MetWerk
MetWerk is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates a membership-based business network in West-Brabant, connecting employers practicing inclusive hiring with job seekers who have a distance to the labor market through events, masterclasses, company visits, and digital content.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2021
- HeadquartersRoosendaal, Netherlands
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What MetWerk does
MetWerk (legally Stichting MetWerk) is a Dutch non-profit foundation headquartered in Roosendaal that operates a membership-based business network dedicated to inclusive entrepreneurship in the West-Brabant region. The organization connects employers practicing inclusive hiring with job seekers who have a distance to the labor market, addressing a regional mismatch in which 42,000 people in West-Brabant want to work but lack opportunity, while employers face persistent labor shortages. Its core offering consists of the MetWerk Network Platform — a convening layer that facilitates relationships through three annual large-scale inspirational events, smaller workshops and masterclasses, company visits, and a digital magazine. The organization is not a software vendor; its "platform" is fundamentally a curated community, relationship-management operation, and content-publishing function built on a standard WordPress web presence.
MetWerk generates revenue through annual partner memberships priced at €995 excluding VAT, contracted on a three-year basis, with a higher-tier Founder membership for anchor organizations that take additional responsibility for the mission. As of mid-2025 the network had grown to approximately 80 founders and partners, up from 12 at launch in 2021 and 50 by November 2022. The founder cohort includes large regional employers such as Rabobank, Bravis Ziekenhuis, Bosch, and De Kroes Tasty Bakeries, alongside public-sector and social development partners (UWV, WVS, MidZuid) whose executives populate the board. The project is led by Frans Perey and governed by a board chaired by Henri Verhagen.
The go-to-market is community-led: members are acquired through direct outreach, regional brand recognition, and referrals from anchor founders, with onboarding handled via the website, phone, or email. There is no software product, no app, no API, and no AI/ML capability disclosed. Strategic priorities evidenced in the data are (1) broadening the partner base across adjacent verticals (mental health, HR consulting, cultural centers), (2) deepening integration with regional public-employment infrastructure such as UWV and Werkcentrum West-Brabant, and (3) attracting larger national employers (KPN joined in 2025), while remaining geographically confined to West-Brabant.
MetWerk firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MetWerk
- Legal name
- Stichting MetWerk
- Website
- https://metwerk.net
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2021
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- MetWerk is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates a membership-based business network in West-Brabant, connecting employers practicing inclusive hiring with job seekers who have a distance to the labor market through events, masterclasses, company visits, and digital content.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
MetWerk industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Inclusive Employment Business Network
- NAICS
- Business Associations (813910)
- SIC
- Services-Membership Organizations (8600)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH)
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Where MetWerk is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Roosendaal
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
MetWerk business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Partner Membership Fees: MetWerk generates revenue through annual partner memberships. Partners pay €995 excluding VAT per year, with the agreement signed for a period of three years. This provides access to inspiring events, masterclasses, company visits, and networking opportunities.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Partner membership at €995/year provides access to inspiring events with top speakers, special interest masterclasses, company visits, inclusive regional network, and opportunity to profile as an inclusive organization. |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels4 records
MetWerk product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MetWerk is a regional business network that connects employers practicing inclusive entrepreneurship in West-Brabant with job seekers who have a distance to the labor market. The organization operates through partner and founder memberships at €995/year (excl. VAT) on a three-year contract, providing access to inspiring events, masterclasses, company visits, networking moments, and digital magazines documenting inclusive employment practices.
Product overview
MetWerk is a membership-based business networking organization (not a software product) that operates a platform connecting employers committed to inclusive entrepreneurship. The core offering consists of the MetWerk Network Platform, which facilitates connections between founders and partners through events, masterclasses, and networking opportunities. Members join through either the Partner Program (standard membership at €995/year) or the Founder Program (premium membership for leading organizations). The organization also publishes digital magazines documenting their activities. There are no distinct software products, modules, or technical offerings.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- MetWerk Partner Membership
Quantifiable outcome
- 42,000 people in West-Brabant represent untapped labor potential who could be connected to inclusive employers through the network.
Companies that use MetWerk
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
MetWerk technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
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MetWerk partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- UWVcoreUWV is a key partner providing labor market expertise and data. Wim Erkelens serves as treasurer on the MetWerk board representing UWV. UWV co-organizes events with MetWerk, including the annual fall event for labor market data announcements.
- WVScoreWVS is a social development company in West-Brabant. Lars van der Beek serves as vice-chairman on the MetWerk board representing WVS. WVS connects people with a distance to the labor market to inclusive employers.
- MidZuidcoreMidZuid is a development company. Peter Volkers serves as secretary on the MetWerk board representing MidZuid. MidZuid facilitates connections between employers and job seekers with barriers to employment.
- RabobankcoreRabobank joined as a founder in August 2023, demonstrating commitment to inclusive entrepreneurship. Birgit Plantema-Uppelschoten signed the founding contract. Rabobank hosts events at their Breda location.
- BlossombsminorBlossombs is a partner that produces seed balls for biodiversity. Production is done with employees from social development company Breda Werkt (formerly ATEA), demonstrating inclusive entrepreneurship through employment of people with a distance to the labor market.
