iBeat

What iBeat does

iBeat is a privately held, founder-led recruiting consulting company structured as a Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) network rather than a traditional staffing agency. Founded in 2020 by Kristin Wasilewski and headquartered in Lisbon (with a Berlin office and the legal entity Sucessomania Unipessoal LDA registered in Portugal), the firm operates a curated network of freelance recruiting professionals and HR consultants who deliver project-based engagements to clients. Its stated core offer combines a 4-phase methodology — Definition, Network & Active Sourcing, Interview, and Bidding — with value-based candidate assessment that evaluates cultural alignment and growth potential alongside technical fit. Differentiated assets include a 10,000+ contact network across the European digital ecosystem (fintech, insurtech, proptech, mobility) and a curated pool of senior developers and engineers from Africa positioned to join European tech companies within 3 months.

The business model is professional services revenue on an hourly, pay-as-you-go basis with no per-hire contingency fees and no minimum commitments; an individualized offer is promised within 2 hours of inquiry. Customer segments are startups and digital SMEs (primary), traditional enterprises undergoing digital transformation, and venture capital funds that use iBeat to support portfolio-company hiring — including project-based engagements scaling to interim recruiting teams of up to five senior recruiters. Distribution is direct, driven by website inquiries, founder-led outreach, kununu employer-reputation signals, and referral loops through the VC and startup ecosystem. Underlying technology is described at the level of HR technology tooling, keyword/target-list sourcing, and customized KPI dashboards, with no proprietary AI/ML systems, no public API or SDK, and no disclosed integrations beyond the website.

The firm's scale signals are modest: a founder plus a small named team (a co-founder/Head of Tech Consultant and HR/talent-scout roles), a single named customer case study (TWAICE Technologies GmbH), the kununu 'Top Company' seal (top 5% of employers), and no disclosed funding or institutional investors. The operating model therefore points to a boutique consultancy monetizing network access and senior recruiter capacity on a project basis rather than a scaled software or staffing platform.

Name

iBeat

Legal name

Sucessomania Unipessoal LDA

Website

https://ibeat.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

iBeat is a Berlin- and Lisbon-based Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) consulting firm that runs project-based digital hiring engagements for startups, digital SMEs, traditional enterprises undergoing digital transformation, and VC portfolio companies, using a freelance recruiter network and a 4-phase methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruiting as a Service (RaaS) - Hourly Rate: iBeat charges an hourly rate regardless of how many candidates are found for the organization. The price remains constant regardless of the volume of work performed. This is complemented by a success component included in the hourly pricing structure.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

iBeat provides Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) consulting for startups, digital SMEs, and traditional businesses, offering end-to-end talent acquisition support including active sourcing, candidate screening, and hiring process management. The firm is based in Berlin and Lisbon, was founded in 2020 by Kristin Wasilewski, and delivers flexible recruiting engagements tailored to client hiring needs.

Product overview

iBeat operates as a Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS) company offering a portfolio of talent acquisition and HR consulting services through a curated network of independent professionals. The core offerings include Recruiting on Demand (project-based freelance recruiter matching), Talent Management Consulting (audits and strategy), and Digital Recruiting (a 4-phase structured process). Additional service modules cover Lead Generation and Active Sourcing, Interim Recruiting & Task Force (up to 5 Senior Recruiters), HR Interim Management, Visa and Administration Services, Corporate Active Sourcing, Strategy Consulting, HR Tech Implementation, and Training & Coaching. Services are delivered flexibly (remote or on-site) with hourly pricing and access to a 10,000-contact network in the digital industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Talent pipeline of 10,000+ digital ecosystem contacts available for active sourcing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DONE!BerlinminorOthersFounder Kristin Wasilewski spent several years at DONE!Berlin, ultimately serving as Managing Director before founding iBeat. This represents prior professional affiliation rather than an active partnership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday is a global enterprise HR/HCM and talent management platform. Relevant broad incumbent whose HCM platform competes for the same HR consulting and talent management budget that iBeat serves with its Talent Management Consulting product.
• Personio: Personio is a major European HR software platform serving SMEs with HR tech, ATS, and people management tools. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same DACH/digital SME customer base, with an ATS offering that competes indirectly with iBeat's recruiting execution services.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a global staffing and recruiting firm with deep European presence across contract, permanent, and consulting placements. Broad incumbent providing overlapping recruiting services to similar mid-market and enterprise customers, though it operates a traditional agency model rather than iBeat's network/RaaS structure.

Emerging players

• WorkMotion: WorkMotion enables global tech hiring including visa, relocation, and employer-of-record services out of Berlin. Comparable through its focus on international talent mobility (especially the African developer pool angle) and serving European tech employers, though its core offering is employment infrastructure vs. recruiting.
• Localyze: Localyze provides immigration, visa, and relocation services for companies hiring international talent. Relevant peer for iBeat's 'HR Services - Visa and Administration' module and Africa-to-Europe talent mobility offerings, though Localyze is more technology/platform-focused.

Direct peers

• Talmix: Talmix is a global talent network connecting companies with independent professionals on a project basis. Comparable as both offer a curated network for fractional/freelance talent and recruiting on demand, with overlapping pricing models (engagement-based, hourly).
• Honeypot: Honeypot is a Germany-based tech-focused recruiting platform that pre-vets developers and matches them to companies. Highly comparable in that both target European tech/digital hiring using curated talent pools and active-sourcing models, overlapping customer segments (startups, scale-ups, digital SMEs in DACH).
• Gini Talent: Gini Talent is a recruiting service specializing in digital and tech talent in the Berlin/DACH startup ecosystem. Directly comparable as both serve startups and digital SMEs with similar active sourcing methodologies, and compete for the same VC portfolio company engagements.
• Covalen: Covalen is a recruiting-as-a-service and talent consultancy with a freelance network model. Highly comparable in business architecture - curated freelancer network, project-based recruiting engagements, digital/startup customer focus - making it a near-direct peer.
• Instaffo: Instaffo is a Germany-based tech recruiting platform using value/culture-fit-based candidate matching. Directly comparable on methodology (values-driven matching over CV-based screening) and customer base (DACH startups and digital SMEs).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibeat-berlin-recruiting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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