Talentzeit

What Talentzeit does

Talentzeit GmbH is a privately held German recruitment technology company founded in December 2011 in Bielefeld by Dr. Philipp Möhlmeier, Alexander Bongartz, and Jan Philipp Platenius (originally as Talents' Friends GmbH, rebranded in December 2020 following an internal merger). The company operates four specialized job-matching portals targeting chronic skilled-labor shortages in healthcare and IT: Deutscher Zahnarzt Service for dental practices, Deutscher Apotheker Service for pharmacies, Deutscher Hausarzt Service for general practitioner practices, and IT-Talents for IT employers. Talentzeit's platform model combines self-service online portals with a personal-consulting layer, deliberately positioning against mass-application recruitment in favor of individualized matching, particularly in healthcare verticals where role specificity (e.g., dental roles ZFA, ZMF, ZT, DH, PM, ZMV, ZMP, or pharmacy roles PTA, PKA) is high.

The underlying technology is a portfolio of web-based job-matching platforms with proprietary recruitment processes per vertical, augmented by employer-branding assets (including hackathons and programming competitions run by IT-Talents) and content products such as the annual Dentale Gehaltsstudie. The company employs approximately 30 people as of 2024–2025, is headquartered at Johanneswerkstraße 4, 33611 Bielefeld, and has been profitable or break-even since its last disclosed business-angel round in 2015. Revenue is generated through transaction fees on successful placements in a quote-based, non-publicly disclosed pricing model. Customer acquisition blends self-serve SMB access with a direct-sales/field-consulting motion, supported by social media (Instagram, LinkedIn), content marketing through the portals themselves, and recurring industry trade-show presence at IDS (Cologne) and EXPOPHARM (Düsseldorf).

Name

Talentzeit

Legal name

Talentzeit GmbH

Website

https://talentzeit.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Talentzeit GmbH is a German recruitment firm operating four specialized job-matching portals that connect dental practices, GP offices, pharmacies, and IT companies with qualified candidates via individualized matching and consulting. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Bielefeld, the company employs approximately 30 people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Healthcare Clinical Direct Hire (Nursing/Allied/Physicians) (BPACAFAH), Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF), Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

Keywords

• Healthcare recruitment services
• Job-matching platforms
• Dental staff recruitment
• Pharmacy personnel placement
• IT talent recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personnel placement/recruitment services: B2B recruitment and personnel placement services connecting healthcare practices (dental, physician, pharmacy) and IT companies with suitable candidates. Uses individualized matching approach with consulting instead of mass placement.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Talentzeit provides B2B personnel placement and recruitment services through four specialized web-based job-matching portals (Deutscher Zahnarzt Service, Deutscher Apotheker Service, Deutscher Hausarzt Service, and IT-Talents). The company connects dental practices, general practitioner offices, pharmacies, and IT companies across Germany with qualified candidates via an individualized matching and consulting approach rather than mass application processing.

Product overview

Talentzeit GmbH operates a unified platform portfolio of four specialized job-matching portals for the healthcare and IT sectors in Germany. The core offering consists of: Deutscher Zahnarzt Service (dental recruitment), Deutscher Apotheker Service (pharmacy recruitment), Deutscher Hausarzt Service (general practitioner recruitment), and IT-Talents (IT sector recruitment). The company employs approximately 30 people and serves dental and general practitioner practices, pharmacies, and IT companies nationwide with individualized matching services rather than mass applications. A supplementary product is the Dentale Gehaltsstudie (Dental Salary Study) providing industry compensation benchmarks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deutscher Zahnarzt Service: Job-matching platform for dental practices and dental staff (dentists, ZFA, ZMF, ZT, DH, PM, ZMV, ZMP)
• Deutscher Apotheker Service
• Deutscher Hausarzt Service
• IT-Talents

