What Tech Talents does

Tech Talents is a privately held Swedish recruitment and consulting firm founded in January 2019 by Mikael Kron (CEO) and Andreas Gremar (Head of Relations), headquartered in Linköping, Östergötland. The company operates two primary service lines: consultant placement (Konsultuppdrag), where Tech Talents employs engineers and deploys them to client sites on a contract basis, and direct recruitment (Direktrektering), where the firm places candidates into permanent positions for a placement fee. Its core value proposition is a talent-first or proactive matching approach in which account managers reach out to engineering candidates with opportunities, rather than relying on candidates to apply to posted positions.

Tech Talents has expanded from a single founding office in Linköping to five locations across Sweden — Linköping, Göteborg, Malmö, Stockholm, and Jönköping — between 2019 and 2023. The firm serves enterprise and mid-market clients across defense and security (BAE Systems OneArc, Saab), network cameras (Axis Communications), automotive and vehicle technology (NIRA Dynamics, Qualcomm for autonomous perception), medical technology, industrial manufacturing (Väderstad for agricultural equipment, Nordlo for IT services), energy (Bitvis), and drone technology (Bitcraze, Airolit). It targets engineering disciplines including embedded systems, software development, electronics, mechanical engineering, and machine learning, with active 2026 postings spanning defense software project leadership, infrastructure engineering, embedded development, and drone systems testing.

The business model is a traditional professional services staffing play: revenue is earned either through a margin on consultant billings (employed engineers deployed to clients) or through direct placement fees, typically a percentage of the placed candidate's first-year salary. The firm has 91 employees and a leadership team with 35+ years of combined technical recruitment experience. Tech Talents has no proprietary technology platform; its differentiation rests on human networks, university outreach (including a 2024 LiU Formula Student sponsorship), the proactive engagement model, and a flat founder-led organization. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, and no external investors, parent company, or funding rounds are recorded in the source data.

Name

Tech Talents

Legal name

Tech Talents

Website

https://techtalents.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tech Talents is a Swedish technical recruitment and consulting firm founded in 2019 that places engineers as consultants and direct hires across defense, automotive, medical, industrial, and energy sectors through five nationwide offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Staffing & Recruitment

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

IT & Software Engineering Staffing (BPACADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Staffing (BPACADAG), Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

Keywords

• Technical consulting services
• Engineering recruitment
• IT staffing
• Embedded systems recruiting
• Tech talent placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Linköping

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consultant Placement Margin: Places consultants (contract workers) at client organizations and earns a margin on the hourly/daily rate charged to clients. Consultants are employed by Tech Talents and deployed to client sites.
2. Direct Recruitment/Executive Search: Direct placement of candidates at client companies (hire-to-permanent). Clients pay a fee upon successful placement of a candidate, typically a percentage of first-year salary.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tech Talents is a Swedish consulting and recruitment firm that places technical engineers (embedded systems, software, electronics, mechanical, mechatronics) with product companies across Sweden. It operates two core service lines: consultant placement (Konsultuppdrag) where employed contractors are deployed to client sites, and direct recruitment (Direktrekrytering) for permanent placements. The company takes a proactive, talent-first approach, actively reaching out to candidates rather than relying on passive job applications.

Product overview

Tech Talents is a recruitment and consulting company specializing in connecting technical engineers with product companies in Sweden. The company operates two primary service lines: (1) consultant placement (Konsulttjänster) where they place contractors at tech companies, and (2) direct recruitment (Direktrekrytering) for permanent positions. Their TECH Agency model is a proactive approach where they reach out to candidates rather than waiting for applications. The company focuses on engineering disciplines including embedded systems, software development, electronics, and mechanical engineering, serving industries such as automotive, defense, medical technology, and industrial manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultant Placement (Konsultuppdrag) Places Tech Talents-employed engineers on consulting assignments at technology product companies across Sweden, focusing on embedded systems, software development, and engineering disciplines. Consultants are employed by Tech Talents and deployed to client sites; clients pay a margin on the consultant's hourly/daily rate.
• Direct Recruitment (Direktrekrytering) Direct placement of candidates into permanent positions at client technology companies, targeting both junior and senior profiles. Clients pay a fee upon successful placement, typically a percentage of first-year salary (industry standard 15-25%).
• TECH Agency Service Model A proactive recruitment approach where Tech Talents' consultants reach out to candidates with job opportunities rather than waiting for candidates to apply. Supports both consultant placement and direct recruitment engagements with technology product companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Consultants have progressed to Team Lead roles and supervisor positions within customer organizations

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• LiU Formula StudentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Tech Talents sponsors LiU Formula Student team at Linköping University. The team builds and develops Formula Student race cars and competes internationally in Netherlands and Hungary. Partnership focuses on supporting engineering students and building relationships with future talent.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TNG: Swedish values-based staffing and recruitment firm focused on IT, tech, and professional roles, with a strong employer-brand-driven model — closely aligned with Tech Talents' TECH Agency proactive talent approach.
• StudentConsulting: Swedish staffing firm focused on students and recent graduates across technical and commercial roles — directly comparable to Tech Talents' recent engineering graduate persona and proactive university outreach strategy.
• Academic Work: Swedish-founded staffing firm (now pan-Nordic) specializing in placing young professionals and graduates into IT, engineering, and technical roles — directly overlapping Tech Talents' talent pool, university outreach model, and engineering/IT verticals.
• Poolia: Swedish-listed staffing and recruitment company with a strong focus on IT, technical, and professional permanent and contract placements — competing head-to-head with Tech Talents for engineering talent and enterprise clients in Sweden.
• Centric: Nordic IT staffing and consulting firm placing technical consultants at enterprise clients — overlaps Tech Talents on IT/engineering consultant deployment in Northern Europe with similar revenue model (margin on consultant day rate).
• Nigel Wright Group: Nordic-headquartered recruitment consultancy specializing in professional, technical, and executive search across the Nordics — directly comparable to Tech Talents' direct-recruitment and senior engineer placement services.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup Sweden: Swedish operations of global staffing firm ManpowerGroup, providing technical, IT, and professional staffing across Sweden — direct competitor for engineering placements but with significantly broader industry coverage and larger candidate database.
• Modis: Global IT and engineering staffing brand under the Adecco Group, with operations in the Nordics — competing for the same embedded, software, and IT engineering consultant roles that Tech Talents fills, but as part of a much larger international platform.
• Hays Sweden: Global professional staffing firm with a Swedish presence, with strong focus on technical, engineering, and IT contract and permanent placements — comparable service offering but with global candidate reach and deeper enterprise relationships.
• Randstad Sweden: Swedish arm of global staffing leader Randstad, offering broad professional, IT, and technical staffing — competes with Tech Talents for the same engineering client base but with vastly larger scale, broader service portfolio, and international footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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