Hey Jobs receives 43 million euros

The career platform was able to convince two new investors for its Series B round. In addition, a former state secretary is moving to the top of the advisory board.

The career platform Hey Jobs has raised 43 million euros in a Series B financing round. Digital + Partners and and FMZ Ventures joined as new investors and led the round. Existing investors Notion Capital, Heartcore Capital and Creathor Ventures also participated again.

Marius Luther and Marius Jeuck's startup operates a career platform that specializes in professionals and industrial personnel. With the help of a matching algorithm, Hey Jobs searches for possible candidates for a job on social networks such as Instagram and Facebook. According to the company's own information, more than 2,700 companies use the services offered by Hey Jobs. As a result, 100,000 workers have been placed in new jobs so far.

With the capital from the financing round, Hey Jobs wants to further develop its technology and expand internationally. To this end, the start-up also wants to expand its teams at its locations in Berlin, Cologne and Vienna. "Our vision is clear: We want to become Europe's leading career platform for essential, indispensable workers," says Hey Jobs co-founder Marius Luther.

Recently, there was also a personnel change at the start-up: Katrin Suder is now chairing the advisory board. She is a member and chair of advisory boards of companies such as Cloudflare and the Apleona Group. She also heads the German government's Digital Council and worked as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defense from 2014 to 2018.