What Workeer Gug (haftungsbeschrankt) does

Workeer gGmbH operates an online job platform that connects international newcomers and refugees with employers in Germany. The company is registered as a non-profit limited liability company (gemeinnützige GmbH / gGmbH), headquartered at Weinbergsweg 27 in Berlin, and was founded in 2015. It serves two primary sides of a marketplace: international talents seeking employment in Germany, and German employers — from SMBs to enterprises such as BMW, Deutsche Bahn, REWE Group, Sparkasse, Netflix, Capgemini and Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund — that are actively hiring newcomers. The platform reports 65,000+ registered talents, 10,000+ job listings, 4,000+ employers and 2,000+ partner initiatives, and holds Official UNHCR Partner status under the Refugee Employment Platform Initiative.

The product is built on Statamic CMS and combines self-serve profile creation, AI-assisted matching via the third-party HiCandidate engine from Socialtelligence, and delivery of personalized job recommendations through WhatsApp, Telegram, and email. A Quick Application feature enables one-click mobile applications without a full CV or cover letter, while the Career Hub provides content on German language learning, interview preparation, salary negotiation, and work permits. A free Career Coach service is offered alongside. All postings are restricted to direct employment (no temporary staffing) and include salary transparency. Marketing and distribution span organic and paid social, search, and PR coverage in major German media.

Workeer operates a freemium model with paid employer membership tiers and job listing packages as its core monetization. Free employer profiles and unlimited talent use sustain a long-tail marketplace, while paid subscriptions auto-renew for enhanced visibility and recruiting features. The four co-founders — Karl Liebich (CEO), David Jacob (Head of Product), Victoria Baumann (Head of Talent Success) and Robert Enderlein (Head of Marketing) — remain in operating roles; no external funding rounds have been disclosed, consistent with the non-profit gGmbH structure.

Name

Workeer Gug (haftungsbeschrankt)

Legal name

Workeer gGmbH

Website

https://workeer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Workeer is a Berlin-based non-profit online job platform connecting international newcomers and refugees with German employers, offering AI-assisted matching, free profiles for job seekers, and paid employer memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board & Recruitment Platform

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

Keywords

• International talent recruitment
• Refugee employment platform
• AI candidate matching
• Job board software
• Employer membership platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer Premium Memberships: Employers can create free basic profiles, but paid membership tiers offer enhanced visibility and recruitment features. Memberships auto-renew after the selected subscription period and can be cancelled anytime before the period ends.
2. Job Listing Packages: Employers can purchase job listing packages for posting vacancies. Pricing follows the price list available at workeer.de/preise.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels14 records

Core offering

Workeer operates a specialized online job board that connects international and refugee talents with German employers through profile creation, AI-powered job matching, and one-click mobile applications. The platform is free for job seekers; employers access it via free basic profiles with optional paid membership tiers that unlock enhanced visibility and recruitment features. Job listings are restricted to direct, permanent employment with salary transparency, and personalized job matches are delivered via WhatsApp, Telegram, or Email.

Product overview

Workeer is a job platform for international and refugee talents in Germany, offering a unified product that connects job seekers with employers. The core platform includes profile creation, job matching/recommendations (powered by AI via HiCandidate), and a quick application feature. Additional services include the Career Hub (resource library with career guidance articles), Career Coach support, and paid employer memberships for enhanced job posting capabilities. The platform differentiates through salary transparency, mobile-first design with WhatsApp/Telegram job delivery, and UNHCR partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Workeer Job Platform Online job board platform that enables international and refugee talents to create profiles, search jobs, and submit applications to German employers, while employers post vacancies and contact candidates. Built on Statamic CMS with integrated AI-powered matching.
• Career Coach Free personalized career coaching service that supports international and refugee job seekers throughout their job search, complementing the AI-driven matching engine with human guidance.
• Employer Premium Memberships Paid employer membership packages that unlock enhanced visibility, advanced recruitment features, and premium job posting capabilities beyond the free basic employer profile.

Quantifiable outcome

• €5 Mio. social value generated through government savings and additional revenue from hires over 12 months
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration39 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial UNHCR partner under the Refugee Employment Platform Initiative. Workeer serves as a recognized platform connecting refugees with employment opportunities in Germany.
• Digital Career Institute (DCI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative partner offering digital courses including web development, online marketing, digital sales, and programming. DCI helps talents prepare for digital careers and supports them with training vouchers.
• DEKRA AkademieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCareer coaching and self-assessment support helping talents identify suitable career paths through professional assessments and guidance.
• Sprachenakademie AachenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLanguage school partner offering German courses for work and professional integration. Provides language training aligned with career development needs.
• ti communication GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultancy partner supporting companies in developing diversity strategies and intercultural communication capabilities for hiring international talent.
• BabbelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint survey partnership to research barriers faced by international talents. Collaboration resulted in findings that 54% of talents only apply when they believe they fully meet language requirements.
• Socialtelligence GmbH (HiCandidate)coreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of HiCandidate AI-powered candidate matching technology that matches talent profiles with suitable job listings to support the recruitment process.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Xing: Major German-speaking professional network owned by New Work SE; comparable as a German hiring platform with recruiter tools, but not niche-focused on international talent.
• LinkedIn: Global professional network with broad recruiting solutions including 'LinkedIn for Refugees' initiatives; competes for the same German employer recruiting budgets as Workeer.
• StepStone: One of Germany's largest generalist job boards; comparable to Workeer because it serves the same German employer base, but lacks Workeer's specialization in international/refugee talent.
• Indeed Germany: Global job-search platform operating in Germany; overlaps with Workeer in employer job-posting and candidate matching, though without Workeer's refugee/international focus.

Direct peers

• Joblift: German job-search aggregator using AI matching; comparable to Workeer in business model (job board + matching technology) and German market focus, though not specialized in refugee talent.

Regional players

• EURES (European Job Mobility Portal): EU-run cross-border job-matching portal; comparable mission of connecting international job seekers with European employers, but pan-European rather than Germany-specific.
• Jobbörse.de (BA / Arbeitsagentur): Germany's federal employment agency job platform; the most direct competitor for placing international/refugee talent in German jobs, backed by government and free to use.
• Make it in Germany: German government portal specifically designed to attract skilled international workers; directly comparable mission to Workeer but operates as a non-commercial government resource.

Emerging players

• Refugees Welcome / Flüchtlinge Willkommen: German non-profit focused on housing integration for refugees; tangentially comparable as a refugee-integration platform, though addressing housing rather than employment.
• Honeypot: European tech-talent platform with a focus on international tech professionals; comparable in serving international talent seeking European employment, though with a tech-only focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@workeer
• Facebookfacebook.com/workeerde
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workeer-gug
• Instagraminstagram.com/workeerde

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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