Akut...hr Consulting Gmbh

What Akut...hr Consulting Gmbh does

akut...HR Consulting GmbH is a German personnel services firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dortmund, with a second office in Berlin. The company operates three interconnected service lines: Personalvermittlung (direct/permanent placement), Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary staffing under the AÜG framework), and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), plus freelancer placement. It serves mid-sized and larger companies in the NRW and Berlin regions across four verticals — Office, Finance, IT, and Engineering — and accesses a portfolio of approximately 11,000 candidates. Services are free for candidates and funded by client companies via commissions on placements and hourly margins on temporary and outsourced engagements. The GTM is sales-led, driven by personal consultants who manage both candidate and client relationships, with channel support from the AÜG Netzwerk (a network of 40+ personnel service companies at ~100 German locations), the company website job portal, social channels (LinkedIn, XING, Facebook, Instagram, kununu), and WhatsApp Business via Superchat.

Operationally, akut...HR is a small private GmbH with approximately 12 employees (8 Dortmund, 4 Berlin), led by Managing Director Patrick Bovermann. The technology stack is built on third-party infrastructure rather than proprietary platforms: a candidate database with standardized skill-level tags for pre-selection matching, the LANDWEHR WebPortal (zvoove-backed) for employee time tracking and HR administration with role-based access and 2FA, Brevo for email newsletters, Superchat for WhatsApp, and Usercentrics for GDPR consent. The firm holds an AÜG license from the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Agentur für Arbeit Düsseldorf) and carries the RapidRatings "Top 20% Suppliers & Vendors" certification for financial stability. External data protection oversight is provided by Laiks GmbH, and BRANDI Rechtsanwälte serves as the independent whistleblower reporting office under the HinSchG.

Name

Akut...hr Consulting Gmbh

Legal name

akut... HR Consulting GmbH

Website

https://akut-hr.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

akut...HR Consulting GmbH is a Dortmund-based German staffing and HR services firm operating across NRW and Berlin, providing permanent placement, temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung), BPO, and freelancer placement to mid-sized companies in Office, Finance, IT, and Engineering verticals, funded by client fees on a candidate-free model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and HR Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA)

Keywords

• Permanent placement services
• Temporary staffing services
• Business process outsourcing
• HR consulting services
• Recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement): Fee-based permanent placement of candidates into client companies. The company receives commission from the hiring company upon successful placement.
2. Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (Temporary Staffing): Temporary labor supply where candidates are employed by akut...HR and assigned to client companies. Revenue generated through hourly billing margins.
3. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): Full outsourcing of departments or processes. Teams work on-site or remotely, employed by akut...HR but managed independently. Revenue through service contracts with defined SLAs and KPIs.
4. Freelancer/Vermittlung (Contractor Placement): Placement of freelance professionals into client projects. Revenue from commissions or markups on freelancer rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

akut...HR Consulting GmbH is a German HR staffing firm that places permanent, temporary, freelance, and outsourced professionals into client companies in Office, Finance, IT, and Engineering. Services include direct placement (Personalvermittlung), temporary staffing (Arbeitnehmerüberlassung) under a federal AÜG license, full business process outsourcing (BPO), and contractor placement. Candidate services are free; client companies pay placement commissions, hourly margins, or contracted BPO service fees.

Product overview

Akut...hr Consulting Gmbh is a staffing and HR consulting firm offering a portfolio of three interconnected service lines: Personalvermittlung (direct placement), Arbeitnehmerüberlassung (temporary staffing), and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). The company operates the LANDWEHR WebPortal as an internal time tracking and workforce management platform for its staffing operations. Services are specialized in four key industry verticals: Office, Finance, IT, and Engineering. The core value proposition centers on tailored matching between candidates and client companies, supported by regional presence in Dortmund and Berlin.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personalvermittlung (Direct Placement)

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to ~11,000 specialists in portfolio
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AÜG NetzwerkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerakut...HR Consulting is a member of the AÜG Netzwerk, a network of 40+ personnel service companies operating at ~100 locations across Germany. The partnership provides over 40 years of combined market experience and shared philosophy centered on 'Jeder ist der Wichtigste' (Everyone is the most important) and 'Wir machen besser möglich' (We make better possible). The network enables resource sharing, best practice exchange, and expanded reach for larger engagements.
• BRANDI Rechtsanwälte (Detmold)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBRANDI Rechtsanwälte serves as the independent whistleblower reporting office (Meldestelle) for akut...HR, receiving and processing compliance-related reports under the HinSchG (Whistleblower Protection Act). The law firm maintains reporter confidentiality and acts independently from akut...HR.
• Laiks GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal data protection officer (Datenschutzbeauftragter) providing GDPR compliance support and oversight.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Deutschland: Global staffing leader with comprehensive German operations spanning temporary staffing, permanent placement, and HR solutions. Overlaps akut...HR's full service portfolio but at national/international scale with proprietary digital platforms.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Global specialist in Finance, Accounting, and Office staffing with broader portfolio and global brand. Overlaps with akut...HR in Finance/Office direct placement but operates at materially larger scale and broader international reach.
• Adecco Germany: One of the world's largest staffing conglomerates operating across all major German verticals. Broad incumbent overlap with akut...HR's service lines, but at vastly larger scale and with a more industrialized delivery model.

Direct peers

• DIS AG: One of Germany's largest mid-market-focused staffing and HR consulting firms, offering direct placement, temp staffing, and outsourcing across Office, Finance, IT and Engineering. Closely comparable in vertical specialization and service mix to akut...HR, but operating at significantly larger national scale.
• Amadeus Fire AG: German specialist staffing firm focused on commercial (Office, Finance) and IT/Engineering permanent and contract placement. Highly comparable headhunting-driven service model and candidate-side value proposition, though with substantially larger scale and listing.
• Persona Service AG: German staffing provider with strong regional presence in Arbeitnehmerüberlassung and direct placement across commercial and industrial roles. Comparable in regional-agency model and AÜG-licensed operations, though with broader industrial coverage.
• GULP (Randstad): German IT freelancer and contractor placement platform owned by Randstad. Directly competes in IT project staffing and freelance Vermittlung, with a more digital, volume-driven matching model.
• PageGroup Germany: Operates Page Personnel and Michael Page brands in Germany for professional and mid-management placement in Office, Finance, IT, and Engineering. Directly comparable service portfolio and target mid-market client segment.
• Hays Deutschland: Subsidiary of Hays plc, specializing in professional staffing and contractor placement in IT, Engineering, and Finance. Direct competitor for freelance/contractor placement in the same verticals akut...HR targets, with a larger nationwide consultant network.

Regional players

• Grafton Recruitment Germany: European mid-market staffing firm with German offices offering Office, Finance, and IT recruitment. Comparable mid-market focus and candidate-side service model, with primary strength in other European markets rather than dominant locally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/akuthrconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/akut-hr-consulting-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/akut_hr

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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