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RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – HR TECH
- Snagajob, the hourly worker job board, gets $100M in funding. Link
- Job site Hired raises $40M and forecasts profit by 2017. Link
- Lever raises $20M for hiring software popular at Netflix, Reddit And Lyft. Link
- SmashFly, the recruitment marketing platform raises $22M in Series B. Link
- Accel leads $10M series A for JobToday’s service industry hiring app. Link
- Jopwell, the diversity recruiting platform raises $3.25M seed round from Magic Johnson, Andreessen Horowitz and others. Link
- Woo, anonymous job search portal raises $2.35M in seed funding. Link
- Angellist expands its startup jobs recruiting platform. Link
- HackerRank announces partnership with Jazz to optimize the recruiting process for highly qualified tech job candidates. Link
- LinkedIn releases ProFinder pilot, quietly enters Freelance/Independent workforce market. Link
SOME INTERESTING STARTUPS FOUND
Workramp (2015, SF) – WorkRamp offers onboarding solution like preboarding and orientation, bootcamps and training. Customers include Financial Force, Lever and Square.
Tackl (2014, SF) – Tackl is a data-driven hiring solution, connecting college students and employers.
LEADER BOARD – HR TECH
Recruitment – Sourcing
Monster (1994, NYC, IPO) – Job board and Online Career center connecting recruiters with potential candidates. Went public in 1996.
Naukri (1997, Noida, IPO) – Career listing and job search portal. Part of Info Edge and went public in 2006.
Hired (2012, SF, $73M) – Pre-assessed technical hiring platform. Backed by Sherpa Capital, Lumia Capital, Google Ventures, NEA, SoftTech VC and Sierra Ventures
Jobandtalent (2009, London, $42M) – Job-board that connects candidates to job opportunities. Backed by Kibo Ventures, Qualitas Equity Partners and FJME Ventures.
BountyJobs (2006, NYC, $30M) – Recruiter marketplace connecting recruiters with organizations. Backed by Greylock, Accel and RPM Ventures.
Gild (2011, SF, $26M) – Passive candidate sourcing and hiring platform. Backed by Menlo VC, Sapphire Ventures and Baseline Ventures.
Recruitment – Technology
Ziprecruiter (2010, Santa Monica, $63M) – Web-based, job-board distribution platform. Backed by IndustryVentures, Institutional Venture Partners and Basepoint Ventures.
Greenhouse (2012, NYC, $61M) – ATS for recruitment teams. Backed by Benchmark, Felicis, Lumia, Thrive and Social Capital.
Jobvite (2003, San Mateo, $55.5M) – SaaS platform for social recruiting, sourcing and talent acquisition. Backed by CMEA Capital, ATA Ventures and Trident Capital.
Jibe (2010, NYC, $41M) – SaaS recruiting solutions for candidate hiring. Backed by DFJ, Sapphire Ventures, Gotham Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank and Lerer Hippeau Ventures.
Recruitment – Assessment
Hirevue (2004, South Jordan, $97M) – Web-based video interviewing platform. Backed by Sequoia, Granite Ventures, Investor Growth Capital and Technology Crossover Ventures.
Hackerrank (2009, Palo Alto, $20M) – SaaS platform to administer coding challenges. Backed by Khosla Ventures, Battery Ventures, SV Angels, YCombinator and ZenShin Capital.
Talent Management – Workforce Management
Peoplematter (2009, Charleston, $63M) – SaaS workforce management suite. Backed by StarVest Partners, Scale Ventures Partners and Harbert Venture Partners.
Hotschedules (1999, Austin, $20M) – Web-based employee scheduling and forecasting tools. Backed by Bridgebank.
Talent Management – Employee Engagement
Rewardgateway (2006, London, $241M, Acq) – Cloud based employee engagement platform. Acquired by International Benefits Holding in 2010.
Guidespark (2008, Menlo Park, $42M) – HR communication tool for employee engagement. Backed by NEA, Storm Ventures and IDG Ventures.
Talent Management – Performance Management
Betterworks (2013, Palo Alto, $15.5M) – Cloud based goal setting, tracking and performance management. Backed by KPCB and FF Venture Capital.
Talent Management – Workforce Analytics
Evolv (2007, SF, $42M, Acq) – SaaS workforce performance analytics. Acquired by CornerstoneonDemand in 2014.
Visier (2010, Vancouver, $46.5M) – SaaS workforce analytics and planning. Backed by Adam Street Partners, Foundation Capital and Summit Partners.
Administration – Payroll
Paylocity (1997, Arlington Heights, IPO) – Cloud-based Payroll and Human Capital Management software. Went public in 2014.
Gusto (2011, SF, $136M) – Previously Zenpayroll offers Payroll and tax automation. Backed by Google Capital, KPCB and YCombinator.
Administration – Benefits Management
CastlightHealth (2008, SF, IPO) – Employee healthcare management solutions. Went public in 2014.
Plansource (2002, Orlando, $94M, Acq) – Cloud based benefits management and HR solutions. Backed by Great Hill Partners and Lemhi Ventures. It was acquired by CoAdvantage in 2008.
HR Management Systems
Workday (2005, Pleasanton, IPO) – Cloud based human resources, payroll and financial management suite. Went public in 2012.
CornerstoneOndemand (1999, Santa Monica, IPO) – SaaS learning and talent management solution. Went public in 2011.
Zenefits (2013, SF, $584M) – Online payroll, benefits, HR and compliance management solutions. Backed by Fidelity, Andereessen Horowitz, Y Combinator and Khosla Ventures.
Silkroad (2003, Chicago, $178M) – Cloud based solutions for recruiting, talent management, benefits and analytics. Backed by Azure Capital, Crosslink Capital and Foundation Capital.
Namely (2012, NYC, $78M) – Cloud based HR, Payroll and benefits management solution. Backed by Sequoia, Matrix Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures and True Ventures.
Leader board includes all the top funded, IPO and successfully running bootstrapped companies along with their location, founding year and funding amount.
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