Anika Schmidt
Founder
UPYU
UPYU is a recruiting platform that offers a curated pool of over 7,000 senior freelancers and permanent candidates, focused on family‑friendly, flexible work arrangements. Its AI‑driven matching, smart posting wizard, and built‑in legal compliance tools enable companies to quickly find, contract, and pay qualified talent, with pricing that charges only when a match is confirmed.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Enterprise Software
- HR Technology
- Software Only
Updated 5 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
$268.1KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Funding rounds are not available yet.
Founders
Lena Pieper
Founder
Product
Problem
Companies struggle to find qualified senior freelancers and permanent employees who need flexible, family‑friendly work arrangements, while also ensuring legal compliance and efficient hiring processes. Traditional job boards and agency models often lack curated talent pools, result in long time‑to‑hire, and expose employers to risks such as misclassification.
Solution
UPYU is a recruiting platform that combines a curated pool of over 7 000 senior professionals—90 % female and many with 10+ years of experience—with AI‑driven matching and built‑in legal compliance tools. Employers create job postings via a Smart Posting Wizard, which generates professional descriptions and feeds them into the matching engine. The platform automatically checks for scheinselbstständigkeit, provides contract templates, and handles payment and invoicing for freelance engagements. For permanent hires, UPYU offers a full Recruiting‑as‑a‑Service, delivering pre‑screened candidates and managing the end‑to‑end process. Companies only pay when a match is confirmed, reducing financial risk.
Target Audience
Primary customers are mid‑size to large enterprises in Europe seeking senior talent for finance, HR, and leadership roles, especially those prioritising diversity, ESG, and family‑friendly employment models.
Features
- Curated “hidden talent” pool of senior freelancers and candidates focused on family‑friendly, flexible work models
- AI‑based matching algorithm that suggests suitable profiles based on skills, experience, and availability
- Integrated legal compliance checks (scheinselbstständigkeit, contract generation) and end‑to‑end freelance payment processing
- Smart Posting Wizard that creates compliant job ads from natural‑language input in seconds
- Recruiting‑as‑a‑Service offering active sourcing, shortlisting of up to five vetted candidates, and candidate communication
- Dashboard for companies to track proposals, contracts, and compliance status in real time
- Transparent “pay‑only‑when‑matched” pricing model