Standit

What Standit does

Standit B.V. is a privately held Dutch IT and Data recruitment and staffing firm headquartered in Amsterdam, founded in 2020 and operating with 14 employees. The firm places IT, Data, and Business Intelligence professionals with Dutch employers on both an interim (contract) and permanent basis, and extends into executive search and leadership development through a partnership with Quaestus. Its service portfolio is organized around four core offerings — Interim IT & Data, IT & Data Recruitment, Executive Search, and Leadership & Team Development — supported by six specialization areas covering Data & BI, ERP Project Management, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure & Network, IT Management & Consultancy, and Software Development.

The company's underlying technology is limited to a public-facing website and job board, a candidate registration portal, job-alert subscriptions, and a Salesforce-backed vacancy management backend. There is no proprietary matching platform, no AI-driven sourcing tooling, and no application product. Standit instead competes on domain credibility: its consultants are recruited from within the IT and Data profession rather than from generic commercial backgrounds, and the firm markets this insider perspective as the basis for faster, higher-quality technical and cultural candidate matching. Reference clients featured on the site include Schiphol, Heineken, Enza Zaden, and Rabobank, and the firm is ISO 9001 certified, FD Gazelle recognized, and listed in the Top 250 Bedrijven.

Standit's revenue model is professional services in nature: placement fees on permanent hires, mark-up or margin on interim contract staffing, and project-based fees for executive search mandates and leadership development programmes delivered with Quaestus. Go-to-market is sales-led B2B, focused exclusively on the Dutch market, with direct account management for enterprise relationships, a public vacancy portal for self-serve engagement, and candidate acquisition through social media, Dutch vacancy sites, search engines, events, and referrals. No pricing is publicly disclosed on the client side, and no external funding, M&A, or institutional ownership is present in the data.

Name

Standit

Legal name

Standit B.V.

Website

https://standit.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Standit is a privately held Amsterdam-based IT, Data, and BI recruitment and staffing firm placing interim and permanent professionals with Dutch employers, and extending into executive search and leadership development via its Quaestus partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• IT recruitment services
• IT staffing solutions
• Executive search services
• Leadership development programs
• Data engineering recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT & Data Recruitment: Permanent placement fees charged to employers for successful hires of IT, Data, and BI professionals.
2. Interim IT & Data: Interim professionals placed with client organisations on a contract/temporary basis, with Standit acting as the employer of record or intermediary.
3. Executive Search: Retained search mandates for senior and leadership positions in IT and Data, delivered in partnership with Quaestus.
4. Leadership & Team Development: Custom coaching programmes, leadership development and Secure Base Leadership programmes delivered alongside Quaestus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Standit is a Dutch IT and Data recruitment and staffing consultancy that connects Dutch employers with IT, Data, and Business Intelligence professionals through permanent placements, interim/temporary staffing, executive search, and leadership development programmes. The firm mediates specialists across areas including Data & BI, ERP Project Management, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure & Network, IT Management & Consultancy, and Software Development, acting as a specialist staffing partner rather than a software vendor.

Product overview

Standit is a staffing and recruitment firm, not a software product company. It offers a portfolio of staffing services organized around four core offerings: Interim IT & Data (temporary professional placements), IT & Data Recruitment (permanent placements), Executive Search (in partnership with Quaestus), and Leadership & Team Development (in partnership with Quaestus). These services are supported by six specialization areas covering Data & BI, ERP Projectmanagement, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure & Network, IT Management & Consultancy, and Software Development. The company positions itself as the ultimate partner for IT, Data, and Business Intelligence challenges, connecting organizations with professionals for both interim and permanent roles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interim IT & Data Temporary staffing service that places interim IT and Data professionals (hbo+/wo level) into Dutch organizations needing capacity for digital transformations, migrations, devops team augmentation, and data projects. Professionals are self-starting and deliver immediate structure and results.
• IT & Data Recruitment Permanent placement recruitment service that selects and connects engineers, developers, and data specialists with Dutch employers, focused on matching both technical skills and cultural fit for durable digital competitive advantage.
• Executive Search Retained executive search service for senior IT and Data leadership positions, ensuring alignment on vision, personality, and culture. Delivered in partnership with Quaestus, which provides dedicated executive search expertise.
• Leadership & Team Development Custom coaching and leadership development programmes for leaders and teams in IT and Data organizations, including Secure Base Leadership methodology. Delivered alongside Quaestus to build leadership that provides direction, strengthens trust, and accelerates change.

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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.

• QuaestuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStandit partners with Quaestus for executive search mandates and leadership and team development programmes. Quaestus is the dedicated executive search partner delivering senior-level placements and leadership coaching programmes including Secure Base Leadership. This collaboration extends Standit's service range beyond mid-level IT staffing into C-suite and senior leadership search and development.
• Team Staan – CTS GROUPminorOthersStandit is a proud partner of Team Staan – CTS GROUP, a speed skating team. The partnership reflects shared values of dedication, teamwork, and ambition, serving as a brand-building and community engagement initiative rather than a commercial service partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• YER: Dutch recruitment firm placing IT, engineering, and technical professionals in permanent and interim roles across the Netherlands. Closely comparable to Standit on geography, vertical focus, and dual permanent/interim service model.
• Tergos: Dutch IT/Data/BI specialist recruitment firm placing interim and permanent technology professionals. Closely comparable niche focus on IT/Data roles in the Netherlands, similar in size and service mix to Standit.
• Computer Futures: Specialist IT and technology recruitment firm placing developers, data engineers, and tech leaders across permanent and contract roles. Comparable to Standit on IT-focused candidate sourcing and European enterprise client coverage.
• Brunel: Dutch-headquartered international staffing specialist with deep IT, engineering, and project placement capabilities. Comparable to Standit on specialist technical recruitment, though operates at much larger global scale.
• Huxley: Global recruitment specialist with strong IT, data, and BI placement capability and Dutch coverage. Comparable to Standit on IT/Data specialisation and on serving clients needing both interim and permanent specialists.
• Hays Netherlands: Hays' Dutch operations provide IT and technology recruitment across permanent, contract, and executive mandates. Comparable to Standit on IT/Data placement and Dutch enterprise client focus, with broader global brand and larger recruiter bench.
• Cooder: Dutch recruitment firm focused on IT, data, and digital professionals in interim and permanent placements. Direct comparable on niche IT/Data recruitment and Dutch-only geographic focus.
• Robert Half Netherlands: Robert Half's Dutch arm specialises in IT, technology, and finance placement across permanent and contract engagements. Comparable to Standit on IT/Data candidate focus and enterprise client base, backed by a global brand.
• Michael Page Netherlands: Michael Page recruits across IT, technology, data, and digital roles in the Netherlands on permanent and interim bases. Comparable specialist recruitment model targeting similar IT/Data talent pools and Dutch enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Dutch-headquartered global staffing leader with broad IT, engineering, and professional placement capabilities across the Netherlands. Overlaps with Standit on IT/Data interim and permanent placement but operates at vastly greater scale and with a much wider service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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