Lightspeed Europe

Lightspeed Europe is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage and growth investments across various sectors, including consumer, health, and fintech. With its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, and regional offices in Europe, Israel, India, and China, Lightspeed aims to identify and support innovative companies that can disrupt traditional markets. The firm invests in a wide range of industries, such as enterprise technology, e-commerce, software, and biotechnology, providing both equity and debt financing. Lightspeed has a particular interest in technology-led businesses, as well as opportunities in advertising, media, healthcare, education, and retail. Its investment strategy emphasizes the provision of capital along with ongoing consulting and advisory services to help entrepreneurs scale their businesses effectively.

Shaurya Aggarwal

Partner

Vaibhav Agrawal

Associate Partner

Moritz Baier-Lentz

Partner and Head of Gaming

Mercedes Bent

Partner

Akshay Bhushan

Venture Partner

Taggart Bonham

Partner

Ashley Brasier

Partner

Guru Chahal

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Yoni Cheifetz

Partner

Amish Desai

Partner

Barry Eggers

Founder and Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

Sam Eisler

Partner

James Ephrati

Partner

Faraz Fatemi

Partner, Consumer

Jack Fowler

Partner

Aaron Frank

Venture Partner

Vivek Gambhir

Venture Partner

Gaurav Gupta

Partner

David Gussarsky

Partner

Lisa Han

Partner

Dat Han

Senior Associate

Rob Horton JD

COO

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Galym Imanbayev

Partner

Nnamdi Iregbulem

Partner

Raviraj Jain

Partner

Arif Janmohamed

Partner

Ansaf Kareem

Partner

Issac Kim

Partner

Harsha Kumar

Associate Partner

Pinn Lawjindakul

Partner

Pachara Lawjindakul

Partner

Jeremy Liew

Partner

Connor Love

Partner

John Luongo

Venture Partner

Natalie Luu

Partner

Naveed Matinfar

Partner

Arsham Memarzadeh

Partner

Michael Mignano

Partner, Consumer

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner

Andrew Moley

Operating Partner and CFO

Tal Morgenstern

Partner

Antoine Moyroud

Partner

Eric O'Brien

Affiliated Partner

Justin Overdorff

Partner

Apoorva Pandhi

Associate

Nicole Quinn

General Partner

Adrian Radu

Partner

Alexander Schmitt

Partner

Shan Shan

Partner

Aditya Sharma

Partner, Growth Equity - India and Asia-Pacific

Justin Shen

Partner

Justin Shen

Partner

Alex Taussig

Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

John Thompson

Venture Partner

Anoushka Vaswani

Partner

Nathan Wu

Partner, Growth

Mark Xu

Partner

Mark Xu

Partner

Jerry Ye

Partner, Data Platform

Past deals in Human Resources

Personio

Series E in 2022
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Landed

Seed Round in 2022
Landed is a recruiting platform focused on enhancing the hiring process for hourly employers, particularly in the restaurant and hospitality sectors. It utilizes conversational AI technology to streamline connections between employers and job applicants, aligning candidates with employers based on specific criteria. This innovative approach allows for more efficient screening of applicants, leveraging data points to identify the best candidates quickly. By improving the recruitment experience for both employers and job seekers, Landed aims to facilitate better hiring outcomes in a competitive labor market.

Darwinbox

Series D in 2022
Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hyderabad-based company that specializes in developing cloud-based integrated human resource management and analytics solutions. Founded in 2015, Darwinbox offers a comprehensive HRMS platform designed to enhance employee engagement and streamline HR processes across various functions, including onboarding, payroll, attendance, performance management, and talent management. The platform employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide features such as an HR voicebot and advanced talent analytics. Recognized as one of the leading human capital management platforms in the Asia-Pacific region, Darwinbox serves over 350 global enterprises, including prominent names like Arvind, Dr. Reddys, and Swiggy, and has a user base of more than 850,000 employees. The company aims to transform the relationship between the workforce and technology, supported by investments from notable firms such as Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed.

Wheel

Series C in 2022
Wheel operates an online recruitment platform that connects healthcare companies with qualified clinicians, including doctors and laboratory technicians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wheel aims to enhance digital healthcare delivery by facilitating the hiring process for virtual care providers. The platform allows healthcare professionals to showcase their skills and seek job opportunities while enabling companies to find suitable candidates to meet their staffing needs. By combining innovative technology with access to top talent, Wheel strives to improve the quality and efficiency of virtual healthcare services.

