ZOB.vn

What ZOB.vn does

ZOB.vn is a Vietnam-based online job-matching and freelance services marketplace that connects local job seekers with employers and clients within Vietnam. The platform is targeted primarily at young Vietnamese workers seeking geographically proximate employment opportunities, positioning itself as a local alternative to international freelance marketplaces.

The company's core product is a map-based matching interface that aggregates jobs, services, and workers onto interactive geographic maps. Technically, the platform is built using open-source mapping libraries — Leaflet.js for the front-end interactive map layer and ArcGIS for geographic data and spatial services. Beyond core job matching, the platform has expanded to include adjacent features such as a Service Map, Worker Map, Job Map, and Minigames, suggesting an attempt to broaden engagement beyond pure transactional matching.

ZOB.vn operates a transaction-fee business model, charging employers or clients for job postings on the platform. The company is bootstrapped (no disclosed venture capital funding), operates with a small team of 1–10 employees based in Hòa Bình, Vietnam, and handles customer support primarily through Facebook. The company is privately held with no IPO activity and remains a sub-scale, niche player in Vietnam's broader labor and freelance services market. Its "ZOBer" mascot and accompanying tagline ("Save the world so no one is hurt by AI") signal a brand stance positioning the platform as human-centered labor intermediation.

Name

ZOB.vn

Legal name

ZOB.vn

Website

https://zob.vn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ZOB.vn is a Vietnam-based, map-driven online marketplace that connects local job seekers with employers and clients using Leaflet.js and ArcGIS, monetizing through job posting fees on a bootstrapped, small-team platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hòa Bình

HQ country

Vietnam

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Employers likely pay to post job listings on the platform. The platform connects job seekers with employers, suggesting a transaction or listing fee model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ZOB.vn is a map-based local job and services marketplace connecting Vietnamese job seekers with nearby employers and service providers via interactive geospatial browsing. The platform's three core modules — Worker Map, Job Map, and Service Map — let users filter opportunities by proximity radius (1–20km), while a 24/7 moderation layer verifies job postings to eliminate scam listings. Quick profile creation ("Phút Mốt") enables onboarding in minutes without a traditional CV.

Product overview

ZOB.vn is a map-based local job matching platform serving the Vietnamese market. The platform connects workers with nearby employers through a location-based interface, offering features for job seekers to find nearby employment opportunities and for employers to post jobs and find local talent. The platform also includes a services marketplace where local service providers can list their offerings. ZOB.vn operates as a single, unified consumer-facing web and mobile application without modular add-ons or separate product tiers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Map Map-based job listing module that lets employers post local job openings and lets job seekers browse nearby opportunities filtered by radius (1km, 3km, 5km, 10km, 20km), with 24/7 moderation verifying postings for legitimacy.
• Worker Map Map-based worker discovery module that displays profiles of nearby workers (e.g., "Thợ đa năng" / multi-skilled technicians) so employers and individuals can find and contact local labor directly.
• Service Map Map-based local services directory that lets nearby service providers (e.g., tutoring centers, tea shops, farms, child-development intervention services) list their offerings with banners and descriptions so local users can discover them by proximity.
• ZOBer Minigames Lightweight in-platform minigames feature available from the main navigation, presented under the "ZOBer" experience for user engagement.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Global freelance and remote-work platform connecting businesses with independent professionals. Similar marketplace mechanics to ZOB.vn but at much larger scale and focused on remote digital work rather than local proximity matches.
• Fiverr: Global freelance marketplace where sellers list services and buyers purchase them. Comparable in offering a service/job marketplace structure, but operates globally and targets digital services rather than hyperlocal Vietnamese gigs.
• TaskRabbit: Hyperlocal service marketplace connecting consumers with nearby taskers for handyman, cleaning, and delivery work. Closest peer to ZOB.vn's service-map and worker-map functionality, though TaskRabbit is U.S./Canada-centric and operates at much larger scale.
• Indeed Vietnam: Vietnamese arm of Indeed, the global job search engine aggregating listings from multiple sources. Competes with ZOB.vn for the same employers and job-seekers but with vastly larger inventory and a meta-search rather than community-verification model.

Direct peers

• 123job.vn: Long-standing Vietnamese job board serving both blue-collar and white-collar segments across Vietnam. Relevant peer given overlap with ZOB.vn's local-employer target segment, particularly for service and entry-level roles.
• TopCV: Major Vietnamese recruitment and CV platform with strong employer branding tools and AI-based candidate matching. Competes with ZOB.vn for the same employers and job-seekers, with a heavier focus on white-collar hiring.
• VietnamWorks: Vietnam's leading online recruitment platform, connecting employers with job seekers across white-collar and skilled roles. Directly comparable to ZOB.vn in serving the Vietnamese employment market, though it operates nationally and at significantly larger scale rather than hyperlocal.
• JobHopin: Vietnam-based job matching platform focused on connecting employers with Vietnamese talent. Comparable to ZOB.vn in offering tech-enabled matching, though JobHopin emphasizes cross-border and skilled roles over hyperlocal proximity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61589062057034
• Xx.com/hoangminhzob
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/64956772

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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