Kommit

What Kommit does

Kommit (legal entity HLM Business) is a Boynton Beach, Florida-headquartered staff augmentation and talent acquisition firm founded in 2009, specializing in placing pre-vetted Latin American (LATAM) engineering talent with US-based enterprise and mid-market clients. The company operates two core service lines: Staff Augmentation, which integrates LATAM engineers, tech leaders, DevOps, and data professionals into client teams on flexible, low-overhead engagements; and Talent Hire, which evaluates engineers on real client projects before permanent placement. Kommit advertises a 3-week average placement timeline, a free pre-hire candidate assessment, and a free replacement guarantee, supported by a 16-year network of 500+ placed engineers and 15+ multinational client relationships.

The business model is professional services-led with quote-based pricing on multi-year contracts; no public pricing tiers or revenue figures are disclosed, and the company is privately held with no institutional funding rounds on record. Go-to-market is direct sales through a website contact form, supplemented by a content marketing engine (six proprietary playbooks, case studies, blog, newsletter, and LinkedIn) targeting top- and mid-funnel demand. Notable proprietary assets include KommitOS, an internal operating system framework launched in April 2024 under a Creative Commons license, and a RAG-powered AI chatbot used for internal onboarding and knowledge retrieval. Kommit achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification in December 2024 and was re-certified with zero findings on November 26, 2025, positioning the firm for security-sensitive enterprise procurement. Founder Luis Hurtado leads the company with Head of Operations Laura Villada, who architected the KommitOS restructuring in 2023-2024.

Name

Kommit

Legal name

HLM Business

Website

https://kommit.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kommit is a Florida-based staff augmentation firm placing pre-vetted Latin American engineers and tech leaders into US enterprise and mid-market teams via flexible engagement and trial-to-hire models. Founded 2009, it has placed 500+ engineers across 15+ multinational clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Staffing & Recruitment

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Staff augmentation services
• Engineering talent placement
• Remote engineering teams
• LATAM tech recruiting
• Talent acquisition solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Boynton Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Staff Augmentation: Integrate LATAM engineers into client teams without long-term commitments. Flexible engagements, fast delivery, zero hiring overhead. Engineers, tech leaders, DevOps, data, and beyond.
2. Talent Hire: Evaluate engineers on real projects before permanent hire. Validate performance and hire with zero risk. Option to transition to direct hire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kommit provides pre-vetted LATAM engineering talent to US companies through two core services: Staff Augmentation (integrating LATAM engineers, tech leaders, DevOps, and data professionals into client teams without long-term commitments) and Talent Hire (evaluating engineers on real projects before permanent placement). The company leverages 16+ years of LATAM recruiting expertise, a 3-week average placement time, and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified security practices.

Product overview

Kommit is a talent acquisition and staff augmentation company specializing in pre-vetted LATAM engineering talent. The company offers two core services: Staff Augmentation (integrating engineers into client teams) and Talent Hire (evaluating and permanent placement). Supporting these core offerings, Kommit provides proprietary frameworks and resources including the KommitOS operating system methodology, playbooks for scaling teams, hiring best practices, automation strategies, and innovation frameworks. The portfolio includes 6 named playbooks and internal methodologies that document Kommit's 16+ years of engineering and hiring expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Staff Augmentation Services Integrates pre-vetted LATAM engineers, tech leaders, DevOps, and data professionals into client teams without long-term commitments. Offers flexible engagements, fast delivery (up to 3 weeks), and zero hiring overhead for US companies needing engineering capacity.
• Talent Hire Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-55% cost savings in monitoring infrastructure for wellness tech client
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

AI capability2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Globant: Globant is a publicly-traded global digital transformation and IT services firm with deep LATAM roots, offering staff augmentation, managed teams, and consulting — a broader incumbent that competes for the same US enterprise nearshoring budget.
• Upwork: Upwork is the largest open freelance marketplace for engineers and tech talent globally, including substantial LATAM supply — a broad incumbent that overlaps with Kommit's flexible-engagement model, though without the curated vetting.

Direct peers

• DistantJob: DistantJob recruits and places LATAM remote developers and tech leaders into North American companies on staff augmentation engagements — directly comparable in talent geography, customer geography, and service model.
• BairesDev: BairesDev is one of the largest LATAM-origin software outsourcing and staff augmentation firms, placing nearshore engineers into US client teams — directly overlapping Kommit's core offering of pre-vetted LATAM engineering talent on flexible engagement models.
• Andela: Andela provides pre-vetted remote engineering talent (initially African, now expanded globally including LATAM) to US enterprises on staff augmentation and managed team models — directly comparable in go-to-market and service structure to Kommit.
• Toptal: Toptal is a global freelance talent network providing pre-vetted developers, tech leaders, and engineers on flexible engagements — a direct competitor for US enterprise buyers seeking elite engineering talent without long-term commitments.
• Revelo: Revelo is a LATAM-focused tech talent marketplace that sources, vets, and places nearshore engineers into US engineering teams — a near-identical business model to Kommit's staff augmentation service.
• Turing: Turing operates an AI-powered platform matching pre-vetted remote software engineers (with strong LATAM representation) to US companies, mirroring Kommit's pre-vetted talent + flexible engagement model.

Emerging players

• Arc.dev: Arc.dev operates a remote developer hiring platform with strong LATAM representation, connecting vetted engineers to companies for staff augmentation and permanent placements — a more tech-platform-driven competitor in the same talent market.
• Worky: Worky is a LATAM-focused tech recruitment and staff augmentation platform leveraging AI to match engineers with US companies — a newer, tech-forward entrant competing for the same nearshoring buyer as Kommit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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