Founders of Ohpen, Recruitee back Amsterdam-based HirePort in €1M round

Amsterdam-based HirePort, a recruitment platform, announced on Friday that it has secured €1M in a Seed round of funding led by Powerloom. 

HR tech entrepreneur Perry Oostdam (founder Recruitee), Dutch investor Jordy Kool, Chris Zadeh (founder Ohpen), and HR tech investor Quintin Schevernels (Pop-up Qapital) also participated in the funding round.

HirePort says it will use the funds to accelerate expansion, strengthen its network, and establish partnerships with other HR tools and platforms.

Co-founder Remco van de Ruit says, “New funding fuels HirePort’s mission to empower companies and recruiters to succeed together. With our sights set on expansion, we’re strengthening our network of the best recruiters and establishing partnerships with other HR tools and platforms. Our goal is to position HirePort as the go-to channel for external recruitment within the HR ecosystem, and our new funding means that we’re in the position to make that happen.

HirePort: What you need to know

Founded by Remco van de Ruit, Bram Medema, and Alexander Leenaers, HirePort provides a candidate-based matching tool that automatically links companies to the recruiter that proposes the right candidate without having to deal with the usual onboarding, management, and contract negotiation process. 

It allows companies to access an endless pool of candidates from multiple suppliers, managing the process efficiently.

“Navigating the recruitment maze can be overwhelming, with so many suppliers and options to choose from. But with Hireport, the task becomes much simpler,” says Bram Medema. 

Currently, the company works with over 200 independent recruiters worldwide to make hiring at scale work.

HirePort also claims that its clients saw a 35 per cent increase in successful hires and a 50 per cent decrease in time-to-hire for senior talent by expanding their recruitment pool. 

Last year, the Dutch recruitment platform helped more than 60 tech-driven companies, including Schuberg Philis and Darktrace, achieve a time-to-hire of less than one month. 

Bram Medema says, “Our platform is revolutionising the way tech-driven companies and recruitment suppliers succeed together. We’re convinced that the quality and experience of our recruitment suppliers are key to our success. We deeply respect recruiters who have started their own businesses as freelancers or niche agencies and believe they are among the best in the industry. We’re helping them grow their business by connecting them with the hottest companies. And in return, they show that sourcing even the most in-demand talent within 30 days is possible for our clients. And as we grow, this will only get better.”