirely relationship-led, combining referrals, alumni networks, and university-campus engagement. Geographic focus is Sweden with documented Nordic-region coverage to support international clients entering the market. Named enterprise clients include Investor, Volkswagen Group Sverige, Carnegie, Prosero Security Group, Lowell, and Equra, with multi-year engagements across Investor and Volkswagen Group Sverige demonstrating client retention. Ownership is founder-led: Monika Elling serves as Founder and Chairman of the Board, Kahlil Lee Luck serves as CEO, with Gustav Johansson and Tobias Porserud as co-founder board members; no external institutional investors or parent company are disclosed. The firm displays the Swedish 'Gasell' (gazelle) growth-company badge on its website.

Name

Talent Eye

Legal name

Talent Eye AB

Website

https://talenteye.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Talent Eye AB is a Stockholm-based recruitment and talent consultancy founded in 2011 that places high-performing professionals in Finance, Sustainability, and Tech verticals via headhunting from Sweden's leading universities, offering full-cycle recruitment, student consulting, employer branding events, and selection services to enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employer Brand Strategy & Talent Branding (BPAFAEAH)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Recruitment consultancy
• Talent acquisition
• Headhunting services
• Employer branding

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Direct Recruitment Services: Full-cycle recruitment services for permanent positions across Finance, Sustainability, and Tech. The company identifies, screens, and presents candidates to client companies who hire directly. Pricing is quote-based depending on role complexity and seniority level.
2. Student Consultant Placement: Placement of top university students as consultants for project work, peak periods, or summer internships. Consultants work part-time during studies with potential for full-time conversion post-graduation. Revenue generated through consultant fees paid by client companies.
3. Employer Branding & Events: Customized employer branding events and annual internship programs. Services include talent profiling, candidate selection, event organization, and ongoing summer internship management. Can be sold as standalone service or bundled with recruitment.
4. Talent Consultancy: Consulting services for companies needing short-term talent solutions or wanting to build talent pipelines for the future. Includes succession planning and strategic workforce advisory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Talent Eye is a specialized recruitment and headhunting consultancy that identifies and places high-performing professionals in Finance, Sustainability, and Tech sectors for enterprise clients across Sweden and the Nordics. The firm proactively engages passive candidates not reachable through job ads by building long-term relationships with students at Sweden's leading universities (KTH, Handelshögskolan, Linköpings Universitet, Uppsala University) before they enter the workforce. Beyond permanent placement, it offers student consultant staffing, candidate screening, employer branding events, and strategic talent advisory.

Product overview

Talent Eye is a specialized recruitment and talent consultancy firm offering a portfolio of four interconnected service offerings: Rekrytering (Recruitment) as the core service for permanent placements; Studentkonsulter (Student Consultants) for flexible project-based staffing from Sweden's leading universities; Urval & Matchning (Selection & Matching) for candidate screening services; and Employer Branding & Event for talent attraction and employer brand strengthening. All services focus on high-performing individuals within Finance, Sustainability, and Tech sectors, with a methodology centered on building personal relationships and long-term matching rather than volume-based job advertisements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rekrytering (Recruitment) Specialist recruitment service for finding high-performing individuals within Finance, Sustainability, and Tech, including passive candidates not actively searching for new opportunities. Process includes employer profiling, candidate sourcing, interviews, personality assessments (OPTO/CORE), reference checks, and follow-up support. Targeted at enterprise clients seeking permanent hires.
• Studentkonsulter (Student Consultants) Placement of flexible and engaged student consultants who create value and drive projects forward for client companies. Consultants are recruited from Handelsh\u00f6gskolan (Stockholm School of Economics), KTH, and Link\u00f6pings Universitet, offering companies the opportunity to evaluate potential future employees during project assignments.
• Urval & Matchning (Selection & Matching) Service for companies with high candidate influx who need to screen and shortlist applicants efficiently, saving internal time and resources in the recruitment process.
• Employer Branding & Event Customized events designed to help companies strengthen their employer brand and build long-term relationships with talents from Sweden's leading universities, featuring case studies and networking opportunities. Can be sold as a standalone service or bundled with recruitment.
• Talent Consultancy Advisory services for companies seeking short-term competence for specific assignments or long-term talent assurance, providing consultation on recruitment strategy and workforce planning. Includes succession planning and strategic workforce advisory.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1000+ successful placements completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting and executive search firm. Compares to Talent Eye's executive search and talent consultancy work but operates at vastly larger scale across broader geographies and C-suite mandates.
• Michael Page: Global recruitment firm covering finance, technology, and sustainability/ESG roles across Europe. Comparable in target sectors (Finance, Tech) but a broad incumbent with a wider portfolio than Talent Eye's specialized boutique approach.
• Hays: Global recruitment firm placing professionals across finance, technology, and sustainability. Operates in Sweden and competes for similar enterprise clients, though as a broad incumbent rather than a university-pipeline specialist.
• Experis: ManpowerGroup's Nordic professional staffing brand specializing in IT, tech, and finance recruitment. Directly overlaps with Talent Eye's Tech and Finance verticals but at significantly larger scale.
• Poolia: Swedish/Nordic staffing and recruitment firm offering temporary and permanent placements in finance, IT, and HR. Broad incumbent competitor with deeper staffing capabilities than Talent Eye's permanent-placement focus.
• Robert Half: Global recruitment firm with strong Nordic operations placing finance, technology, and administrative professionals. Operates broadly in the same professional staffing category as Talent Eye but at much larger scale and with broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Wise Professionals: Swedish recruitment and consultancy firm placing professionals in finance, tech, and business roles. Directly comparable boutique competitor in the Swedish professional recruitment market with similar service offerings.
• Academic Work: Nordic-focused recruitment firm that places students, graduates, and young professionals into project-based and permanent roles. Directly comparable to Talent Eye's student consultant and graduate recruitment services, particularly with university talent pools.
• TNG Group: Swedish recruitment and staffing firm specializing in unbiased and competency-based hiring. Directly competes with Talent Eye in the Swedish market for professional and graduate-level placements across multiple sectors.

Regional players

• Carnegie Search & Selection: Swedish executive search firm focused on senior placements in financial services and corporate sectors. Note: Carnegie is also a Talent Eye client, but as a peer it competes in the Swedish executive search market for similar finance and leadership roles.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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