Randstad Innovation Fund
Diemen, NetherlandsFounded 2014
Randstad Innovation Fund (RIF) is the strategic corporate venture capital arm of Randstad NV, the world's largest HR services provider. It makes minority investments in HR technology, digital platforms, talent management, edtech, fintech, worktech, and big data analytics startups to fuel Randstad's innovation engine.
36% of their portfolio is in HR & Talent. Average disclosed round size is $18.4M (across 12 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
11
Fund Size
$60M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
PJ
Paul Jacquin
Managing Partner
KS
Katherine Salguero
Senior Investment Analyst
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
14 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 HackerRank | Series D | $60M | Mar 2022 |
 goodwall | Series A | $10.8M | Jul 2018 |
 AllyO | Series A | $14M | Mar 2018 |
| HackerRank | Series C | $30M | Feb 2018 |
| GGR8 people | Series B | $8M | Feb 2018 |
 Cornerjob | Series C | $19M | Jan 2017 |
 Wade & Wendy | Seed | $4M | Dec 2016 |
 Gigwalk | Series B | $10M | Mar 2014 |
 Validated ID | Unknown | — | — |
 pymetrics | Series A | $8M | — |
| Wade & Wendy | Series A | $7.6M | — |
| AAlicia | Seed | — | — |
| AllyO | Series B | $45M | — |
 Brazen | Growth | $4.7M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Khosla Ventures3 shared
JMI Equity2 shared
Caixa Capital Risc2 shared
JAZZ Venture Partners2 shared
ff Venture Capital2 shared
Indicator Ventures2 shared
Bain Capital Ventures2 shared
Cervin2 shared
Scale Venture Partners2 shared
Gradient Ventures2 shared
Sapphire Ventures2 shared
Recruit Strategic Partners1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Founders, Inc.1 shared
Workday Ventures1 shared
BBG Ventures1 shared
Battery Ventures1 shared
Charlesbank Capital Partners1 shared
Converge1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026