Bullhorn, a leader in software for staffing and recruitment, has acquired Massachusetts-based KonaSearch to enhance its sourcing capabilities on the Salesforce platform. KonaSearch provides an advanced search solution tailored for staffing and executive search businesses, enabling access to detailed historical career data. This acquisition enhances Bullhorn's Sourcing AI strategy, reinforcing its commitment to the Salesforce platform and executive search market. Bullhorn's global presence includes partnerships with 10,000 customers and deep domain expertise in recruitment.



The combination of Kona and Bullhorn will substantially help executive search firms and permanent placement agencies using Bullhorn for Salesforce solve their talent-sourcing challenges and win new business.

BOSTON — September 6, 2024 — Today, Bullhorn, the global leader in software for the staffing and recruitment industry, acquired KonaSearch, a Massachusetts-based software company that offers an advanced search and match solution for staffing and executive search businesses on the Salesforce platform.

Executive search firms need access to deep, comprehensive historical data on job histories and career achievements. KonaSearch’s powerful cross-entity search solution uncovers and matches against this kind of data specifically for the Salesforce platform. Acquiring KonaSearch provides us with expertise and technology to support faster, higher-quality executive placements for our customers on the Salesforce platform.

Through partnerships with 10,000 customers globally, including nearly 1,000 clients on the Salesforce platform, Bullhorn is a global top 10 Salesforce ISV partner and the largest Salesforce partner for the recruitment industry. Bullhorn has built a vast knowledge base of recruitment best practices and deep domain expertise to help firms scale their businesses. This acquisition is Bullhorn’s latest investment to help accelerate our Sourcing AI strategy and underscores Bullhorn’s strong commitment to both the Salesforce platform and the executive search market.

About Bullhorn

For the past 25 years, Bullhorn has dedicated itself to building industry-leading, cloud-based software for the staffing and recruitment industry. Through partnerships with 10,000 customers globally, Bullhorn has built a vast knowledge base of recruitment best practices and deep domain expertise to help firms scale their businesses. Founder-led and headquartered in Boston, Bullhorn employs 1,600 people across 14 countries focused on delivering an incredible customer experience – its core mission. To learn more, visit www.bullhorn.com or follow Bullhorn on Linkedin or X.