Products and services

• Deutscher Zahnarzt Service Job-matching platform for dental practices and dental professionals across Germany. Provides staffing services for dentists and all dental practice staff positions (ZFA, ZMF, ZT, DH, PM, ZMV, ZMP) through an individualized matching approach.
• Deutscher Apotheker Service Recruitment portal for pharmacies and pharmaceutical professionals in Germany. Connects pharmacies with pharmacists, pharmacy technicians (PTA), and pharmacy assistants (PKA) through clean matching processes emphasizing consultation over volume.
• Deutscher Hausarzt Service Job-matching platform for general practitioner practices and medical professionals in Germany. Supports practices in finding reliable colleagues and candidates in finding positions that fit their daily work life. Covers physicians and medical assistants (MFA).
• IT-Talents Job-matching platform connecting IT companies with IT talent in Germany. Supports employer branding and personnel marketing for IT employers, networking IT professionals with IT enterprises. Organizes hackathons and programming competitions to find exceptional talent.
• Dentale Gehaltsstudie (Dental Salary Study) Annual salary study published by Deutscher Zahnarzt Service providing valuable insights into salaries and trends in the dental industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 consecutive years recognized as Kununu Top Company (2022-2025)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• solvi, rose, medikitminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Dental industry partners co-exhibiting with Deutscher Zahnarzt Service at IDS 2025 trade show
• DKAB (Das kommt aus Bielefeld)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business initiative and partner providing community visibility in Bielefeld region where Talentzeit is headquartered
• Ärzte ohne Grenzen (Médecins Sans Frontières)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerHumanitarian medical organization supported by Talentzeit as part of their social responsibility initiatives
• its-for-kidsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable organization supported by Talentzeit focused on children's welfare
• STUNT (Studentische Unternehmensberatung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudent consulting organization where founders originally met. Talentzeit is a sponsoring member and supporter, hosting events including 15th anniversary celebration
• JobradminorOthersBike leasing program partner providing JobRad benefit to employees with full insurance and service coverage
• ClimatebloomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSustainability partner supporting Talentzeit's environmental initiatives
• moBielminorOthersPublic transportation partner providing discounted JobTicket for employees through cooperation with moBiel

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• softgarden: softgarden provides applicant-tracking and talent-acquisition software with a strong German SMB customer base; overlaps with Talentzeit on the talent-acquisition technology stack and competes indirectly for the same employer wallet.

Direct peers

• Hays Deutschland: Hays operates one of the largest specialized recruitment businesses in Germany with deep focus on IT, engineering, and professional placements, directly overlapping with Talentzeit's IT-Talents portal in target customer base and fee-based placement model.
• GULP (Randstad Digital): GULP is a Germany-focused IT staffing and project-services marketplace; it competes head-on with IT-Talents for IT talent placement and employer-branding services using a similar portal-driven approach.
• Workwise: Workwise is a Germany-based digital recruitment platform with SMB employer focus and tech-forward matching; comparable in GTM motion (self-serve portals + consulting) and target buyer profile to Talentzeit's practice customers.
• PageGroup / Michael Page: Michael Page operates professional permanent placement across Germany including dedicated healthcare and technology practices; comparable fee-based direct-hire model and SMB/enterprise mix mirror Talentzeit's verticals.
• Doctari: Doctari specializes in medical and healthcare professional staffing in Germany, including locum and permanent placements; it is the closest direct comp to Talentzeit's Deutscher Zahnarzt Service and Deutscher Hausarzt Service offerings.
• Jobvector: Jobvector is a specialized job-matching platform for scientific, medical, and IT professionals in the DACH region; its vertical-specialist portal model and candidate-matching approach closely parallel Talentzeit's niche-portfolio strategy.

Broad incumbents

• DIS AG: DIS AG is a large German staffing and recruitment firm spanning temporary, permanent, and project placements across many sectors; serves as a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in healthcare and IT but without Talentzeit's vertical-niche focus.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Robert Half operates finance, accounting, and technology permanent placement in Germany; a broad incumbent with overlapping professional-direct-hire capabilities but a wider sector portfolio than Talentzeit.
• Randstad Deutschland: Randstad is one of the largest generalist staffing groups in Germany, providing temporary and permanent placements across healthcare, IT, and other sectors; serves as a large incumbent reference point for Talentzeit's healthcare and IT verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Talentzeit
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/talentzeit-gmbh

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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