Citadel ID Raises $3.5 Million for Employment and Compensation Verification
Citadel ID announced a $3.5 million Seed round of venture capital for its automated employment and compensation validation tech. Citadel touts its ability to integrate directly into a customers’ HCM systems. They also position their employment and pay verification...
TREND NOTE: UK-based Orka Raises USD $40.8 Million for Job Board Marketplace with Integrated On-demand Pay
UK-based Orka announced a $40.8 million round of venture capital for its job board marketplace with integrated on-demand pay capabilities, targeting regulated industries and shift workers. According to Aptitude Research Partners, shift workers, or the "hourly...
Scope Raises $2.25 Million for Its Marketplace of Tech Implementers Focused on the SMB
Scope announced a $2.25 million Seed round of venture capital for its marketplace of tech implementers for the SMB, bringing its total raised to $3.4 million. Scope aims to solve the pains of implementation and integration that plagues small businesses as they select...
Canada-based Certn Raises USD $7.5 Million for Its API-first Hiring Background Checks
Canada-based Certn announced a USD $7.5 million addition to its Series A VC round for its "real-time" background checks, bringing its total raised to $35.7 million. Certn touts an "api-first" model with integration directly into customers' systems or access via a...
Germany-based HiPeople Raises USD $3 Million to Automate Candidate Reference Checks
Germany-based HiPeople announced a USD $3 million Seed round of VC to automate candidate reference checks during the recruiting process. The recruiting world is divided when it comes to candidate reference checks, like seemingly all types of candidate assessments....
Kevala Raises $4M for Its Workforce Management and Job Board Marketplace Focused on Long-Term Care
Kevala announced a $4 million Seed round of VC for its workforce management and job board marketplace focused on long-term care. When healthcare facilities need to employ temporary staff from third-party agencies, Kevala maintains a ready pool of high-quality,...
Shift One Raises $5.2 Million for Its Gig Teams Marketplace
Shift One announced a $5.2 million Seed round of VC for its marketplace connecting teams of supply chain gig workers with a focus on last-mile logistics. Promising workers full benefits, a predictable schedule, and "less choppy" wages, Shift One laud itself as "Gig...
Careerist Raises $1.25M for Tech Education, Career Coaching, & Job Board For a Percentage of Salary
Careerist raised a $1.25 million Seed round of VC for its marketplace that provides training for software training and QA roles, career coaching, and job board in exchange for a percentage of the salary of any jobs found via the service. Merging education with jobs...
UK-based Playter Raises USD $1.4 Million To Finance Employment Agency Fees for Small Businesses
UK-based Playter announced a USD $1.4 million Seed round of VC to finance employment agency fees for small businesses. Yes, you read that correctly. The model is straight forward, the small business that hires from an employment agency pays the agency fee 2% fees to...
WizeHire Raises $7.5M for Its Transactional ATS, Focused on the SMB
WizeHire announced a $7.5 million Series A round of VC for its SMB-focused applicant tracking system (ATS). For $199 per month or just under $2,000 per year, employers can create an unlimited number of jobs, have them "optimized" by WizeHire's team of "hiring...
NextStep Raises $2.5M to Connect Aspiring CNAs to Healthcare Employers With Its Hybrid Job Board/Training Solution
NextStep raised additional VC funding of $2.5 million bringing its total raised to approximately $12.3 million. 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...
Landed Raises $1.4 Million to Match Hourly Candidates to Jobs Using Video and AI
Landed raised $1.4 million seed round for its job board marketplace focused on hourly hiring. Reportedly powered by video interviews and AI, the site tells TechCrunch that it matches candidates against traits like body language and communication skills. That kind of...