ServiceHunter explained

ServiceHunter AG, an ETH spin-off,[1] is the Swiss company behind quitt, a platform specializing in automated services for the registration, insurance, and payroll accounting of private employees.[2] [3]

As of 2024, almost 30,000 private households with a total payroll of over CHF 400 million have handed over the administration of their employment relationships to quitt.

History

ServiceHunter AG was founded in Zurich on July 27, 2010,[4] by David Christen and Daniel Moser, focusing on the development of a platform for the posting and fulfillment of job requests with automated legalization of these employment relationships.[5] In 2011, ServiceHunter AG launched «quitt», pivoting away from the platform to focus on automating the registration and accounting of social security contributions for private individuals.[6] [7] [8]

In 2012 Luzius Meisser, Thomas Dübendorfer, Myke Näf, and Paul Sevinç, along with private investors, contributed to a financing round of 600,000 Swiss francs, and quitt was recognized among the «Top 100 Startups" in Switzerland.[9] [10]

In 2015, the company received the «SEF.High-Potential KMU» award. In 2016, the company achieved second place in the «Swiss Economic Award» on the .[11]

In 2020, quitt expanded its coverage to all 26 cantons of Switzerland.[12] In 2023, ServiceHunter AG received three «Best of Swiss Apps» awards for their newly launched product «quitt Business» for startups.[13]

Activities

ServiceHunter AG has two main products: quitt for private employers and quitt Business for startups. quitt operates in both Switzerland and Germany, quitt Business is only/exclusively available in Switzerland. The company's services include the entire employment process, from contract creation to insurance and payroll accounting.

References

  1. Web site: Spin-off companies of ETH Zurich . 2024-03-07 . ethz.ch . en.
  2. Web site: ETH-Spin-off ServiceHunter expandiert in die Westschweiz . 2024-03-07 . www.startupticker.ch.
  3. Web site: Auszeichnung, Wachstum und Roadshow bei Quitt.ch . 2024-03-07 . www.startupticker.ch.
  4. Web site: ServiceHunter AG (quitt.) . 2024-03-07 . www.venturelab.swiss . en.
  5. Web site: Innovative KMU: Das Beispiel quitt zeigt, wieso "KMU-Denken" nicht mehr ausreicht. . 2024-03-07 . www.gryps.ch.
  6. Web site: Swiss startups find new markets . 2024-03-07 . www.startupticker.ch.
  7. Web site: ServiceHunter AG (quitt.) . 2024-03-07 . www.venturekick.ch . en.
  8. Web site: Sikiric . Dea . 2023-11-01 . Mitarbeitende anstellen: Seid ihr quitt mit ihnen? . 2024-03-07 . FOUNDED. . de-DE.
  9. Web site: Erfolgreiche Finanzierung für quitt.ch . 2024-03-07 . www.startupticker.ch.
  10. Web site: ServiceHunter AG (quitt.) . 2024-03-07 . www.top100startups.swiss . en.
  11. Web site: 2016-04-28 . Die Finalisten des Swiss Economic Award 2016 . 2024-03-07 . portfolio.swisseconomic.ch.
  12. Web site: Quitt débarque en Suisse romande . 2024-03-07 . www.startupticker.ch.
  13. Web site: Best of Swiss Apps . 2024-03-07 . www.bestofswissapps.ch . en.