What Hipo.ro does

Hipo.ro is a privately held Romanian online job portal and career platform headquartered in Romania, operating exclusively in the domestic market. The company connects two customer segments: job seekers (professionals, students, and graduates seeking internships or entry-level roles) and employers (companies ranging from large multinationals to SMBs hiring across Romania). The core product is the Locuri de Munca job board, listing over 5,000 active positions searchable by domain, city, experience level, job type, and remote-work filter, with Bucuresti carrying the largest inventory (1,151 jobs) followed by Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, and Iasi.

The platform is built around a web-based self-serve architecture with no native mobile application and no public API or SDK. Supporting tools include MyHipo (candidate account management), a CV Designer, a Salarii salary database, and email-based job alerts. Around the core board, Hipo.ro operates a portfolio of events and content sub-brands: Angajatori de TOP career fairs in Timisoara and Bucuresti, a virtual edition of the same fair, DevTalks technology conferences in Cluj-Napoca and Bucuresti, the Targul Virtual Hipo.ro pentru Absolventi virtual career fair for graduates, the JumpStart internship program, and a Top Angajatori Romania annual employer ranking. Content marketing channels include career articles, a podcast, job-dictionary resources, and downloadable application letter templates.

The revenue model is not publicly disclosed. Job postings and featured listings for employers are the core monetization pathway, supplemented by event sponsorship from Angajatori de TOP and DevTalks exhibits. No pricing, revenue figures, headcount, funding history, ownership structure, or management team information is disclosed in the available data.

Name

Hipo.ro

Legal name

Hipo.ro

Website

https://hipo.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hipo.ro is a Romanian online job portal connecting job seekers (professionals, students, graduates) with employers across Romania via a 5,000+ listing job board, in-person and virtual career fairs (Angajatori de TOP), tech conferences (DevTalks), and an internship program (JumpStart).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hipo.ro is a Romanian online job portal and career platform that connects job seekers with employers through 5,000+ active job listings searchable by domain, city, experience level, and remote work options. The platform also produces career fair events (Angajatori de TOP in Timisoara and Bucharest, virtual formats, DevTalks in Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest, Targul Virtual pentru Absolventi), candidate tools (MyHipo account, CV Designer, salary database), and the JumpStart internship/trainee program for students and graduates.

Product overview

Hipo.ro is a Romanian job board platform offering a comprehensive suite of career services. The core product is the Locuri de Munca job search platform with over 5000 listings, supplemented by candidate tools (MyHipo account management, CV Designer, Salary Database), and specialized projects including career fairs (Angajatori de TOP in-person and virtual formats, DevTalks tech events, Targul Virtual for graduates), employer research (Top Angajatori rankings), and content resources (Podcast, career articles, application letter templates). The platform also organizes the JumpStart program for entry-level talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Angajatori de TOP: Career fair event brand organized by Hipo.ro in Timisoara and Bucuresti
• DevTalks
• JumpStart
• Targul Virtual Hipo.ro pentru Absolventi
• MyHipo
• Top Angajatori Romania

Products and services

• Locuri de Munca (Job Search Platform) The core job board offering 5,000+ job listings across Romania searchable by domain, city, experience level, job type, and remote work options. Used by job seekers to find and filter opportunities and by employers to reach candidates.
• MyHipo Candidate account management portal allowing users to create accounts, manage their CV, track job applications, and receive personalized job alerts. Includes social login via Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google.
• CV Designer Self-service web tool that lets job seekers design and produce a professional CV online. Aimed at candidates using the Hipo.ro job board who need CV creation support.
• Salarii (Salary Database) Online salary information database showing salary ranges for various job positions across Romanian cities and industries, helping job seekers and employers benchmark market compensation.
• Angajatori de TOP Career fair events held in Timisoara and Bucharest (and in a virtual format) that bring together employers and job seekers, including TechTalks sessions and career workshops. Used by employers to recruit and build brand.
• DevTalks Technology-focused career events held in Cluj-Napoca and Bucharest featuring speaker sessions, exhibitor booths, and themed agenda items. Targeted at tech professionals and tech-hiring companies.
• Top Angajatori Romania An annual employer-ranking research initiative identifying the most desired employers in Romania, used by employers for employer branding and by candidates to inform job choices.
• JumpStart Internship and trainee program for students and recent graduates, presented as a career magazine/marathon that connects entry-level candidates with employer internship opportunities.
• Targul Virtual Hipo.ro pentru Absolventi A virtual career fair specifically designed for recent graduates entering the job market, with participating companies, an online fair floor, recruitment programs, and an employment guide.
• Hipo.ro Podcast Career-related podcast content published on Hipo.ro, providing advice and insights for job seekers and professionals on topics such as job search and career development.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Wellfound: Tech-startup-focused job and talent platform overlapping with Hipo.ro's DevTalks/tech employer audience in the Romanian startup and tech hiring segment.

Direct peers

• BestJobs: Major CEE-region job board with strong Romanian presence, providing job postings, CV search, and recruitment services directly competitive with Hipo.ro's core platform and employer tools.
• eJobs.ro: Romania's largest domestic online job portal, offering job postings, CV database access, and recruiter tools across the same Romanian employer and candidate market that Hipo.ro serves.

Regional players

• Xing: DACH-focused professional network and job board with similar events-and-jobs hybrid model to Hipo.ro; not active in Romania but illustrative of how a regional player can combine professional content with job distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Global job search engine and aggregator operating freely in Romania, exerting pricing pressure on domestic job boards like Hipo.ro through free and low-cost employer job posting.
• ZipRecruiter: AI-driven job-matching platform serving SMB and enterprise employers; comparable to Hipo.ro in employer self-serve posting mechanics though operating globally rather than regionally.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with a dominant job board and recruiter tools; competes with Hipo.ro for both Romanian candidate attention and enterprise employer recruitment budgets, though not Romania-specific.
• Glassdoor: Jobs-plus-company-reviews platform that overlaps with Hipo.ro's Top Angajatori Romania employer-brand data and salary information products, particularly for white-collar and tech roles in Romania.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hipojobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hipo-jobs

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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