Stagereizen

What Stagereizen does

Stagereizen, the trading name of INTERN LIMITED (a New Zealand-registered corporation headquartered in Auckland with a sales/marketing presence in the Netherlands), is a specialized internship placement agency founded in 2007 that matches Dutch and Belgian students at WO, HBO, and MBO levels with internship host companies in Australia and New Zealand. The company sells fixed-price placement packages (€675 for an unpaid New Zealand placement up to €895 for a paid Australian placement) on a one-time fee model, with a deposit-based No Cure No Pay guarantee and a published lowest-price guarantee. The core service covers profile creation, company matching, interview coordination, and placement confirmation, supplemented by a suite of add-on modules including housing assistance, visa guidance, specialized internship insurance, a peer social network, international money-transfer advice, custom-tailored searches, free webinars, and curated weekend activity programs.

Name

Stagereizen

Legal name

INTERN LIMITED

Website

https://stagereizen.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stagereizen is a New Zealand-registered agency that arranges internship placements in Australia and New Zealand for Dutch and Belgian students across WO, HBO, and MBO levels, operating since 2007 from offices in Auckland and the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Internship Placement Services

akta.pro primary industry

Unpaid/Volunteer-Linked Work Placement Programs (EDAIAFAE)

Keywords

• International internship placement
• Study abroad programs
• Student mobility services
• Internship matching services
• Work abroad placements

Headquarters

HQ city

Taupaki

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Internship Placement Package Fees: One-time service fees for organizing international internship placements. For New Zealand: €675 for unpaid placements and €875 for paid placements. For Australia: €695 for unpaid placements and €895 for paid placements. Payment is required within 10 days after acceptance of internship placement. A deposit (borg) is required upon registration, refundable under specific conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stagereizen is the consumer-facing trading name of INTERN LIMITED, a New Zealand-registered company founded in 2007. It arranges paid and unpaid internship placements in Australia and New Zealand for Dutch and Belgian higher-education students. The offering bundles vacancy matching, host-company selection, visa assistance, housing, insurance, airport pickup and 24/7 in-country support into a single fee-based package priced between €675 and €895 depending on destination and inclusions.

Product overview

Stagereizen is an international internship placement broker specializing in organizing internships for Dutch and Belgian students in Australia and New Zealand since 2007. The core offering consists of two main placement services — Stage Bemiddeling Australië and Stage Bemiddeling Nieuw-Zeeland — which handle the end-to-end internship matching process including profile creation, company matching, interview coordination, and placement confirmation. These core placement services are bundled with a suite of supplementary add-on modules and services: housing assistance, visa guidance, specialized internship insurance, a social network for placed interns, international money transfer advice, a custom tailored internship search for students with specific requirements, free webinars, and a curated program of weekend trips and group activities. The company also offers guarantee products including No Cure No Pay (full deposit refund if no placement is found by the deadline) and a Lowest Price Guarantee. The full service is delivered through the company's own on-the-ground office in Auckland, New Zealand, differentiating it from competitors who operate remotely.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stage Bemiddeling Australië (Australia Internship Placement) End-to-end paid internship placement service in Australia for Dutch and Belgian higher-education students, bundling vacancy matching with a host company, visa support, housing and insurance.
• Stage Bemiddeling Nieuw-Zeeland (New Zealand Internship Placement) End-to-end paid internship placement service in New Zealand for Dutch and Belgian higher-education students, leveraging the company's own Auckland office for local host-company sourcing and on-the-ground support.
• Stage Op Maat (Custom Internship Search) Bespoke vacancy-search service used when a student's preferred internship field or host company is not represented in the standard placement database; the team sources an alternative through its partner-company network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% success rate for internship placements
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dutch Business AssociationcoreOthersMarcel Roos, co-founder of Stagereizen, serves as Chairman of the Dutch Business Association in New Zealand. This position provides networking opportunities and establishes credibility within the Dutch business community operating in New Zealand.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• IES Abroad: U.S.-based study abroad and international internship provider covering multiple destinations with full-package support. Comparable end-to-end support bundle for international study/work programs, though a broader play than Stagereizen's niche AU/NZ focus.
• CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange, a large established study-and-work abroad organization. Broadly comparable international education and internship programming, though operates at much larger scale and across many programs beyond internships.

Direct peers

• Global Experiences: U.S.-based international internship placement provider offering programs in Europe, Asia, and the Americas with housing, visa, and cultural-immersive add-ons. Closely mirrors Stagereizen's end-to-end placement + support bundle though serving American students.
• The Intern Group: Provider of international internship programs with placement, housing, visa support, and curated experiences in multiple global cities. Directly comparable business model to Stagereizen, including the bundled housing/visa/insurance package structure.
• Connect-123: International internship and volunteer placement company operating in destinations across South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Comparable offering structure with bundled housing and visa support.
• Absolute Internship: International internship provider arranging placements, housing, and mentorship programs in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Strong direct competitor in the same paid-international-internship category as Stagereizen.
• IAESTE: International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience, facilitating paid technical internships globally between universities and host employers. Comparable placement-service role with a focus on student-driven international work experience.
• AIESEC: Global youth-run network placing students and recent graduates into international internships and volunteer experiences across more than 100 countries. Closest direct analog to Stagereizen's international internship placement model, though operating at much larger global scale.

Emerging players

• Volunteer Forever: Platform supporting international volunteer and internship placement fundraising and program discovery. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but overlaps with Stagereizen's unpaid/internship program segment for student outbound travel.
• CRCC Asia: Specialist in international internship placements focused primarily on China and broader Asia. Comparable service model but with regional specialization, similar to how Stagereizen specializes in AU/NZ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/stagereizen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stagereizen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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