WorkStep Raises $17.2M for Modern Industrial JobBoard Marketplace, Hiring, and Retention Platforms
Workstep announced $17.2 million in funding for its job board marketplace, hiring, and retention platforms. A combination of Seed and A round venture capital investment. Workstep, founded in 2017, represents the culmination of several trends WorkTech has called...
GoodJob Raises $3M for Its Hiring Assessment and Matching App
Goodjob raised a $3 million Seed round for its hiring assessment tech, built on the PATH assessment methodology. Goodjob offers a vetting feature, which uses machine-learning to quickly sort and filter candidates in a company's pipeline and spot the best matches, and...
Ukraine-based Hirio Raises USD $399K to Automate High Volume Hiring with a Low Code-No Code App
Ukraine-based Hirio announced a USD $399K Seed round for its low code - no code high volume recruiting automation tool. It's early days for both Hirio and low code-no code in HR tech, but it's probably a good idea to keep an eye on the trend. This fast-emerging tech...
UK-based Multiverse Raises USD $44M to Connect Young and Diverse Talent with Apprenticeships
UK-based Multiverse announced a USD $44 million Series B round of VC funding to match young and diverse talent with apprenticeships. This brings the total raised to $64 million. Multiverse positions apprenticeships as an alternative to the traditional graduate path....
PAIRIN Raises $4.36M to Help Workforce Agencies Serve the Workforce Impacted by COVID-19
PAIRIN announced a $4.36 million Series A for its solution that aims to support American governments, workforce agencies, and educational institutions to better serve the workforce in need. PAIRIN offers career planning and management, skills development, and training...
CEO Daniel Chait on Greenhouse $500 Million Mega Deal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3y7TGC0jA0 Greenhouse CEO Daniel Chait joins George LaRocque on WorkTech to discuss the recent $500 million mega-deal with the TPG Growth and Rise funds. Learn about: The Rise fund's focus on social impact and how Greenhouse fits from...
Kanarys Raises $3 Million for Its Employer Branding, Jobs, and Analytics Platform Focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Kanarys announced a $3 million Seed round of VC for its platform focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The components of the platform are tools we've seen before: employer branding, a job board, and an analytics platform. Kanarys has applied this HR tech for...
Spain-based Jobandtalent Raises USD $108M for its Job Board Marketplace
Spain-based Jobandtalent announced a Series C round of USD $108 million for what it calls a workforce-as-a-service platform. Essentially it's a job board marketplace connecting temporary/contract workers to jobs. They operate as a virtual temp staffing firm, handling...
Ireland-based Swyg Raises $1.2M to Reduce Bias in Recruitment with AI
The latest startup to attempt to reduce bias in recruiting with AI and peer interviews is Ireland-based Swyg. They join the crowded category with a $1.2 million seed round. Source: Swyg raises $1.2M pre-seed to use peer-interviewers and AI to reduce bias in...
Canada-based Knockri Raises USD $3 Million to Reduce Hiring Bias With AI
Canada-based Knockri announced a seed round of USD $3.3 million for its hiring tech that leverages AI to reduce hiring bias. Source: Knockri Raises $3 Million to Reduce Hiring Bias, Improve Diversity and Help Hire Exceptional Talent – Knockri
New Zealand-based Weirdly Raises $1.8 Million for its Assessment-based Recruiting Platform With a Focus on Customer Service Roles
New Zealand-based Weirdly announced a $1.8 million round of funding for its recruiting platform. Weirdly's focus is on assessment and selection for primarily customer service roles. The company has been growing on the success of landing and supporting major brands...
India-based Gigforce Raises USD $802K Seed Round for Job Board Marketplace Focused on Temporary, Shift, and Part-time Work
India-based Gigforce announced a USD $802K Seed Round for its job board marketplace that focuses on temp, shift, and part-time work. Source: Unitus invests $802,380 in staffing solutions startup Gigforce