- Werkcentrum West-BrabantcoreWerkcentrum West-Brabant joined as a new founder in July 2026. The organization assists everyone with questions about work, including employers regarding staffing, development, and inclusive entrepreneurship.
- GGz BreburgminorGGz Breburg joined as a new partner in April 2026. The organization supports people with serious mental health issues in finding resilience and sustainable recovery, directly connecting to inclusive entrepreneurship as work provides structure and purpose for clients.
- PRICOminorPRICO joined as a new partner in May 2026. Founded by Jaap van Dam, the organization helps employees and employers make collaboration succeed through practical, clear, and no-nonsense approaches focusing on rest, structure, overview, and targeted communication.
- Bravis ZiekenhuiscoreBravis Ziekenhuis joined as a founder in June 2024. With 3000 employees and 200 volunteers, it is one of the largest employers in the region. The hospital has included inclusivity and diversity as one of five spearheads in their 2030 ambition.
- KPNminorKPN joined as a partner in September 2025. As the first telecommunications company in the Netherlands, KPN achieved PSO Nederland Trede 1, demonstrating above-average employment of people with a distance to the labor market. They invest in social entrepreneurship through KPN Leerwerkbedrijf.
- De NobelaerminorDe Nobelaer re-joined as a partner in March 2026. It is a cultural center in Etten-Leur combining library, performing arts, and art education under one roof, contributing to participation opportunities and personal development.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights4 records
MetWerk competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Cedris: Umbrella association for Dutch social development companies (SW-bedrijven), including WVS and MidZuid, which sit on MetWerk's board. Cedris represents the same institutional infrastructure that MetWerk leverages and competes with at the national advocacy level for inclusive employment.
- PSO Nederland: Owns the 'Prestatieladder Socialer Ondernemen' (PSO) certification referenced in MetWerk's award data. Operates as the dominant Dutch certification body for inclusive employment, overlapping with MetWerk's mission of connecting employers with workers who have a distance to the labor market.
- Open Hiring Foundation: Dutch foundation promoting 'open hiring' - the practice of hiring people without prerequisites. Operates as a comparable mission-driven organization pursuing inclusive employment via employer engagement, with a similar community/networking orientation to MetWerk.
Others
- AWVN: General Dutch employers' association (werkgeversvereniging) providing HR advisory and labor market services to members. Comparable as an employer-networking member organization but with a much broader HR/employment-law scope rather than inclusive hiring specialization.
- MVO Nederland: Dutch CSR/sustainability network for companies pursuing social and environmental impact. Comparable as a membership-driven mission-oriented community serving similar corporate audiences interested in inclusive entrepreneurship, though broader in scope.
Broad incumbents
- VNO-NCW: Largest Dutch employers' confederation, representing broader corporate interests including labor market inclusion. Overlaps with MetWerk's employer-engagement model but at a national, multi-topic scale rather than a regional inclusive-employment focus.
- Social Enterprise NL: National network for social enterprises in the Netherlands. Overlaps with MetWerk in connecting mission-driven employers and providing community/networking infrastructure, but operates at a national level and broadly across social enterprise topics.
- UWV: Dutch national employee insurance agency and labor market authority. UWV sits on MetWerk's board and co-organizes events, functioning as a critical government partner and partial ecosystem peer given its role in placing workers with a distance to the labor market.
- Randstad Groep Nederland: Largest Dutch staffing agency connecting employers with diverse candidate pools, including candidates with a distance to the labor market. Comparable as a scaled employer-candidate matching player, though operating commercially and broadly rather than as a mission-driven regional community.
Emerging players
- Werkcentrum West-Brabant: Newest founder of MetWerk (joined July 2026), this regional work-center supports both job seekers and employers on staffing, development, and inclusive entrepreneurship. Functions as a direct partner and partial substitute / ecosystem peer operating in the same West-Brabant labor market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
MetWerk social profiles
Digital presenceMetWerk compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
MetWerk financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
MetWerk leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
MetWerk funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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MetWerk M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about MetWerk
What does MetWerk do?
MetWerk is a regional business network that connects employers practicing inclusive entrepreneurship in West-Brabant with job seekers who have a distance to the labor market. The organization operates through partner and founder memberships at €995/year (excl. VAT) on a three-year contract, providing access to inspiring events, masterclasses, company visits, networking moments, and digital magazines documenting inclusive employment practices.
Is MetWerk a public or private company?
MetWerk is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was MetWerk founded?
MetWerk was founded in 2021. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is MetWerk based?
MetWerk is headquartered in Roosendaal, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does MetWerk make money?
One revenue line is on record: partner Membership Fees.
Who are MetWerk's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Cedris, PSO Nederland and Open Hiring Foundation. Others are AWVN and MVO Nederland. Broad incumbents are VNO-NCW, Social Enterprise NL, UWV and Randstad Groep Nederland. Werkcentrum West-Brabant is listed as an emerging player.
Does MetWerk have an API?
No public API is recorded for MetWerk.
What industry is MetWerk in?
MetWerk's product category is Inclusive Employment Business Network. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSACADAA, Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination, with a secondary code of THAHAMAH, Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits. Its NAICS code is 813910 and its SIC code is 8600.