Jobline Germany was founded in 1999 by its Swedish parent company and Holtzbrinck as a joint venture for Germany.
Jobline quickly became one of Germany’s leading career and job market portals. At the same time, Holtzbrinck invested in the Swedish parent company with a pre-IPO minority investment.
In 2000, the Swedish parent company was successfully floated, with an IPO, on the Swedish stock exchange. In 2001 the company’s majority, including the 12 European country branches, was sold to the USA based Monster Inc.
