Motopp

What Motopp does

Motopp B.V. is a Dutch workforce-integration company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Amsterdam that operates an 18-month IT traineeship program converting highly educated refugees (statushouders) and newcomers into IT professionals such as low-code and high-code developers (notably on the Mendix platform), testers, functional administrators, and IT support staff. The company runs a B2B2C model in which 160+ Dutch municipalities refer eligible candidates, Motopp delivers the training and long-term coaching, and 50+ enterprise employers absorb the graduates into their IT vacancies; the company reports a cumulative 300+ placements across 31+ nationalities and a 95% rate of permanent contracts after 18 months with partner organizations. There is no proprietary software platform — the offering is human-capital services comprising curriculum delivery, candidate screening, intensive coaching, and placement — complemented by thought-leadership content such as a whitepaper on inclusive IT recruitment and partner webinars.

The business model is professional services / placement fees, with revenue generated by matching trained candidates to enterprise employer vacancies; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and multi-channel: direct enterprise relationships with HR and IT departments, municipality partnerships as the primary referral channel for candidates, and an inbound candidate self-serve portal on motopp.nl. Marketing is diversified across the company website, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook, with a stated emphasis on the dual value proposition of solving Dutch IT labor shortages (9,000+ open IT vacancies, 50% of IT roles hard to fill per UWV) while delivering measurable social impact against a backdrop of 91% statushouder unemployment in the 18-65 cohort. Notable employer partners include Rabobank (a multi-year flagship partner), ABN AMRO, Mendix, Zilveren Kruis, Enexis, FMO, AutoBinck Group, FrieslandCampina, PwC, Siemens, NS, TNO, Boskalis, Alliander, PostNL, Vattenfall, DEKRA, Albron, Pathé, Nationale Postcode Loterij, and IND.

Motopp is a privately held Dutch Besloten Vennootschap (B.V.) with 51-100 employees, no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, no parent company, and no M&A activity identified in the available data. Co-founder Merijn Biesterveld is named in leadership; broader management team details are not disclosed. The company operates as a single-country, domestic-only business (Netherlands) with no current international expansion signals.

Name

Motopp

Legal name

Motopp B.V.

Website

https://motopp.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Motopp is a Dutch workforce-integration company that runs an 18-month IT traineeship program for highly educated refugees (statushouders), sourcing candidates through 160+ Dutch municipalities and placing graduates with 50+ enterprise employers at a 95% permanent-contract rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Workforce Development / Refugee Employment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Computer Training (611420), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace & Career Integration for Immigrants (Credentialing, Job Readiness) (EDAAADAE), Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN), Workforce Support Services & Case Management (Coaching, Wraparound) (EDAAAOAK)

Keywords

• Refugee IT training
• IT traineeship program
• Workforce integration services
• Inclusive IT recruitment
• IT talent placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Traineeship placement services: Motopp generates revenue by placing trained IT professionals (statushouders) with employer partners. The company provides an intensive 18-month traineeship program including training, coaching, and ongoing support. Revenue appears to come from employer partnerships where placed candidates work at the partner organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Motopp delivers an intensive 18-month IT Traineeship that trains highly educated refugees (statushouders) and newcomers with refugee backgrounds into IT professionals — covering low-code/high-code development, testing, functional management and IT support — and then places them with enterprise employers in the Netherlands. Candidates are sourced via partnerships with 160+ Dutch municipalities and recruited into cohorts that are matched to specific employer vacancies. The company also offers IT Recruitment Services that act as the B2B placement layer connecting partner employers with this pre-trained talent pool.

