Talentry and Cleverconnect merge

With the merger, the two companies aim to become the European market leader for recruiting.

The French recruiting start-up Cleverconnect and the Munich-based start-up Talentry have merged. In future, the two companies will continue to operate under the name Cleverconnect and together they have 270 employees. Talentry's investors, such as Hybris founder Carsten Thoma and Celonis co-founders Bastian Nominacher and Alex Rink, continue to support the merger. Talentry founder and Managing Director Carl Hoffmann will become a co-founder of Cleverconnect.

The business models of the two companies complement each other. Cleverconnect has developed a software solution for companies' recruiting processes. For example, the start-up offers time-shifted video interviews, artificial intelligence for career sites and a matching technology for CVs. Founded in 2013, Talentry has developed a platform that helps companies find talent across all available channels and retain them in the long term.

"We share the same corporate values and a common mission: we want to help as many talented people as possible find their dream job," says Talentry founder and CEO Hoffmann. With their merger, the companies want to provide an answer to the shortage of skilled workers in Europe. "It is therefore only logical for us to join forces with Cleverconnect in order to take on this challenge and provide our customers with the best possible support," explains Hoffmann. This year, the two companies aim to achieve sales growth of over 70 percent. To achieve this, Cleverconnect plans to expand in Europe and further develop its products.