Studentenwerk

Name

Studentenwerk

Legal name

YoungCapital Holding B.V.

Website

https://studentenwerk.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD), Student & Alumni Communities (BPAMABAK)

Keywords

• Student recruitment
• Temporary staffing
• Job board platform
• Payroll services
• Direct placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoofddorp

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Staffing/Temporary Employment Services: Placement of temporary workers (uitzendkrachten) at client companies. Employers pay for temporary staffing services based on hours worked or negotiated rates. Students/young workers are employed by StudentenWerk/YoungCapital and dispatched to client worksites.
2. Vacancy Posting Services: Employers pay for posting job vacancies on the StudentenWerk platforms. Services include vacancy credits, top listings, and direct mailings to candidates.
3. Permanent Placement Services: Recruitment and placement of permanent staff for employers, matching candidates from their database of 4.6 million candidates.
4. Payrolling Services: Administrative payroll services for employers, handling salary administration, tax declarations, and compliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Studentenwerk is a Dutch student-focused staffing agency and job board that matches students and young professionals with employers needing temporary or part-time staff. Operating under the YoungCapital group, the company combines an online job board and mobile app with a nationwide branch network to deliver temporary staffing, direct placement, and payroll services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YoungCapital: Parent brand and holding company that encompasses StudentenWerk and other employment platforms.
• Talent Scan
• YC Direct
• EverybodyWork
• YoungCapital NEXT

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Short-term and flexible staffing service that places students into temporary assignments at client businesses, handling the recruitment and onboarding of student workers for employers.
• Direct Placement Permanent placement service that matches student or young-professional candidates directly to employer vacancies for direct hire.
• Payroll Services
• Job Board Platform Online job board where students and job seekers can browse and apply to vacancies posted by employer clients; serves as the candidate-facing front end of the staffing service.
• Mobile Application Mobile app extension of the job board allowing candidates to search and apply for student jobs on smartphones.

Quantifiable outcome

• Candidates matched within 24 hours to employers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NLvoorelkaarminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with NLvoorelkaar (platform of Social Care Network B.V.) for voluntary work placement. YoungCapital shares candidate data including email, name, postal code, and phone number with NLvoorelkaar to help candidates find volunteer opportunities. This supports personal development while job searching.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Global job search engine and recruitment platform where candidates can browse and apply to vacancies directly; competes for self-serve employer job-posting revenue and candidate attention in the same Dutch student market.
• Randstad: Dutch-headquartered global staffing leader offering temporary, permanent and recruitment process outsourcing across all segments including student/youth. Operates a much broader portfolio but competes directly for employer budgets and student candidate supply in the Netherlands.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider with Dutch operations delivering temporary staffing, recruitment and talent assessment — overlapping capabilities with Studentenwerk's staffing and Talent Scan services.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with integrated job postings, talent search and recruitment tools increasingly used by employers targeting early-career talent; competes for both enterprise recruitment spend and candidate engagement.
• Adecco: Global staffing leader with significant Netherlands presence offering temporary staffing, permanent placement and workforce solutions; competes for the same employer and candidate pools from a much larger international footprint.

Direct peers

• Tempo-Team: Dutch staffing agency (subsidiary of Randstad) providing temporary staffing, payroll and recruitment services across the Netherlands, including dedicated student and entry-level segments — directly comparable customer base and service mix.
• ASA Student: Dutch staffing firm specifically focused on student and young talent placement, mirroring Studentenwerk's core niche of temporary jobs, side jobs and internships for Dutch students.
• Olympia: Dutch staffing and recruitment agency with national branch network offering temporary staffing and payrolling services, overlapping significantly with Studentenwerk's SMB and enterprise customer base.
• Nationale Vacaturebank: One of the largest Dutch job boards for posting vacancies and searching candidates; directly competes with Studentenwerk.nl for SMB and enterprise vacancy-posting revenue and Dutch candidate traffic.
• StepStone: European online job board operating across multiple countries including the Netherlands and Germany; comparable to Studentenwerk's StudentJob country sites and competes for employer vacancy-posting budgets in the same European geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/studentenwerk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries42 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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