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.
- Website
- www.seek.com.au/
Legal entities associated with SEEK
SEEK is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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SEEK LIMITED CIN: 80075314 , Australia, Active | Sep 16, 1997 | - | - | - |
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.
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SEEK's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of SEEK's key team members:
- Paul Bassat: Co-Founder of SEEK and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
- Ian Narev: CEO & MD of SEEK.
- Matt Rockman: Former Co-Founder 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:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | LinkedIn 2002, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired | Network of resources for professional networking, job searching, and skill development | $144M | 87/100 | |
2nd | Glassdoor 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Anonymous employee reviews and job search portal | $202M | 78/100 | |
3rd | Online job board platform for the multi industry | $30.9M | 69/100 | ||
4th | Job Korea 1996, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired | Operator of an online platform for job searching and career advancement | $48M | 68/100 | |
5th | Online job board for multi-industry | - | 67/100 | ||
6th | Adzuna 2011, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Aggregator of job postings and provider of job search tools | $283K | 64/100 | |
7th | Kalibrr 2012, Makati (Philippines), Series A | Online job-matching platform provider | $9.61M | 62/100 | |
8th | Talent.com 2019, Montreal (Canada), Series C | Online job board platform for the multi industry | $160M | 62/100 | |
9th | Online job portal | $138M | 61/100 | ||
10th | 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.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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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
Media has covered SEEK for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates.
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Employment Hero sues investor Seek over job platform accessSmartCompany•Jul 21, 2025•SEEK, Employment Hero
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Seek FY revenue expected to be in top half of guidance range
Staffing Industry Analysts•May 21, 2025•SEEK
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Seek and Xref sign agreement for proposed acquisitionStaffing Industry Analysts•Nov 15, 2024•SEEK, Xref
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Job ad player Seek to acquire Xref for around A$41M – not much higher than current worthThe Market Online•Nov 14, 2024•Xref, SEEK
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Seek targets acquisition of HR and recruitment tech firm XrefStaffing Industry Analysts•Oct 14, 2024•SEEK, Xref
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