# Richard Schrems

> Richard Schrems is the Austrian co-founder and CEO of palm.hr, a Riyadh-founded HR software company. His background includes HR consulting, and his public work centres on employee experience, locally adapted software, regional expansion, and relationships with the people who build the company.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at palm.hr
- **Organizations:** palm.hr, ILF Consulting Engineers, SPONSOR.ONLINE, Team2030
- **Nationality:** Austrian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), International exchange programme in International Business, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- **Known for:** Co-founded palm.hr in Riyadh in 2019., Led palm.hr as CEO during its $5 million pre-Series A funding announcement in February 2023., Reported approximately 600 paying customers in a May 2024 interview; this is a historical company figure.

## Career timeline

- **2010-2014** — Attended WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business).
- **Before palm.hr; exact dates unknown** — Worked in HR consulting and HR leadership at ILF Consulting Engineers, as described in his public professional biography.
- **2018** — Identified as a Team2030 co-founder with Tarik Solomon at the Saudi Al-Diriyah Formula E event.
- **2019** — Co-founded palm.hr in Riyadh with Christoph Czichna and Dragan Nikolić.
- **2020** — An introduction to a Gaza-based hiring NGO led to interviews and a same-day offer to Malak Hammad, according to his later account.
- **2023** — palm.hr announced a $5 million pre-Series A round and plans for regional expansion.
- **2024** — Discussed palm.hr and his Saudi founding experience in a May video interview.
- **2025** — Publicly noted his inclusion in Endeavor Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurial Phenomenon 2025 report.

## Achievements

- Co-founded palm.hr in Riyadh in 2019.
- Led palm.hr as CEO during its $5 million pre-Series A funding announcement in February 2023.
- Reported approximately 600 paying customers in a May 2024 interview; this is a historical company figure.
- Included in Endeavor Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurial Phenomenon 2025 report, according to his public post.

## Latest updates

- **—** — In a post referring to 2025, said he was included in Endeavor Saudi Arabia’s Entrepreneurial Phenomenon 2025 report; the precise posting month was unavailable.
- **2024-05** — Appeared in a brutkasten video interview about building palm.hr from Saudi Arabia.
- **2024-04** — Published an account of hiring colleagues in Gaza and asked his network to support them.
- **2024-02** — Co-organised a fundraiser with Christoffer Haraldsson for palm.hr’s team in Gaza.
- **2024-02** — Announced attendance at Web Summit Qatar with colleagues.

## Links

- Website: https://palmhr.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardschrems/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14