What Akyla does

Akyla develops software for the staffing industry. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Enschede, Netherlands, the company operates with 11-50 employees and serves over 2,500 HR software vendors, employers, job boards, government organizations, and capital markets participants worldwide. Its product portfolio centers on AI-powered recruitment technology organized into four modules: Parser (an automated resume and job description parsing engine positioned as the industry's most used), Source & Match (semantic candidate-job matching and sourcing), Skills Intelligence (skills taxonomies enabling skills-based hiring), and Labor Market Insights (real-time labor market intelligence covering 15 key markets in North America, Europe, and APAC).

The underlying technology stack combines deep learning and semantic search to deliver parsing accuracy, candidate-job matching, and labor market classification at scale. The company operates a B2B SaaS revenue model built on subscription and licensing, distributing its technology through three channels: direct enterprise sales (driven by 'Request a demo' CTAs and quote-based pricing), an OEM/embedded channel via 100+ ATS and HR software integrations, and self-serve web-based product discovery. Customer segments are organized horizontally across HR software vendors (primary), corporate HR, job boards, government and educational organizations, and capital markets. The company maintains a responsible AI framework with compliance to ISO 27001, SOC II, GDPR, and the European AI Act, and operates within the Bullhorn HR technology ecosystem as 'Textkernel by Bullhorn.'

Name

Akyla

Website

https://akyla.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Akyla develops software for the staffing industry. Founded in 1999 in Enschede, Netherlands, the company builds AI-powered recruitment technology — including parsing, semantic matching, skills intelligence, and labor market insights — for HR software vendors, enterprises, job boards, and government organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Technology

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• AI recruitment software
• Resume parsing
• Semantic candidate matching
• Skills intelligence
• Labor market insights

Headquarters

HQ city

Enschede

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technology Licensing and Subscription: The company generates revenue through licensing its AI-powered recruitment technology to HR software vendors, job boards, staffing agencies, and enterprise customers. This appears to be a B2B SaaS model where customers pay for access to Parser, Source & Match, Skills Intelligence, and Labor Market Insights products, likely on a subscription or usage basis.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Akyla develops AI-powered recruitment technology for the staffing industry, offering resume parsing, semantic candidate matching, skills intelligence, and real-time labor market analytics. Its products are designed for HR software vendors, staffing agencies, enterprise HR teams, and government organizations to automate sourcing, match candidates to jobs, and provide actionable labor market data. The platform is delivered via APIs, embedded modules, and a self-serve interface supporting over 2,500 customers globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BullhornflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBullhorn owns Textkernel as part of its HR technology portfolio. Textkernel operates as a Bullhorn company, with the product branding 'Textkernel by Bullhorn'. This is a parent-subsidiary relationship where Textkernel's AI recruitment technology is integrated into Bullhorn's broader HR technology ecosystem.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI offers a talent intelligence platform covering matching, skills inference, and labor market data for enterprises. It overlaps directly with the company's Source & Match, Skills Intelligence, and Labor Market Insights capabilities at the enterprise buyer level.
• Phenom People: Phenom delivers a talent experience platform with AI matching, career site, and CRM capabilities for enterprises. It overlaps with the company in skills-based matching and candidate engagement for large employer buyers.
• hireEZ (formerly Hiretual): hireEZ provides AI-powered talent sourcing and matching, with overlap in candidate matching and labor market signals. It targets similar enterprise and staffing-agency buyers with comparable AI-driven sourcing functionality.
• Lightcast (formerly Burning Glass Technologies): Lightcast provides labor market analytics and skills taxonomy data used by employers, governments, and educational institutions. It is a direct competitor in the labor market intelligence and skills intelligence segments the company serves.
• DaXtra Technologies: DaXtra provides resume parsing, semantic search, and matching technology for the recruitment industry. It directly competes with the company's Parser and Source & Match products and is similarly embedded into ATS platforms via OEM and API integrations.
• Beamery: Beamery provides a talent lifecycle platform with AI-driven candidate matching, skills intelligence, and workforce planning. It is comparable in the skills inference and talent intelligence segments of the company's portfolio.
• SeekOut: SeekOut is an AI talent sourcing and analytics platform with capabilities in candidate matching and labor market insights. It competes directly for enterprise recruiting and talent intelligence budgets the company targets.
• Sovren (Symphony Talent): Sovren is a long-standing provider of resume/CV parsing and matching APIs widely used by staffing firms and ATS vendors. It is a direct competitor in the parsing and semantic matching product category the company leads.

Broad incumbents

• Workday Recruiting: Workday is a dominant enterprise HCM suite that has expanded into AI-driven recruiting and skills intelligence. As a broad incumbent, it competes indirectly by embedding recruitment AI natively into its HR platform, threatening the company's OEM channel.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is a large enterprise talent acquisition platform encompassing ATS, CRM, and candidate matching. It is a broader incumbent that increasingly embeds AI capabilities, competing for the same enterprise HR budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/akyla_bv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/akyla

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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