Empion receives 2.4 million euros

The data-based job platform primarily takes corporate culture into account when bringing applicants and companies together. The idea has now convinced investors.

The Berlin HR start-up Empion raises 2.4 million euros in its pre-seed financing round. The capital comes from VR Ventures, Redstone VC and Basinghall Partners. Well-known business angels from the HR sector are also investing in the company. These include Anna Kaiser (Tandemploy/Phenom), Oliver Manojlovic (Personio) and Emma Tracey (Honeypot).

Annika von Mutius and Larissa Leitner founded Empion in 2021. The HRtech offers a data-based job platform that connects companies and applicants based on corporate culture, values and skills. "We have set ourselves the goal of quantifying corporate culture with the help of artificial intelligence and establishing it as the basis for efficient recruiting processes," says Annika von Mutius. The founders want to counteract high employee turnover in companies and make application processes more efficient.

"Values and culture are becoming increasingly important and these factors are particularly important to the younger generation," says Samuli Sirén, member of the VR Ventures investment committee and founder of Redstone. For this reason, VR Ventures sees great value in investing in Empion's technology.