Open HR Forum

Name

Open HR Forum

Legal name

Open HR Forum

Website

https://openhrforum.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Professional Community Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Interest-Based Communities & Forums (BPAMABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Hosting & Membership Platforms (MPACAJAF)

Keywords

• HR community networking
• Professional development events
• HR knowledge sharing
• Volunteer community platform
• HR industry surveys

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

HQ country

Slovakia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free Community Services: Open HR Forum is a volunteer-based non-profit community that provides free knowledge sharing, networking events, and HR Pulse surveys to its members. All activities are supported by volunteer time investment and partner contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Open HR Forum is a volunteer-driven non-profit HR community in Slovakia that organizes free online and in-person events (Morning Coffee sessions, Soirées, Meet-ups, conferences) and conducts HR Pulse trend surveys to connect HR professionals, students, and business leaders through knowledge sharing and networking. All events, content, and survey reports are provided free of charge to members and participants.

Product overview

Open HR Forum is a community platform for HR professionals and enthusiasts, not a software product in the traditional SaaS sense. Its offering consists of a suite of event formats and research products: the flagship 'Ranná káva' (Morning Coffee) regular online sessions and 'HR Pulse' survey series form the core of its activities, supplemented by in-person meet-ups (Meet-up, Letný Tyršák), the semi-annual 'Popoludňajšie Soireé' online events, and the 'Ľudia a Biznis Konferencia' conference. A student-oriented sub-brand 'OHRF Students' serves as a talent pipeline initiative. Content outputs are shared via the 'Súhrn skúseností' blog.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OHRF Students: A group of students, predominantly from foreign universities, focused on bringing career consulting practices to Slovak students through direct connection with HR professionals from practice.

Products and services

• Ranná káva (Morning Coffee) The most attended regular online event of the OHRF community — a morning virtual meeting bringing information on new HR trends through 2-3 inspirational professionals, stimulating business thinking. Targeted at HR professionals and enthusiasts.
• HR Pulse Surveys mapping current trends and needs in people management, collecting data through the HR community, interpreting and sharing findings with the HR community, media, and the public. Used by HR professionals for benchmarking.
• Popoludňajšie Soireé (Afternoon Soirée) An online format bringing inspirational stories from inspiring guests from various areas of life. Targeted at HR community members and broader professionals.
• Meet-up In-person meetings combined with networking, introductions, and group discussions — OHRF's original event format, structured in three parts: welcome/introduction, themed group discussions facilitated by a community member, and plenary summary followed by networking.
• Letný Tyršák (Summer Tyršák) Time and space for an in-person outdoor community gathering, typically at the end of summer holidays, focused on meeting, socializing, and informal connection.
• Ľudia a Biznis Konferencia (People and Business Conference) HR and Leadership conference for which OHRF serves as a partner or guarantor, promoting attendance across its communication channels to the HR community.
• OHRF Students A group of mostly international university students focused on bringing career consulting practices to Slovak students, connecting them directly with HR professionals and creating an inspirational environment, meetings, and materials for finding internships or work.
• súHRn skúseností (Blog) Blog articles and information covering current and interesting topics such as legislative changes, organizing online meetings, diversity and inclusion, and outputs from Morning Coffee events. Free access to the broader public.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4000+ total participants across all events
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The BridgecoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Bridge is a language school that serves as a long-term partner providing ZOOM platform access for online events. They also created the Open HR Forum website, making them a critical infrastructure partner for the organization's operations.
• ProfesiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfesia, a leading Slovak job portal, provides hosting for the HR Pulse survey results and supports the community's efforts to deliver quality HR data. This partnership enables the research surveys that provide unique industry insights.
• Elanor SlovakiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElanor Slovakia was a partner for a specific Ranná káva event focused on Manager in 2021 topics, providing sponsorship for that particular session.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Disruptive Innovation HR / HR Trend Institute: European HR research and community platform that publishes trend studies and convenes HR leaders — comparable to OHRF's HR Pulse research output and trend-focused event programming, though operating as a paid advisory/research entity.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Talent & HR community): LinkedIn hosts the largest global HR professional community via groups, newsletters, and events — represents the dominant free platform alternative that OHRF competes with for members' attention in the Slovak market.
• CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development): UK-based chartered professional body for HR and people development, providing membership, learning, research, and policy advocacy — comparable professional-association model targeting HR practitioners, though regionally UK-focused rather than Slovak.
• SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management): The largest global HR professional membership association, offering events, certifications, advocacy, and research — overlaps with OHRF's mission of serving HR practitioners but operates at vastly greater scale and with a paid-membership model.

Direct peers

• Disrupt HR: Global HR community that runs short-form networking events for HR professionals and business leaders — directly comparable to Open HR Forum's Morning Coffee and Meet-up formats, serving the same HR audience with event-driven community engagement.
• HR.com: Online HR community platform offering free webcasts, articles, and research reports to HR professionals — a direct functional analog to OHRF's event-and-research community model, though at significantly larger scale.

Others

• Cegos Group: Global HR and leadership training provider that also runs conferences and community events across Europe — adjacent competitor for HR professional mindshare and corporate training/event budgets in Central Europe.
• Profesia.sk: Slovakia's leading job portal and an existing OHRF partner that hosts HR Pulse survey results — serves the same Slovak HR audience with career content and employer branding, representing both an ecosystem ally and a potential competitive content channel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/openHRforum
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• Instagraminstagram.com/openhrforum
• Pinterestpinterest.com/openhrforum

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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