Founded in 2022 by Annika von Mutius and Larissa Leitner, Empion develops AI-driven tools to automate headhunting and deliver intelligent candidate matching. The founders say the use of AI in recruiting is nascent but already delivers significant efficiency and quality gains. Empion positions its product as a way to fundamentally change recruiting by enabling intelligent matching at scale. The company has attracted venture and angel interest, which the founders cite as validation of market fit. Financially, Empion raised an initial €2.4 million in summer 2022 and received a further €6 million investment more recently, according to company disclosures. Its team and backers portray the product as well aligned to current labor-market needs amid scarce skilled-workers supply. Empion is a Berlin HR startup building an AI-driven platform to automate headhunting and incorporate values and corporate culture into recruiting. The company was founded by Annika von Mutius and Larissa Leitner; it has existed since December and its product has been live since February. The platform currently lists around 350 companies. Investors including VR Ventures, Basinghall Partners and angel investors Robin Behlau, Constanze Buchheim and Emma Tracey have invested €2.4 million to date. Founders say they will continue to significantly develop the technology, prepare it for scaling, grow the team and build the Empion brand. They identify recruiting and assembling a strong team as their biggest ongoing challenge and use their own Empion method in hiring.

Total raised

$9M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Oct 2023