Led · Series D · Feb 2022

Zenjob is a digital staffing marketplace that connects workers with temporary, hourly side jobs via a mobile app where talents find and book shifts flexibly. The platform serves sectors including logistics, e-commerce, retail, and service. Each month more than 40,000 workers are employed through Zenjob, and the company helps over 2,500 businesses across more than 10,000 locations. To date it has matched over 1 million jobs in Germany and the Netherlands and employs over 300 people. Zenjob plans to use new funding to accelerate its expansion in Europe, scale its platform, and add data-based automation features for customers. Zenjob operates a mobile-first marketplace that lets employers book student workers by the hour with as little as 24 hours’ notice, and it handles matching and billing to reduce admin for temporary hires. The company serves sectors including retail, logistics and hospitality and its app reaches more than 15,000 students daily. Zenjob plans to use new funding for product and tech development, including algorithms to better predict staff demand and improve efficiency for users. It intends to expand across Germany to be nationwide by the end of the year and is planning its first international expansion, targeting two additional countries within 12 months (candidates include France, Scandinavia or the Netherlands). Management says the coronavirus crisis has increased demand for staffing in logistics and retail, which the platform aims to address by scaling student hiring. The company was founded in 2015 and is focused on growth and operational scaling rather than reporting profitability or revenue figures in the article. Zenjob is a Berlin-based tech startup that operates an on-demand staffing platform connecting businesses with student workers via a mobile app. Its automated software handles job posting, candidate matching, and shift management, enabling the company to place the majority of personnel within a few hours. Zenjob has supplied personnel for over 1,000 clients, including Vapiano, Mister Spex, and Holiday Inn, and staffs over 10,000 on-demand temporary jobs with students every month. The company employs more than 180 people and serves clients in cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, and Dusseldorf. With the new capital, Zenjob plans to continue technological product development, further optimize its automated matching procedure, and expand the business across Germany and beyond, including launching an "in-store solution" for retail clients. The funding is intended to support these product and expansion efforts. Zenjob has built an automated digital staffing agency that employs and insures staff and deploys them to companies needing flexible-hour workers. The company takes a 25% cut of jobs and pays competitive salaries starting at €10 per hour, averaging €11.50 per hour. Zenjob says it targets students who need side jobs, enabling flexible work alongside their studies. The company is based in Berlin. The new funds will be used to roll out services in Hamburg, Munich, and Cologne and to invest in the product. Financially, Zenjob has closed a Series A round totaling €8 million. ZenJob operates a full-service on-demand staffing platform that lets jobseekers choose part-time assignments through a mobile app, runs a structured onboarding process and applies continuous on-the-job ratings. The platform also handles administrative processes for business clients across sectors such as hotels, gastronomy and retail. ZenJob supplies employees to more than 300 companies and has acquired over 1,000 students as Zenjob talents, including customers like Sheraton Hotels, Gerry Weber and Foodora. Founded in 2016 in Berlin, the company leverages technology to address short-notice staffing challenges. The startup plans to use new funding to accelerate growth and expand across Germany.