Adzuna, the UK job search engine, said on July 16, 2026, that it had acquired the assets of Joblift, a German job aggregator that filed for insolvency in April. The company called the purchase its fourth acquisition in four years.
Financial terms were not disclosed. Because Adzuna bought Joblift's assets rather than the insolvent company itself, it is not taking on the business's existing liabilities, according to Staffing Industry Analysts and Dealroom.
In Germany, Joblift.de will continue as a standalone brand running on Adzuna's technology and traffic. In the UK, the US, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and France, Joblift's business will be merged into Adzuna. Joblift's local sales and customer success staff join Adzuna, which said it is opening a German sales office in Hamburg.
What Joblift built
Joblift was founded in 2015 and operated as a job aggregator: it pulled in listings from thousands of partner job boards, employers and staffing firms and made them searchable in one place. In Germany it focused on blue- and grey-collar roles in trades, industry and technical work, and it built local traffic partnerships to reach those job seekers.
According to Heidelberg24, the platform bundled more than one million listings from over 100 job boards, was free for job seekers and said more than 6.5 million people used it. Its LinkedIn profile listed up to 100 employees across Hamburg and Berlin.
Beyond Germany, Joblift ran sites in the US, the UK, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Italy and Spain, according to Dealroom.
“Joblift is our fourth acquisition in four years, and it makes total sense for both businesses.”
The road to insolvency
The Hamburg local court opened preliminary insolvency proceedings for Joblift GmbH on April 7, 2026, and appointed lawyer Arno Doebert as preliminary insolvency administrator, Heidelberg24 reported.
Joblift had raised about €26 million (about $30 million) from investors including DN Capital, Cherry Ventures and Redline Capital, according to Dealroom and German trade press. Its revenue fell to €10.5 million (about $12 million) in 2023, excluding its US business, from €16 million (about $19 million) in 2022, and it recorded a net loss of €6.4 million (about $7.5 million) in 2023. Heidelberg24 reported that the company had relied mainly on bridge loans from its investors since 2019 and had planned to become profitable from 2026.
Adzuna said the deal secures Joblift's future in Germany. For Adzuna, the asset structure meant it could take the brand, technology and customer relationships without the company's debts.
Why Adzuna is buying
Adzuna, founded in 2011 by Doug Monro and Andrew Hunter, is a UK job search engine with international reach, and it has operated for more than a decade. Joblift's German business gives it a stronger position in hourly and skilled-trade hiring in its largest continental European market, along with a local sales team.
Monro, Adzuna's chief executive, said the combination would help employers fill roles faster, including roles that are usually hard and expensive to fill. Joblift's existing clients will move onto Adzuna's technology platform.
In the other six countries, folding Joblift into Adzuna adds traffic and employer relationships to sites Adzuna already operates.
What happens to customers and staff
Joblift's existing clients will be served on Adzuna's technology, which Adzuna described as an upgrade. In Germany the Joblift brand and its local sales team continue, backed by Adzuna's platform and traffic reach, Dealroom reported.
Outside Germany, Joblift's sites in the UK, the US, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and France will be fully combined with Adzuna's own. Adzuna told Staffing Industry Analysts that a small number of former Joblift sales and customer success employees had joined the company. Neither side said how many of Joblift's staff were not taken on.
A consolidating market for job search
Joblift is the latest in a string of purchases by Adzuna. The company previously acquired Getwork, Seiza, and the Trovit and Mitula classified sites, as it builds a larger network of job search properties.
Adzuna said the German sales office it gains through the deal will serve as a base for launching further products in the country. Buying a distressed rival's assets out of insolvency gave it Joblift's traffic partnerships, brand and employer relationships in Germany, along with a local sales team, while leaving the old company's liabilities behind.
