Terviu

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Field	Value
Name	Terviu
Tagline	SaaS platform for employee referral programs to help companies recruit talent faster
Headquarters	Santiago, Chile
Founded	2013
Business Model	SaaS
Industry	HR / Future of Work
Technology Type	Software (Non-AI)
Geography	Latin America
Founding Team	Co-Founders (2): Carlos Rohrer, Alvaro Fuenzalida
Funding Label	$6K total disclosed
Total Disclosed	~$6,000 [Getlatka, 2026]

Links

• Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/terviu
• Gust profile: https://gust.com/companies/terviu
• Getlatka profile: https://getlatka.com/companies/terviu

Executive Summary

Terviu is a Santiago-based SaaS platform that helps medium and large employers run structured employee referral programs. The company was founded in February 2013 by Carlos Rohrer (CEO) and Alvaro Fuenzalida (CTO). Its product targets companies with more than 50 employees and is sold as a cloud-hosted referral management layer rather than a full applicant tracking system [Gust]. Public reporting indicates revenue reached roughly $429.5K with an eight-person team, with total disclosed external funding of approximately $6,000 [Getlatka, 2026]. Local Chilean press coverage from 2014 confirmed early customer traction and quoted Rohrer on the need for job boards to invest in innovation [Chile StartUp, April 2014]. Founder Carlos Rohrer has since been associated with subsequent ventures, including DoneHire and Pegyx [Crunchbase].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Confirmed by Crunchbase, Gust, Getlatka, and Chile StartUp.

How the Company Got Here

Terviu was founded in Santiago, Chile in February 2013 by Carlos Rohrer and Alvaro Fuenzalida [Crunchbase]. The company positioned itself to fill the workflow gap for Employee Referral Programs (ERPs) at companies with more than 50 employees, focused on reducing time-to-hire and recruiting cost [Gust].

The earliest external validation of customer traction came in April 2014, when Chilean startup outlet Chile StartUp reported that the company already had customers and was operating in Chile [Chile StartUp, April 2014]. Disclosed external funding has been minimal, recorded at approximately $6,000 in aggregate [Getlatka, 2026]. Rohrer's Crunchbase profile lists subsequent involvement with DoneHire and Pegyx, suggesting the founder's attention has been divided across multiple ventures [Crunchbase].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Confirmed by Crunchbase, Gust, Chile StartUp, and Getlatka.

Product and Technology

Terviu is a web-based SaaS platform built to administer Employee Referral Programs at medium and large employers [Gust]. The product gives HR teams a structured way to invite employees to refer candidates, track those referrals through the hiring funnel, and measure outcomes [Crunchbase]. The target buyer profile, companies with more than 50 employees, places it in the small-and-mid-market segment of HR software, where buyers typically want a focused tool that integrates alongside an existing applicant tracking system [Gust].

Chile StartUp's 2014 coverage noted that very few tools in the local market were focused specifically on social referral mechanics [Chile StartUp, April 2014]. The product is categorized as Software (Non-AI), consistent with the 2013 founding vintage.

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Product framing corroborated by Gust, Crunchbase, and Chile StartUp; technical stack not independently verified.

Market Research and Opportunity

Employee referral software sits inside the broader recruiting technology category. Terviu's stated rationale, that more than 60% of medium and large companies already run some form of referral program, identifies a clear buyer behavior [Crunchbase].

In Latin America, the market context in 2013 was characterized by limited HR SaaS penetration. Chile StartUp's 2014 framing described social referral recruiting as a poorly served niche locally [Chile StartUp, April 2014]. Terviu's reported revenue of approximately $429.5K against an eight-person team implies a foothold in its initial Chilean market, achieved with negligible external capital [Getlatka, 2026].

Metric	Value
Reported revenue	~$429.5K
Reported headcount	8
Total disclosed funding	~$6,000
Target customer size	50+ employees

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Revenue and headcount figures rely on a single source (Getlatka); category framing corroborated by Crunchbase and Chile StartUp.

Competitive Landscape

Terviu competes inside a narrow product category that sits adjacent to applicant tracking systems and job boards. Its positioning depends on staying focused enough to be a complement rather than a competitor to larger platforms.

Where Terviu's edge is most defensible is local market knowledge and an early-mover position inside Chile [Chile StartUp, April 2014]. Local language support, local payment rails for referral bonuses, and direct relationships with Chilean HR buyers are real moats. That edge is perishable, however, as regional HR platforms may ship native referral modules.

With approximately $6,000 in disclosed external funding [Getlatka, 2026] and a founder whose Crunchbase record shows subsequent ventures [Crunchbase], the company has not been in a position to out-spend venture-backed entrants. The most plausible 18-month competitive scenario is that if a regional HRIS vendor ships a credible native referral module, Terviu's standalone wedge in its home market narrows significantly.

Data Accuracy: ORANGE -- No named competitors in cited sources; competitive map inferred from category structure.

Opportunity

The upside case for Terviu is to become the default referral recruiting layer for Latin American mid-market employers, either standalone or embedded inside a larger regional HR platform.

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Scenarios anchored to cited revenue, founder commentary, and category framing; no named acquirer or comparable transaction in cited sources.

Sources

1. [Gust] Terviu | Santiago, Chile Startup | https://gust.com/companies/terviu
2. [Crunchbase] Terviu - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/terviu
3. [Getlatka, 2026] How Terviu hit $429.5K revenue with a 8 person team in 2013 | https://getlatka.com/companies/terviu
4. [Crunchbase] Terviu - Recent News & Activity | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/terviu/company_overview/overview_timeline
5. [Chile StartUp, April 2014] Terviu ¡Recluta Calidad, Rápido! | https://www.chile-startups.com/2014/04/terviu-recluta-calidad-rapido/
6. [Crunchbase] Terviu - Updates, News, Events, Signals & Triggers | https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/terviu/signals_and_news
7. [Crunchbase] Alvaro Fuenzalida - Co-Founder & CTO @ Terviu | https://www.crunchbase.com/person/alvaro-javier-fuenzalida-sazo
8. [Crunchbase] Carlos Rohrer - Founder/CEO profile | https://www.crunchbase.com/person/carlos-rohrer