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Platform·Technology/Vertical SaaS·July 15, 2026

Ardian acquires majority stake in German healthcare recruiter Pflegia

The Berlin-based company operates an AI-powered reverse-recruiting platform that uses a proprietary algorithm to match over 900,000 registered healthcare candidates with more than 10,000 care providers across Germany.

Takeaways

  • Pflegia is a digital healthcare recruitment platform.
  • Ardian and Pflegia are classified as a platform transaction.
  • The target serves healthcare across Germany.
BuyerArdian
TargetPflegia
SponsorArdian
TypePlatform
GeographyGermany
IndustryTechnology
Sub-sectorVertical SaaS

Ardian has taken a majority stake in Pflegia, a Berlin-based digital recruitment platform for the healthcare sector that uses AI to match professionals with employers.

Founded in 2019, Pflegia has built a database of over 900,000 registered healthcare candidates and serves more than 10,000 care providers nationwide, placing approximately 1,000 professionals,000 open positions.

The platform’s reverse-recruiting model lets candidates register preferences and qualifications, with a proprietary algorithm handling matching.

Ardian’s Growth team will back Pflegia’s European expansion, accelerate AI-driven recruitment innovation, and pursue organic and inorganic growth to scale the platform beyond Germany.