Workfully bags €4M+ to put independent recruiters at hiring’s core

Barcelona-based recruitment company Workfully has closed an oversubscribed seed round exceeding €4 million to reinvent
recruiting by empowering independent recruiters. The round was led by Shilling VC, with continued support from Indico, Pitchdrive, and Secways.

Founded in 2022, Workfully aims to
create the world’s most trusted hiring experience by placing individual
recruiters, not agencies, at the centre of the process. Unlike marketplaces
that sideline recruiters, Workfully lets them own and monetise their talent
communities, much like creators do with subscribers on platforms such as
Substack or YouTube.

Recruiters on Workfully get a free,
AI-powered CRM to publish roles, manage pipelines, and retain full ownership of
their talent pools. Built-in monetisation lets them offer companies on-demand
access to their audiences, creating recurring revenue without building costly
agencies or chasing clients. Rather than amassing LinkedIn followers with no
clear path to income, Workfully recruiters can scale earnings directly as their
networks grow.

For employers, Workfully offers a
credible alternative to traditional agencies, often expensive and inconsistent,
with eight in ten businesses reporting dissatisfaction. Companies can see the
exact talent profiles within a recruiter’s pool, review client feedback, check
candidate-experience ratings, and verify each recruiter’s track record for
similar roles.

The seed round closed in just over 30
days, reflecting strong investor confidence in Workfully’s mission and early
momentum.

The new capital will fund expansion
into Ireland, Germany, Benelux, and the Nordics, further development of the
first AI-powered monetization platform for recruiters, and a series of
in-person launch events for talent leaders.