PowerUs

Founded by business and computer scientist graduates Konrad Geiger and Julian Lindinger, the company began as a career portal called Electry that they marketed on Facebook, all funded by 50,000 euros between them. As their platform grew, they expanded their team and attracted investment thanks to their aims of improving the social recognition of technical professionals.

With tens of thousands of craftsmen now using their recruitment site, PowerUs has transparency and social mobility at its core, aiming to help workers avoid exploitation in the technical world. Though there are several competitors in the European market, PowerUs has the ability to engage with emerging talent as well as seasoned professionals, which should give it an edge moving forward. Recent and impressive funding will be used to further develop the platform and grow its team.