Tapcareers
Founded 2018 · 515 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
TAP is a platform that uses AI and networks to connect talent, employers, and partners, aiming to help MENA youth build sustainable careers. It focuses on creating job opportunities across communities in the MENA region.
Also known as Talent Acceleration Platform · TAP · TAP Careers
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026TAP (Talent Acceleration Platform), operating at tapcareers.io, is a career acceleration platform that helps job seekers in the MENA region — with a particular focus on Palestine, and also cited work across Jordan and Syria — secure remote and international roles, primarily in technology-related fields. The company combines AI-based job-search tooling with structured coaching, a peer and mentor community, and a network of hiring partners, positioning itself as an intermediary between candidates and employers looking for vetted, job-ready professionals.
The offering for job seekers includes self-paced job-hunting coursework with a certificate, one-to-one sessions with certified career coaches covering career vision, CV review, LinkedIn optimization, job-hunt strategy and networking, plus interview preparation and salary negotiation training in higher tiers. AI-driven tools, described as trained on the company's coaching methods, help candidates identify matching opportunities, organize their search and connect with relevant contacts. Community access includes a Slack network of peers, mentors and masterclasses. Programs are organized into three tracks: software development, business development and digital marketing.
On the employer and institutional side, TAP provides access to available talent, case studies and hiring guidance, and works with NGOs, international organisations, governments and companies on employability programs across MENA. It has run government-backed programs with the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Founding story
The company traces back to 2019, when Christian Vezjak and Jafar Shunnar launched Kiitos, a software house intended to create jobs for Palestinian software engineers by presenting underrepresented talent to the global tech market. Kiitos shifted from being a job provider to a platform for accelerating talent, and the Talent Acceleration Platform launched within it in 2020 before becoming a separate company as demand grew from employers seeking Kiitos-trained talent for other roles.
Business model
TAP operates a paid career-acceleration program alongside funded and sponsored places. Individuals can buy access to the program via one-time payments (a $295 individual option, and Starter and Pro tiers priced at $299 and $599 early-bird against $399 and $799 list prices, each covering up to six months of access). A partnership tier is offered to NGOs, up-skilling organizations and governments seeking to support job creation at scale, with a dedicated partnerships manager, analytics and reporting, and tailored services quoted on request. The program is offered free of charge to Palestinian participants, and supporters can sponsor an individual job seeker's journey. Employers access a pool of vetted, job-ready candidates.
Revenue is generated from one-time program fees paid by individual job seekers across tiered packages and from tailored paid partnerships with NGOs, up-skilling organizations and governments; sponsorships fund places for Palestinian participants, for whom the program is free.
Traction
The company reports over 400 careers launched, more than 200 hiring partners, over 400 mentors worldwide, four years of operation and participant satisfaction above 91%. Its 2023 program with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs targeted the creation of 400 jobs in Palestine. Published testimonials cite placements at employers including Exalt Tech and Bayzat.
Latest developments
A July 2025 podcast interview with co-founder and CTO Jafar Shunnar described TAP as recently named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies for Social Good, discussed its evolution from a coding bootcamp into a full career platform serving Palestine, Jordan and Syria, and referenced a planned "TAP 2.0" aimed at scaling the model beyond current borders. The company's site continues to advertise active programs and states its ongoing commitment to supporting Palestinians through education and jobs.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
TAP positions itself as an employment pathway for high-potential MENA job seekers, reporting more than 400 careers launched, over 200 hiring partners and more than 400 mentors, alongside four years of operation and a stated participant satisfaction rate above 91%. It has been recognised by Fast Company for social good innovation and works with government development bodies including the Swiss and Dutch governments.
TAP combines AI-driven job-search tools with human coaching and a mentor and employer network rather than offering software alone, and states its method was developed by coaches over roughly five years of hands-on job-creation experience and that its AI is tuned to practices intended for Arab job seekers. Its programs are free for Palestinian participants, funded in part through sponsorships and partnerships with governments and NGOs, and its candidate pool is vetted and coached before being presented to employers.
Technology
The platform provides AI-driven job-search tools that match candidates to opportunities, identify relevant people to connect with, and help candidates organize and track their search. The company states the AI is trained on its expert coaching methods and best practices for Arab job seekers, and pairs the tooling with a learning platform, coaching workflows and a community layer.
Go-to-market
TAP recruits job seekers through an application-based program and markets free access for Palestinians, paid self-serve tiers for individuals, and sponsorship options for supporters funding a candidate's participation. On the demand side it builds relationships with hiring partners and runs employer-facing content such as case studies, hiring guides and a remote-first blog. Institutional distribution comes through partnerships with NGOs, international organisations and government development agencies. Community activity — webinars, live events, masterclasses, reports and a mentor recruitment funnel — supports both sides of the marketplace.
Two main groups: job seekers in the MENA region — recent graduates through experienced professionals, with an emphasis on Palestinians and talent in Jordan and Syria — seeking remote roles in software development, business development and digital marketing; and employers, NGOs, international organisations and government agencies seeking vetted remote talent or funding employability programs at scale.
Geography
TAP lists an address at 201 Masri Building, Omar Ibn Alkhattab Street, Nablus, Palestine, and describes a team distributed internationally, from Palestine to the Netherlands. Its programs serve job seekers in the MENA region, with talent cited across Palestine, Jordan and Syria, while placements are with international and remote employers, and its mentor network is described as worldwide.
History
In 2019 co-founders Christian Vezjak and Jafar Shunnar launched Kiitos, a software house created to surface underrepresented Palestinian software engineers to the global tech market. In 2020 the Talent Acceleration Platform was launched inside Kiitos to fast-track trainees into roles at international companies; as employers began requesting Kiitos-trained talent for additional tech roles, TAP was spun out as its own company. By 2021 TAP had become a talent hub serving other companies. In 2022 it partnered with the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency to add a business development track, and in 2023 it partnered with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a program to create 400 jobs in Palestine while launching a digital marketing track.
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Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsTAP Careers was described as recently named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies for Social Good.
TAP partnered with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a program aimed at creating 400 jobs in Palestine, alongside the launch of its digital marketing track.
TAP launched a digital marketing program track, adding to its software development and business development tracks.
TAP partnered with the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC) to launch a second track focused on business development.
The first Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP) was launched inside Kiitos to fast-track trainees for roles at international companies, later spinning out as its own company.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Tapcareerstapcareers.io · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Tapcareers do?
- TAP is a Nablus-based career acceleration platform pairing AI tools, coaching and mentor networks to place MENA job seekers in remote roles.
- Who are Tapcareers's investors?
- Tapcareers's investors include Wamda Capital.