Hosco (Hospitality Connection Barcelona, S.L.) is a SaaS-enabled marketplace founded in 2011 by Olivier Bracard and Carl Julien that connects hospitality professionals, students, and employers. The platform has supported about 1.3 million professionals and students and partners with over 400 specialist education centers. Hosco lists more than 10,000 registered employers across the globe and provides jobs, career inspiration, guidance, and learning opportunities. Its product focuses on making hiring top talent in hospitality more efficient and preparing and placing students and alumni. The company plans to use new funding to consolidate its reach, continue product development, and expand further. Headquartered in Barcelona, Hosco serves the hospitality industry's talent and recruitment needs worldwide. Hosco operates a three-sided platform for the hospitality industry that connects professionals, employers, and educational centres. Its service includes job listings, resumés, and an alumni management platform used by some 250 schools and universities worldwide. The company says 40–85% of five-star hotels in Paris, London, Geneva, Barcelona, and Dubai have adopted its solutions. Hosco was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Barcelona. After raising new funding, the company plans international expansion and to open offices in North and South America in the first half of 2019. The platform’s core focus is recruitment and alumni management for hospitality organisations and education providers. Hosco operates a platform that enables recruiters to advertise openings and secure qualified full-time talent in the hospitality industry. The company is also developing tools for schools to manage careers and alumni and is working with national organisations to create country-specific industry networks. Hosco runs offices in Geneva, Barcelona and Dubai and targets growth across core markets and new geographies. The company intends to use the new funding to accelerate market growth, expand geographically, and improve the product. Founded in 2011 by Olivier Bracard (CEO), Carl Julien (COO) and Adam Davis (CMO), hosco focuses on connecting hospitality employers, schools and professionals.

Total raised

$17M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Feb 2022