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PLACED raises €1.8m: Evertrace spotted Kai Künne 779 days earlier

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PLACED raises €1.8m: Evertrace spotted Kai Künne 779 days earlier

PLACED has raised €1.8m to grow its AI platform for recruiters and staffing agencies. The Berlin-based company helps recruiters automate candidate search and sales.

Evertrace spotted Kai Künne, co-founder of PLACED, 779 days before the funding announcement.

Before the round

The timeline
Evertrace detected the signal27 August 2024
Funding announced15 October 2026
Time before the announcement779 days

On 27 August 2024, Evertrace detected a stealth signal for Kai Künne. Kai was in stealth, working on something new. That was 779 days before PLACED's funding announcement.

Kai Künne founded PLACED with Fatih Temel.

What they’re building

Recruiters and staffing agencies spend a lot of time finding candidates and the companies that need them. PLACED collects and analyses labour market data to match candidates with potential employers.

The company plans to also predict which companies will need staff, so recruiters can act earlier.

The round

The €1.8m round includes Brandenburg Kapital, Ventic Ventures, Angel Invest, True Growth, Superangels, WorkTech Angels and the Business Angel Club by Board Academy.

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