Product overview

Motopp operates as a single integrated offering focused on IT recruitment and training services for refugees and newcomers. The core product is the IT-Traineeship, which trains participants to become IT professionals through an 18-month program. This is complemented by IT Recruitment Services that connect trained talent with partner companies. The company does not offer a software platform but rather a human-capital service connecting municipalities, trainees, and employers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT-Traineeship An intensive 18-month traineeship that trains highly educated refugees and newcomers with a refugee background (statushouders) into IT professionals — low-code/high-code developers, testers, functional administrators, and IT support staff — and matches them to open IT vacancies at enterprise partner companies. Candidates are referred via 160+ Dutch municipalities; the program combines technical training, language and cultural support, and ongoing coaching for 18 months.
• IT Recruitment Services Recruitment and placement services that connect Dutch enterprises with open IT vacancies to Motopp's pool of trained and coached refugee IT talent, supporting inclusive hiring and corporate social responsibility objectives. The offer includes partnership collaboration for municipalities and whitepaper-driven insights on IT recruitment challenges.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of all placed statushouders receive a permanent contract after the first 18 months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• RabobankflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-year partnership where Rabobank hires statushouders through Motopp's IT traineeship program. Martijn Hagens, Tech Domain Manager Digital & Customer Interaction at Rabobank, has expressed pride in the collaboration that enables positive societal impact.
• ABN AMROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABN AMRO hires Mendix developers from Motopp's program. Sonal Vaid, Chapter Lead, highlighted Motopp's coaching concept and dedication to opportunities for statushouders as key attractions.
• MendixcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMendix is a key technology partner where statushouders are trained as Mendix developers. Chief People Officer Astrid Lausberg shared insights on how the collaboration opens doors for newcomers and brings new perspectives to the organization.
• Zilveren KruiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth insurer Zilveren Kruis participates in Motopp's program. Hans Voorthuijzen, Manager Informatie Management, Architectuur en Analyse, emphasized diversity and social responsibility as key reasons for the partnership.
• EnexiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy network company Enexis partners with Motopp to hire IT talent. ICT Director Joost Looij noted that the collaboration helps reduce labor shortages and supports smooth integration of newcomers.
• FMOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch development bank FMO has hired junior Mendix developers from Motopp. Raymond Formijn, Senior Mendix Maker, noted that Motopper Maksym exceeded expectations and his engineering background proved very valuable.
• AutoBinck GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for hiring developers from Motopp's program. Story of Sadek Al becoming a Mendix Developer at AutoBinck Group, starting from day one in the Netherlands.
• FrieslandCampinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrieslandCampina is innovating with future talent through Motopp's IT traineeship program, including an official opening event for the IT traineeship at their facility.
• PwCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating PwC is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• SiemensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating Siemens is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating NS is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• TNOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating TNO is an employer partner or supporter of Motopp's mission.
• BoskalisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating Boskalis is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• AllianderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating Alliander is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• PostNLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating PostNL is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• VattenfallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating Vattenfall is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• DEKRAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating DEKRA is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• AlbronminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating Albron is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• PathéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating Pathé is an employer partner hiring IT talent through Motopp.
• Nationale Postcode LoterijminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating Nationale Postcode Loterij supports or partners with Motopp.
• IND (Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner company (logo displayed), indicating IND is an institutional partner supporting Motopp's work with statushouders.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• YoungCapital:

Direct peers

• Refugee Talent Hub: Dutch non-profit platform connecting highly educated refugees with Dutch employers, including IT roles. Closest direct peer: same target population (statushouders), same employer network in NL, similar mission of bridging refugee talent into the Dutch labor market.
• Stichting UAF: Dutch foundation supporting refugee students and graduates with higher education in finding employment matching their qualifications. Directly comparable to Motopp's mission of placing highly educated newcomers into skilled roles, though focused more broadly than just IT.

Broad incumbents

• VluchtelingenWerk Nederland: Largest Dutch refugee advocacy and support organization with established employment-support programs and direct relationships with municipalities. Functions as a broad incumbent in the refugee integration space, touching the same candidate pipeline as Motopp.
• Randstad: Global staffing and workforce solutions leader with deep Dutch enterprise relationships. Competes with Motopp on IT placement but at vastly greater scale; lacks the refugee-specialization and 18-month coaching model that differentiates Motopp.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnFAeUoiZSCQX46tCFLMLRg
• Facebookfacebook.com/Motopp.Official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/motopp
• Instagraminstagram.com/motopp.official
• Xx.com/motopp1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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