Traitify Raises $12 Million Series B for Its Hiring Assessment That Improves Candidate AND Recruiter Experience In Any Kind of Job Market
Today Traitify announced a $12 million Series B raise for its hiring assessment tech. Traitify leverages a scientifically validated assessment (The Big Five) with decades of use in employment and does two important things with it: Makes it an enjoyable experience for...
Germany-based Zenjob Raises USD $30 Million For Its Job Board Marketplace Matching Students With Temp and Contract Jobs
Germany-based Zenjob raised USD $30 million for its job board marketplace that matches students with temporary and contract jobs. They told EU-startups that they plan to use the funds to expand further in Germany and then look to begin international expansion. They...
Vietnam-based JobHopin Raises USD $2.45 Million Series A for Its Job Board Marketplace and Matching App
Since the COVID crisis started we haven't seen the volume of job board marketplace investments that we're used to. Vietnam-based JobHopin just announced a small Series A for its job board marketplace and matching app, "Bunny." JobHopin is focused on SouthEast Asia and...
Paradox Raises $40 Million for Its Conversational AI Platform for HR and Talent Teams
Today Paradox announced a $40 million Series B venture capital round for its conversational AI platform, "Olivia." Paradox launched Olivia in 2016 and was the first recruiting AI chatbot/assistant to get considerable market traction and customer adoption. Founded and...
Workstream Raises $10 Million Series A for Its ATS Focused on Deskless Workers at Local Businesses
Workstream joins the crowded applicant tracking system category with a $10 million Series A round and a reported focus on deskless workers at local businesses. Much of Workstream's value proposition, as told to TechCrunch and via messaging on its website, is based on...
VNDLY Raises $8.5 Million Series B-1 for Its Vendor Management System
VNDLY raised $8.5 Million "B-1" funding for its VMS. From what we’ve seen in the market, this new breed is largely similar to current VMS systems, which provide back-office capabilities for managing and paying a large number of independent, or agency provided,...
nextstep raises $3.6 Million to Close the Healthcare Skills Shortage By Combining Training and Jobs
Several new startups have emerged that aim to connect a pipeline of certified students with a targeted curriculum with employers in need of the resulting skills. In this case, NextStep is trying to help help displaced workers retrain for jobs in healthcare....
UK-based Onfido Raises USD $100 Million for Employee Background Checks Powered by AI
UK-based Onfido announced a large $100 Million private equity raise and tells VentureBeat they play to add an additional 95 employees. Source: Onfido raises $100 million to verify identities with AI | VentureBeat
UK-based (Scotland) CandidateID Raises USD $788.4K Seed Round for Its Talent Lead Generation App
Scotland-based CandidateID announced a Seed round of USD $788.4K for its talent lead generation app. Basically a candidate lead nurturing and scoring app that sits in front of an enterprise's existing CRM and/or ATS. As the economy continues to slip deeper into...
UK-based CareHires Raises USD $625.7K Seed Round for its Location-based Job Board App Focused on Health and Social Workers
Job boards have really led the way in HR tech when it comes to specialization. We expect to see even more specialization in a down economy as tech providers of all kinds strive to tailor their message to their target customers. UK-based CareHires is the latest job...
Poland-based DevSkiller Raises USD $1.08 Million Seed Round for Tech Skills Testing
Poland-based DevSkiller is the latest skills testing app to raise funding, with a USD $1.08 Million Seed round. It's a crowded segment, with bigger competition extending their apps to include cognitive assessments, digital interviews, and more. Source:...
Belgium-based Radahr Raises USD $1.31 Million for Recruiting Marketing and Operations App
Belgium-based Radahr is the latest recruiting startup to announce a VC round. Their announcement earmarks the raise for an international go-to-market. We're assuming that's on hold at the moment. We've yet to take a briefing from Radahr, but their messaging is muddy...