What Linked Group does

Linked Group is a Dutch recruitment and staffing firm founded in 2013 and headquartered in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands. It operates as a multi-label platform with three specialist brands—link-engineers for construction and civil engineering, i-linked for ICT recruitment, and e-linked for e-commerce and online marketing—alongside a general IT Recruitment line. The company connects professionals with Dutch organizations through a documented three-step process comprising personal intake ("Inventarisatie"), an extensive network search, and guided placement ("Intake"), with services delivered by a team of roughly fifteen professionals led by founder Tim Groeneboer and managing partner Bas van der Spoel.

The firm's operating model is asset-light and relationship-driven; there is no proprietary technology platform, no app, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability. Differentiated access is claimed through curated professional networks in each vertical and direct, personal engagement via phone (+31 30 2270 042), email, and in-person meetings. The technology footprint consists of a corporate website (linked-group.nl), sub-brand sites (link-engineers.nl, i-linked.nl), and a LinkedIn presence under "itrecruitmentlinked." The company's own positioning emphasizes "three proven labels" with deep domain expertise per vertical rather than technological scale.

Linked Group generates revenue through professional services—placement and recruitment fees paid by client organizations—with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led, targeting Dutch enterprises and mid-market companies in the four verticals. Geographic scope is exclusively the Netherlands, with no stated international expansion. The company is privately held and founder-owned, with no external funding, M&A activity, or public-market exposure disclosed in the source material.

Name

Linked Group

Legal name

Linked Group

Website

https://linked-group.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Linked Group is a Dutch recruitment and staffing firm operating through three specialized labels—link-engineers (construction/civil), i-linked (ICT), and e-linked (e-commerce and online marketing)—connecting professionals with organizations across the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Sales, Marketing & Customer Success Direct Hire (BPACAFAD)

Keywords

• Recruitment services
• Staffing solutions
• Construction recruitment
• ICT recruitment
• E-commerce recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Woerden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Revenue generated through staffing and recruitment placement services for construction, civil engineering, ICT, and e-commerce sectors in the Netherlands. The company connects professionals with organizations through their network-based matching process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Linked Group is a Dutch recruitment and staffing group that connects professionals with organizations through three specialized labels: link-engineers (construction and civil engineering), i-linked (ICT), and e-linked (e-commerce and online marketing). The company provides end-to-end recruitment services including personal intake, network-based candidate search, and guided placement for Dutch businesses in essential industries.

Product overview

Linked Group is a recruitment services company operating as a multi-label platform with three distinct specialist brands. The core offering consists of professional staffing and talent matching services across four sectors: construction and civil engineering (via link-engineers), ICT/technology (via i-linked), e-commerce and online marketing (via e-linked), and general staffing. The company provides end-to-end recruitment services including candidate sourcing, intake coordination, and placement support, connecting professionals with organizations in essential industries throughout the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• link-engineers: Bouw & Civiel (Construction & Civil Engineering) recruitment specialist label
• i-linked
• e-linked
• IT Recruitment
• Bouw & civiel

Products and services

• link-engineers Recruitment Services A specialized recruitment label under Linked Group that connects construction and civil engineering professionals (Bouw & Civiel) with Dutch organizations. Targeted at companies seeking qualified talent for building and infrastructure projects.
• i-linked Recruitment Services A specialist ICT recruitment label under Linked Group that connects IT professionals with Dutch organizations seeking technology talent. Focused on sourcing qualified candidates in a competitive IT talent market.
• e-linked Recruitment Services A specialist recruitment label under Linked Group focused on e-commerce and online marketing professionals, connecting candidates with Dutch digital commerce employers and marketing teams.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• link-engineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternal specialized label focused on construction and civil engineering recruitment. A core business unit within the Linked Group portfolio.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Adecco: One of the world's largest staffing groups with substantial Dutch operations (Adecco, Akkodis, Badenoch + Clark) — competes in ICT, engineering, and sales/marketing recruitment at greater scale and with deeper pockets.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions company with a major Dutch operation (including Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions) — broader incumbent that competes across Linked Group's sectors but is far larger and more diversified.
• Indeed: Largest global online job search and recruitment marketplace — not a direct recruiter but a major indirect competitor that enables employers to bypass traditional agencies like Linked Group for candidate sourcing.

Direct peers

• Randstad: The largest staffing and recruitment company in the Netherlands and globally, offering permanent placement, temp staffing, and HR solutions across all major verticals including ICT and construction — the most direct and dominant competitor to Linked Group's offerings.
• Robert Half: Specialist staffing and consulting firm focused on IT, marketing/creative, and finance professionals — directly comparable to Linked Group's ICT and e-linked verticals in the permanent and contract placement market.
• Brunel International: Global specialist recruiter focused on engineering, technical, and ICT professionals — closely comparable to Linked Group's link-engineers and i-linked labels in talent specialization and project-based placement.
• Michael Page: Global white-collar recruitment firm covering IT, engineering, marketing/e-commerce, and construction — operates in the Netherlands with comparable permanent placement services to Linked Group's specialist labels.
• YER: Dutch professional recruitment and staffing firm specializing in placing highly educated professionals across IT, engineering, construction, and commercial functions — directly comparable to Linked Group's vertical specialist approach.
• Hays: International professional recruitment firm with a strong Netherlands presence across IT, construction & property, and sales & marketing — directly overlapping Linked Group's three vertical labels.

Regional players

• Olympia: Dutch regional staffing and recruitment firm with multiple specialist labels serving SMBs across various sectors — comparable mid-market Dutch competitor with similar multi-label, relationship-driven model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/linkedgroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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