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SEEK - About the company

SEEK is a public company based in Melbourne (Australia), founded in 1997 by Paul Bassat, Ian Narev and Matt Rockman. It operates as an Online job board for multi-industry. The company has 643 active competitors, including 35 funded and 23 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Pintarnya.

Company Details

Online job board for multi-industry. The platform allows the users to find the matching job based on their skills, experience, job positions, locations, etc. The offering sectors include accounting, administration, finance, construction, healthcare, HR, sales, sports, and more. Also provides career guidance.
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Founded Year
1997
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Stage
Public
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Exit Details
Public

SEEK's IPO details

SEEK got listed on Apr 19, 2005.
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SEEK's funding and investors

SEEK is a funded company. SEEK has 3 institutional investors.

SEEK's founders and board of directors

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The founders of SEEK are Paul Bassat, Ian Narev and Matt Rockman. Ian Narev is the CEO of SEEK.
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SEEK's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of SEEK include LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Pintarnya. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of SEEK, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for LinkedIn
LinkedIn
2002, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired
Network of resources for professional networking, job searching, and skill development
$144M
87/100
2nd
Logo for Glassdoor
Glassdoor
2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired
Anonymous employee reviews and job search portal
$202M
78/100
3rd
Logo for Pintarnya
Pintarnya
2021, Jakarta (Indonesia), Series A
Online job board platform for the multi industry
$30.9M
69/100
4th
Logo for Job Korea
Job Korea
1996, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired
Operator of an online platform for job searching and career advancement
$48M
68/100
5th
Logo for SEEK
SEEK
1997, Melbourne (Australia), Public
Online job board for multi-industry
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67/100
6th
Logo for Adzuna
Adzuna
2011, London (United Kingdom), Seed
Aggregator of job postings and provider of job search tools
$283K
64/100
7th
Logo for Kalibrr
Kalibrr
2012, Makati (Philippines), Series A
Online job-matching platform provider
$9.61M
62/100
8th
Logo for Talent.com
Talent.com
2019, Montreal (Canada), Series C
Online job board platform for the multi industry
$160M
62/100
9th
Logo for Zhaopin
Zhaopin
1997, Beijing (China), Public
Online job portal
$138M
61/100
10th
Logo for KitaLulus
KitaLulus
2020, Jakarta (Indonesia), Series A
Mobile-based platform providing government exam preparation solutions
$8.15M
58/100
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SEEK's Investments and acquisitions

SEEK has made 42 investments in companies including Employment Hero and Sidekicker. SEEK has also acquired 4 companies including Xref and GradConnection.
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Date of Investment/Acquisition
Type
Company Name
Founded Year
Location
Oct 14, 2024
Acquisition
2009
Sydney (Australia)
Oct 19, 2023
Investments
2014
Sydney (Australia)
Jul 04, 2022
Investments
2012
Melbourne (Australia)
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News related to SEEK

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Media has covered SEEK for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates.
Seek FY revenue expected to be in top half of guidance range Staffing Industry AnalystsMay 21, 2025SEEK
Seek H1 revenue slips 4% amid lower job ad volumesStaffing Industry AnalystsFeb 18, 2025SEEK
Seek and Xref sign agreement for proposed acquisitionStaffing Industry AnalystsNov 15, 2024SEEK, Xref
Seek targets acquisition of HR and recruitment tech firm XrefStaffing Industry AnalystsOct 14, 2024SEEK, Xref
New owners take over national park hotelTheBusinessDesk.comSep 09, 2024SEEK, Christie
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