Bemlo: Pioneering Change in Healthcare Staffing
- Healthcare workforce: Bemlo, founded in 2019, addresses healthcare staffing shortages, burnout, and placement lead times.
- Marketplace: Bemlo’s platform spans Sweden, Norway, and the UK, connecting healthcare professionals with transparent and flexible opportunities.
- Funding and growth: Bemlo has secured $3.3M in funding and recorded 20% month-on-month growth in the first half of 2022.
Bemlo: Pioneering Change in Healthcare Staffing
Founded in 2019 by Alexander Björkenstam, Edvin Fernqvist, and Alfred Wahlforss, Bemlo is a Swedish platform focused on healthcare staffing. Its marketplace connects healthcare professionals with staffing opportunities and addresses challenges including shortages, burnout, and long placement lead times.
Bemlo’s mission: addressing healthcare staffing challenges
Bemlo’s focus is shaped by several challenges in the healthcare sector:
- A projected shortage of 4 million healthcare workers in Europe by 2030.
- Burnout, with 6 out of 10 active staff considering leaving the industry.
- A three-month lead time for staffing placements.
Bemlo’s healthcare staffing marketplace
Bemlo’s marketplace spans Sweden, Norway, and the UK. It connects healthcare professionals with staffing opportunities and allows them to navigate and compare available roles.
Bemlo Syrup is also part of the company’s offering.
Marketplace features include:
Newsletter
The corridor, every morning.
Funding rounds and cross-border capital moves, one email, five minutes.
- Opportunity exploration: Healthcare professionals can navigate, compare, and find staffing opportunities.
- Ratings and reviews: Users can leave ratings and reviews for staffing agencies.
- Flexible working arrangements: The platform enables healthcare professionals to pursue opportunities outside conventional staffing agency routes.
Bemlo’s funding and expansion
Bemlo has secured $3.3 million in funding. A Seed VC round in August 2022 included Y Combinator, Long Journey Ventures, and Uncommon Capital.
The company expanded to Norway and the UK and recorded 20% month-on-month growth in the first half of 2022. The platform reduces lead times and improves working conditions.
Bemlo’s healthcare staffing platform
- Transparent opportunities: Bemlo enables healthcare professionals to find and compare staffing opportunities.
- Faster staffing: The platform reduces the three-month lead time for staffing, with employers securing placements within 24 hours.
- Flexibility: Healthcare professionals can work on their own terms without following the traditional staffing agency route.
Bemlo’s approach to healthcare staffing
Bemlo’s platform focuses on flexibility, transparency, and efficiency in healthcare staffing. Its marketplace spans Sweden, Norway, and the UK.
Bemlo has pursued further European expansion since August 2022.
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