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September 12, 2022

Talent relocation startup Jobbatical raises €11.6m Series A round

It plans to expand into 30 new markets, riding a post-pandemic wave of talent moving companies and countries


Kit Gillet

4 min read

Jobbatical cofounders Ronald Hindriks (l), Karoli Hindriks and Ankur Agarwal

Jobbatical, the Estonian startup specialising in relocating workers, has raised €11.6m in Series A funding.

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