South African HRTech OfferZen Secures USD 5 Mn Series A Funding

South African tech talent marketplace OfferZen has raised a EUR4.5 Mn (USD 5.1 Mn) Series A funding round from Base Capital as it bids to deepen its expansion into European markets. This is OfferZen’s first round of external funding, wi Base Capitalth the startup having been bootstrapped since its founding in 2015.

OfferZen helps tech companies like Luno, Absa, MMI Holdings, Takealot, WeTransfer, Adyen, and Catawiki hire from a community of over 100 000 software makers. The capital will help OfferZen invest in the local tech community and grow its operations, product, and growth teams as it deepens its expansion into Europe, with the aim to expand to two additional countries in 2022.