Job Mensa

Name

Job Mensa

Legal name

Studitemps GmbH

Website

https://jobmensa.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board / Student Recruitment Marketplace

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Gig / On-Demand Generalist Staffing Platforms (BPACACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

High-Volume / High-Turnover Temp Staffing (BPACACAF)

Keywords

• Student job board
• Online job portal
• Temporary staffing services
• Permanent placement services
• Graduate recruitment platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer Job Postings: Companies pay to publish job listings on the platform. Free basic posting available (up to 3 ads free), with paid premium packages for enhanced visibility and features. Pricing is flexible and scales with job volume and additional features.
2. jobvalley Staffing Services: Temp staffing and direct placement services through jobvalley brand. Includes jobvalley Überlassung (temporary staffing with administrative management) and jobvalley Vermittlung (permanent placement). Administrative tasks handled by jobvalley, charging employers for staffing services.
3. jobvalley Direct Job Offers: jobmensa offers many jobs directly through its operator jobvalley. These positions do not require cover letters and are filled directly through the platform, generating revenue as the employer of record.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Job Mensa operates Germany's largest online job board exclusively for students, connecting student job seekers with employers through a free-to-use Stellenportal with premium employer posting packages. It complements the marketplace with full-service staffing offerings via the jobvalley brand, providing temporary staffing (Überlassung), permanent placement (Vermittlung), and AI-supported recruiting to help employers fill student, graduate, and entry-level positions.

Product overview

Job Mensa operates as a multi-module platform for student employment, consisting of the core jobmensa job portal combined with jobvalley staffing services. The core Stellenportal enables employers to post jobs and job seekers to apply (with Schnellbewerbung quick-apply feature), while jobvalley Überlassung provides temporary staffing and jobvalley Vermittlung handles permanent placement. Supporting services include the jobmensa Blog with career content and Karriere Ratgeber guides. Monthly metrics: 6,500 positions filled among 7,000 students, with approximately 1 million annual users and 130,000+ successful placements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Mensa Stellenportal (Job Portal)

Quantifiable outcome

• Monatlich besetzen wir rund 6.500 Stellen bei 7.000 Student:innen
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• jobvalleycoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerjobvalley is the parent brand and staffing operator behind jobmensa. Founded by former students in 2008 as Studitemps, jobvalley emerged in 2021 to transform the world of work through innovative technologies and flexible employment models. jobmensa serves as the job portal platform while jobvalley provides direct employment and staffing services. Many jobs on jobmensa are offered directly through jobvalley, allowing quick applications without cover letters.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zenjob: Berlin-based gig staffing platform focused on student and side-job workers in Germany. Closely comparable in target audience (students), on-demand staffing model, and German market focus, but differentiated by stronger app-based delivery.
• Joblift: Berlin-based job aggregator operating in Germany. Comparable as a German-language job discovery platform, though joblift is a meta-aggregator rather than a staffing operator.
• Praktika.de: German platform dedicated to internships, student jobs, and entry-level roles. Comparable in niche focus on student employment and German market, though narrower on internship specialization.
• Absolventa: Germany-focused job platform for students, graduates, and young professionals. Directly comparable target segment and value proposition (early-career placement) but smaller scale and more placement-oriented than jobmensa.
• Jobware: Established German job board with strong presence in professional and technical roles. Comparable as a domestic German job platform serving employer hiring needs, though broader and less student-focused than jobmensa.

Broad incumbents

• StepStone: One of the leading German job boards, owned by Axel Springer. Comparable domestic employer base and job-posting monetization, but spans all experience levels rather than focusing on students.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with significant German user base. Comparable in connecting students/graduates with employers, but a broad incumbent with much wider scope beyond job placement.
• XING: German-speaking professional network owned by New Work SE. Comparable domestic audience of professionals and students, but operates as a networking platform rather than a specialized student job board.
• Indeed Germany: Global job search engine with a major German presence. Comparable employer-paid job advertising model and candidate traffic, but a broad-incumbent generalist rather than a student niche specialist.

Emerging players

• HeyJobs: Berlin-based recruiting technology company using AI-driven candidate matching. Comparable as a tech-forward German recruiting platform, but focused on broader blue-collar and volume hiring rather than the student segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/jobmensa
• TikToktiktok.com/@jobmensa
• Xx.com/jobmensa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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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