What Zorgzuster does

Zorgzuster, operating under the Highcare brand (highcare.nu), is a Netherlands-based healthcare staffing intermediary founded in 2011 and headquartered in Maastricht. The company functions as a two-sided recruitment marketplace, matching healthcare professionals — including nurses, doctors, medical specialists, and ambulance personnel — with healthcare facilities across the Dutch care sector. It operates from three physical offices located in Maastricht-Airport, Breda, and Zutphen, and reports an employee base in the 101–250 range. The firm positions itself as "dé specialist voor zorgprofessionals" (the specialist for healthcare professionals), addressing persistent staffing shortages in the Dutch healthcare labor market.

The core product is the Highcare online platform, through which professionals register, browse vacancies, and manage employment relationships while healthcare organizations (opdrachtgevers) post staffing needs. The platform supports three employment modalities: ZZP (freelance/self-employed), Flex (temporary/contract), and Vast (permanent). It is organized around seven vertical specializations — VVT (elderly care), Ziekenhuis (hospitals), Ambulancezorg, Arts & Specialist, GGZ (mental healthcare), Gehandicaptenzorg (disability care), and GGD (municipal public health) — plus an "Overig" catch-all. Distribution is digital-first through the website portal, supplemented by content marketing including experience stories (Ervaringsverhalen) and career orientation content (Loopbaanoriëntatie). No app, API, SDK, or proprietary technology stack is disclosed in the source material.

The business model is a professional services / placement-fee intermediary model. Highcare monetizes by brokering matches between supply (healthcare professionals) and demand (healthcare organizations), capturing margin on placements across permanent, temporary, and freelance engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, targeting both sides of the marketplace through the unified portal and dedicated employer-branding initiatives. The company is private, has no disclosed parent, no disclosed investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public M&A or partnership activity in the source data.

Name

Zorgzuster

Legal name

Highcare

Website

https://zorgzuster.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Zorgzuster (Highcare) is a Dutch healthcare staffing intermediary that matches nurses, doctors, and medical specialists with healthcare facilities via its online platform, offering freelance, temporary, and permanent placements across elderly care, hospitals, mental health, and disability care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Staffing

NAICS

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners (621399)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Licensed CNA/HHA Staffing & Credentialed Placement (HSABAMAH)

Keywords

• Healthcare staffing
• Care mediation
• Independent care providers
• Healthcare recruitment
• Flexible healthcare employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Maastricht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Services: Highcare acts as an intermediary connecting healthcare professionals with healthcare facilities. Revenue is generated through placement fees for matching healthcare workers with hospitals, care homes, and other healthcare organizations across the Netherlands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Zorgzuster mediates between independent care providers and care questions, operating a healthcare staffing platform that connects healthcare professionals (nurses, doctors, specialists, ambulance personnel) with Dutch healthcare facilities across the VVT, hospital, GGZ, disability care, and GGD sectors. It offers three engagement types — ZZP (freelance), Flex (temporary), and Vast (permanent) — supported by offices in Maastricht, Breda, and Zutphen.

Product overview

Highcare is a healthcare staffing platform that operates as a unified recruitment marketplace connecting healthcare professionals with healthcare employers. The platform offers three employment arrangement types (ZZP/freelance, Flex/temporary, and Vast/permanent) and covers multiple healthcare specializations including elderly care (VVT), hospitals, ambulance services, medical specialists, mental healthcare (GGZ), disabled care, and public health services (GGD). The main Highcare platform serves as the central hub where professionals can register, browse vacancies, and manage their careers, while the specialized sector pages enable targeted matching between healthcare workers and relevant employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthcare Staffing Platform Online recruitment and staffing platform connecting healthcare professionals (nurses, doctors, specialists, ambulance personnel) with Dutch healthcare employers, enabling registration, vacancy browsing, and matching across multiple sectors.
• Dienstverbanden (Employment Arrangements) Three engagement options — ZZP (freelance/self-employed), Flex (temporary/flexible), and Vast (permanent employment) — through which healthcare professionals can be matched to Dutch healthcare facilities for different work arrangements.
• Vakgebieden (Healthcare Specialization Coverage) Specialized recruitment coverage across Dutch healthcare sectors including elderly care (VVT), hospitals, ambulance services, medical specialists, mental healthcare (GGZ), disability care, public health services (GGD), and other healthcare functions.
• Opdrachtgevers-staffingdienst (Healthcare Employer Staffing Service) Direct staffing service for Dutch healthcare organizations (opdrachtgevers) that matches nurses, doctors, specialists, and other clinical staff into their facilities across VVT, hospital, ambulance, GGZ, disability care, and GGD settings.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Tempo-Team (Adecco Group):
• Randstad Nederland: Randstad is the largest staffing group in the Netherlands and owns Medi Interim; it offers healthcare staffing as part of a much broader portfolio across multiple industries, serving as a well-capitalized incumbent competitor.

Direct peers

• BKV: BKV is a Dutch healthcare recruitment firm placing doctors, nurses, and care professionals across hospitals, elderly care, mental health, and public health — comparable to Highcare in both vertical breadth and two-sided professional/facility focus.
• Maandag®: Maandag is a Dutch staffing organization with a strong healthcare vertical, placing professionals in temporary, freelance, and permanent roles across care institutions — directly comparable in employment-type mix and sector coverage.
• Medi Interim: Medi Interim (part of Randstad) is one of the largest Dutch healthcare staffing agencies, placing nurses and care staff across hospitals, VVT, GGZ, and disability care — a direct national competitor to Highcare with overlapping sectors and employment types.
• TMI: TMI is a Dutch healthcare staffing and recruitment specialist placing nurses, doctors, and paramedics across hospitals, elderly care, mental health, and disability care — directly mirroring Highcare's vertical coverage and ZZP/Flex/Vast employment model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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