BikeBusinessHUB

What BikeBusinessHUB does

BikeBusinessHUB (legal entity BIKE BUSINESS HUB, S.L.U.) is a privately held B2B matchmaking and consultancy firm serving the European cycling industry. Founded in 2016 by Till Kraemer and headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, the firm operates with a small team of approximately five employees and is described as Europe's only dedicated bike industry matchmaking consultancy. It is positioned at the intersection of HR recruitment, capital introduction, and strategic partnership facilitation for cycling-sector clients ranging from local bike shops to multinational bicycle brands and mobility investment funds.

The company delivers three core professional services: Recruitment (headhunting across the full hierarchy from mechanics to C-level executives, claiming 1,000+ candidate placements historically); Funding/Investor Matching (connecting investor-ready bike businesses with angels, seed funds, and venture capital up to €10 million and beyond); and Partnership/B2B Matchmaking (linking manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and retailers across Europe). In 2024 it launched the MallorcaCyclingHUB sub-brand to bridge international services with the local Mallorca cycling business community. The underlying technology is not a software platform; the core asset is the founder's curated European cycling network, anchored by Kraemer's chairmanship of the Cycling Industries Europe Expert Group 'Cycling Innovation Network'.

The business model is professional-services based with custom, quote-based pricing structured as a success fee on transaction value plus a partial upfront payment upon contract signing, typically under multi-year engagements. Customer segments span enterprise employers, job-seeking candidates, mobility investors, and bike startups and SMEs across 35+ European countries, with DACH and Benelux as primary markets. Distribution is direct B2B consulting via a talk-consult-connect-onboard process rather than self-serve or intermediary channels; marketing relies on LinkedIn, the company website (in English and German), and the founder's industry association involvement. The firm is founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional investment or parent company.

Name

BikeBusinessHUB

Legal name

BIKE BUSINESS HUB, S.L.U.

Website

https://bikebusinesshub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BikeBusinessHUB is a Palma de Mallorca-based B2B matchmaking and consultancy firm connecting European cycling industry employers, candidates, investors, and business partners through recruitment, funding, and partnership services across 35+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Palma de Mallorca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Success Fee Recruitment & Matchmaking: The company charges a success fee based on the transaction amount plus a partial upfront payment once a contract is signed. All services are customized to client needs, with no fixed pricing publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BikeBusinessHUB is a B2B matchmaking and consultancy firm for the European cycling industry. It provides three core services: headhunting and recruitment for all bike industry roles (from mechanics to C-level executives), funding and investor matchmaking connecting bike startups with angel, seed, and venture capital up to 10 million euros and beyond, and B2B partnership matchmaking connecting cycling businesses with manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and service providers across Europe. The company operates through direct, customized consulting engagements and claims over 1,000 candidate placements in the European cycling industry.

Product overview

BikeBusinessHUB is a B2B matchmaking and consultancy platform for the European cycling industry, operating as a unified service offering three interconnected core services: Recruitment Services (headhunting and staffing for all bike industry roles), Funding/Investor Matching Services (connecting startups with capital), and Partnership/B2B Matchmaking Services (facilitating strategic business partnerships). The company positions itself as Europe's only bike industry matchmaking consultancy, with an additional sub-brand called MallorcaCyclingHUB that bridges international services with the local Mallorca bike community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Services Headhunting and staffing services for the European cycling industry, covering all roles from mechanics to C-level executives, with over 20 years of experience and more than 1,000 candidate placements. Targets European bike companies seeking qualified talent and candidates seeking positions in the cycling industry.
• Funding/Investor Matching Services Connecting bike startups and companies with investors, funds, grants, and venture capitalists; facilitating funding rounds up to 10 million euros and beyond for Angel, Seed, or Venture Capital. Targets investor-ready bike businesses and mobility investment funds.
• Partnership/B2B Matchmaking Services European cycling industry B2B matchmaking connecting businesses with manufacturers, service providers, distributors, and strategic partners for sales, distribution, and technology collaboration. Targets cycling industry businesses seeking to scale through partnerships.
• MallorcaCyclingHUB A local extension of BikeBusinessHUB bridging international cycling industry services with the thriving local bike business community on the island of Mallorca. Targets local bike businesses and on-island cycling companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 candidate placements in the European cycling industry

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cycling Industries EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounder Till Kraemer serves as Chairman of the Expert Group 'Cycling Innovation Network' within Cycling Industries Europe, the European cycling industry association.
• ONOMOTION GmbHminorOthersONOMOTION GmbH, a company developing zero-emissions cargo bikes, is featured as a partner/client whose imagery is used on the BikeBusinessHUB website. They represent a micro-mobility company that BikeBusinessHUB connects with in the ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: Worldwide specialist recruitment consultancy. Closely comparable on the professional-services recruitment model, though across multiple sectors rather than the European cycling niche.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and recruiting firm with industry-specialized practices. Comparable as a B2B recruitment services competitor at the broader staffing level.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm. Comparable to BikeBusinessHUB's recruitment services at scale, but serving all industries rather than specializing in cycling.
• Robert Walters: Global professional recruitment firm with sector specializations. Comparable as a B2B recruitment services provider, but operating at much larger scale and across many industries rather than cycling alone.
• Hays: Global professional recruitment and workforce solutions firm. Comparable recruitment-services business model with strong European presence, though without the cycling specialization or advisory/funding services.
• Heidrick & Struggles: International executive search firm with industry-specialist practices. Comparable on the headhunting and leadership-placement functions BikeBusinessHUB provides, though without the cycling-industry focus or funding/partner services.

Others

• Octagon: Global sports marketing and talent representation agency. Compares on the sports-industry focus and access to senior sports stakeholders, though focused on athlete marketing rather than cycling-industry B2B matchmaking.
• Wasserman: Sports, music, and entertainment agency with consulting and talent representation. Adjacent peer given its sports-industry orientation and B2B advisory work, though not a direct recruiter/headhunter.
• ONOMOTION: Berlin-based manufacturer of zero-emission cargo bikes for last-mile logistics. A named partner/client of BikeBusinessHUB within the European micro-mobility ecosystem and an example of the type of growth-stage cycling business the firm serves.

Direct peers

• sport-job.de: The recruitment platform Till Kraemer himself founded in 2000 for the DACH sports market. It is a direct predecessor and closest conceptual peer — same founder, same sports-recruitment DNA — though it predates the cycling-industry specialization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bikebusinesshub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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