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PowerUs
Digital career platform to empower blue collar workers
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Recruitment
- HR
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Accessibility
- Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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Company mission
To build the #1 career platform for technical professionals.
111% employee growth in 12 months
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Our take
PowerUs is an online careers platform designed to address the growing scarcity of technical workers in Germany and beyond. From electricians and construction workers to specialised engineering roles, PowerUs users can sign up for a free account and apply for a wealth of international jobs that aim to increase their wages and empower businesses to find the perfect talent to fill their roles.
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.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 30 days of vacation
- Sports & Wellness Membership
- Remote First Policy
- Flexible working hours
- Monthly Mobility Budget
- Learnings and Development Budget in our E-Learning Partner
Company values
- Worker happiness first - We have a high impact on each worker on our platform - making their life better is our #1 priority
- Long-term focus - We think long-term to build a large, successful and sustainable company
- Embrace extreme ownership - We are all owners of this company. Our decisions and actions are based on this
- We’re building an Olympic sports team - We have ambitious goals, therefore we need to grow personally but also as a team
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2023
$25m
SERIES B
May 2022
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $37m
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Leadership
Julian Lindinger
(Co-founder & CEO)Part of Y Combinator in 2020. Graduate of the Otto Beisheim School of Management.
Konrad Geiger
(Co-founder)Part of Y Combinator in 2020. Graduate of the Otto Beisheim School of Management.