arvea

What arvea does

arvea GmbH is a privately held German employment placement agency headquartered in Elsdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, with branch offices in Aachen and Langenfeld. The firm specializes exclusively in permanent placement (Festanstellung) of candidates — explicitly distinguishing itself from temporary staffing agencies (Zeitarbeitsunternehmen) — and serves both job seekers and employers across commercial, industrial, IT/EDV, and technical sectors throughout Germany, with extended coverage into the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria.

The company operates a horizontal, multi-industry model built around three core service lines: private employment placement (Arbeitsvermittlung), active headhunting, and SME management consulting on personnel strategy. Its primary technology asset is a proprietary job portal (Stellenportal/Jobbörse) backed by a candidate database spanning roughly two dozen industries (tax, finance, IT, healthcare, automotive, trade, logistics, etc.). Candidate sourcing relies on the portal, speculative applications, and active outreach by human recruiters rather than algorithmic matching. Recent activity includes the launch of a separate PV-Beratung (photovoltaic consulting) division advising commercial and industrial clients on solar investments and roof-leasing arrangements.

The revenue model is purely transactional: fees are charged only on successful placements, with payment sourced from the hiring company, the candidate (sometimes via government activation and placement vouchers, AVGS), or both. Placement pricing scales with candidate seniority and salary for self-payers and with candidate qualification for corporate clients. The company is founder/management-owned, led by Managing Director Jörg Linke with a small named executive team, and operates without external investment, patents, or disclosed partnerships.

Name

arvea

Legal name

arvea GmbH

Website

https://arvea.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

arvea GmbH is a privately held German employment placement agency operating from Elsdorf, Aachen, and Langenfeld that specializes exclusively in permanent placement (not temporary staffing) across commercial, IT, and technical sectors for German Mittelstand employers and qualified job seekers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Elsdorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Placement/placement fees: Fees for successfully placing candidates in permanent employment positions. The company states it is not a temp agency (Zeitarbeitsunternehmen) but specializes in direct placement (Jobs in Festanstellung). Fees can be covered by the hiring company, through government activation voucher (AVGS), or by the candidate themselves as a self-payer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

arvea GmbH is a private employment placement agency operating primarily in the Aachen/Cologne/Rhineland region of Germany. The company matches qualified job seekers with employers for permanent full-time positions (Festanstellung) across commercial, industrial, IT/EDV, and technical sectors. It complements core placement with active sourcing/headhunting, management consulting for SMEs, and a recently launched photovoltaic (PV) consulting division advising commercial and industrial clients on solar energy investments and roof-leasing arrangements.

Product overview

arvea GmbH is a private employment agency (Private Arbeitsvermittlung) operating primarily in the Aachen region of Germany, with additional offices in Elsdorf and Langenfeld. The company's core product is its private employment agency service, which connects job seekers with employers for permanent full-time positions across all major industries nationwide. Complementing its recruitment services, arvea offers headhunting with active sourcing capabilities, management consulting for SMEs on personnel matters, and operates its own job portal for candidate placement. In a recent expansion, arvea launched a photovoltaic consulting division (PV-Beratung) for commercial and industrial clients, offering guidance on solar energy investments and roof leasing arrangements. The portfolio is delivered through a network of physical offices rather than a software platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Arbeitsvermittlung / Personalvermittlung (Permanent Placement Services) Core recruitment service that matches qualified job seekers with employers for permanent full-time positions (Festanstellung) across commercial, industrial, IT/EDV, and technical sectors throughout Germany, with regional offices in Aachen, Elsdorf, and Langenfeld. Placement is free for candidates using government AVGS activation vouchers; companies pay a fee based on the candidate's qualification and salary upon successful placement.
• Headhunting / Active Sourcing Active executive search service in which arvea identifies, approaches, and recruits qualified candidates on behalf of client companies seeking permanent staff, supplementing standard placement with direct outreach across the candidate pool.
• PV-Beratung (Photovoltaic Consulting) New business division offering commercial and industrial solar energy consulting; advises clients on roof-leasing agreements with PV investors and on direct investment in photovoltaic systems, projecting returns of 6–7% over 10–15 years.
• Unternehmensberatung (HR / Recruitment Consulting for SMEs) Consulting services for SME (Mittelstand) companies focused on personnel recruitment strategy and placement-related advisory, delivered as a standalone advisory engagement distinct from execution of the actual placement.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DIS AG: German specialist recruitment firm focused on permanent placement (Direktvermittlung) across commercial, technical, and IT roles for the Mittelstand. Most direct comparable in terms of model, segment, and fee structure to arvea.
• Amadeus FiRe AG: German-listed specialist recruiter focused on permanent placement in accounting, finance, IT, and engineering. Highly comparable business model and target segment to arvea's commercial and IT/EDV placement services.
• GULP (part of Randstad): German specialist recruitment platform focused on IT and engineering placements, including permanent roles. Comparable to arvea's IT/EDV and technical vertical, though GULP operates a much larger platform and contractor-heavy model.

Broad incumbents

• Hays Deutschland: Global recruitment firm with significant German operations specializing in permanent and contract placement across professional services and IT. A broader incumbent that competes head-to-head with arvea in Mittelstand IT/EDV and commercial placements.
• Robert Half Deutschland: Global recruitment firm with strong German presence focused on finance, accounting, IT, and administrative permanent placements. Competes with arvea in the commercial and finance vertical for SME clients.
• PageGroup Germany (Michael Page & Page Personnel): International recruitment group operating Michael Page and Page Personnel in Germany, focused on permanent placement of professionals and SMEs. Comparable target customers and placement model.
• Randstad Deutschland: One of the largest staffing firms in Germany with a permanent-placement business alongside its dominant temp agency operations. A broader incumbent that competes for the same Mittelstand employer relationships as arvea.
• Adecco Germany: Global staffing leader with extensive German operations across temporary and permanent placement. Competes broadly with arvea for SME employer accounts.
• ManpowerGroup Deutschland: Global staffing group with permanent and temporary placement services in Germany. Larger incumbent competitor for SME hiring mandates.

Emerging players

• PERM4 | Permanent Recruiting GmbH: Smaller German specialist recruiter focused exclusively on permanent placement (Direktvermittlung) for SMEs. Closely comparable niche positioning and Mittelstand focus to arvea.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arveaGmbH
• Facebookfacebook.com/arveagmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arveagmbh

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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