Handshake

Series F in 2022
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

Personio

Series E in 2021
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Forage

Series B in 2021
Forage (formerly InsideSherpa) partners with leading companies to deliver free open-access training courses for candidates. Any candidate can enroll in the company-backed courses to build career skills, visibility, and experience. The platform is running various virtual training courses including with KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, GE, BCG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citi, Deloitte, Accenture and others. There are +1 million students in the Forage ecosystem.

Eightfold.ai

Series E in 2021
Eightfold.ai develops a talent intelligence platform designed to enhance talent acquisition and management for organizations. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, the platform aggregates comprehensive people data from applicants to alumni. It utilizes artificial intelligence to assess individuals' capabilities, enabling enterprises to match candidates with suitable opportunities and predict future roles and performance. The platform also helps organizations retain top talent by facilitating upskilling and reskilling, promoting diversity, and creating a talent network that identifies top performers and performance trends. Additionally, it provides tools for building job descriptions and generating a pipeline of qualified candidates for open roles, while assisting employees in understanding potential growth opportunities within the organization.

Wheel

Series B in 2021
Wheel operates an online recruitment platform that connects healthcare companies with qualified clinicians, including doctors and laboratory technicians. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wheel aims to enhance digital healthcare delivery by facilitating the hiring process for virtual care providers. The platform allows healthcare professionals to showcase their skills and seek job opportunities while enabling companies to find suitable candidates to meet their staffing needs. By combining innovative technology with access to top talent, Wheel strives to improve the quality and efficiency of virtual healthcare services.

Handshake

Series E in 2021
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

Darwinbox

Series C in 2021
Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hyderabad-based company that specializes in developing cloud-based integrated human resource management and analytics solutions. Founded in 2015, Darwinbox offers a comprehensive HRMS platform designed to enhance employee engagement and streamline HR processes across various functions, including onboarding, payroll, attendance, performance management, and talent management. The platform employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide features such as an HR voicebot and advanced talent analytics. Recognized as one of the leading human capital management platforms in the Asia-Pacific region, Darwinbox serves over 350 global enterprises, including prominent names like Arvind, Dr. Reddys, and Swiggy, and has a user base of more than 850,000 employees. The company aims to transform the relationship between the workforce and technology, supported by investments from notable firms such as Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed.

Personio

Series D in 2021
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Eightfold.ai

Series D in 2020
Eightfold.ai develops a talent intelligence platform designed to enhance talent acquisition and management for organizations. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, the platform aggregates comprehensive people data from applicants to alumni. It utilizes artificial intelligence to assess individuals' capabilities, enabling enterprises to match candidates with suitable opportunities and predict future roles and performance. The platform also helps organizations retain top talent by facilitating upskilling and reskilling, promoting diversity, and creating a talent network that identifies top performers and performance trends. Additionally, it provides tools for building job descriptions and generating a pipeline of qualified candidates for open roles, while assisting employees in understanding potential growth opportunities within the organization.

Handshake

Series D in 2020
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

Forage

Series A in 2020
Forage (formerly InsideSherpa) partners with leading companies to deliver free open-access training courses for candidates. Any candidate can enroll in the company-backed courses to build career skills, visibility, and experience. The platform is running various virtual training courses including with KPMG, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, GE, BCG, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citi, Deloitte, Accenture and others. There are +1 million students in the Forage ecosystem.

Personio

Series C in 2020
Personio is a Munich-based company that provides cloud-based HR management and recruiting software tailored for startups, small, and medium-sized enterprises. Since its founding in 2015, Personio has focused on streamlining HR processes by allowing customers to store and manage all employee data in a centralized platform. Its offerings encompass various aspects of human resources, including tracking vacation and sick days, handling approvals, managing salaries, monitoring attendance, and overseeing employee documents and performance. Additionally, Personio supports recruitment activities through features such as applicant tracking, interview scheduling, and candidate reviews, making it a comprehensive solution for HR needs.

Terminal

Series B in 2019
Terminal Inc. specializes in recruitment services and the development and management of workspaces for technology companies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Canada and Mexico, the company connects elite engineers with high-growth firms across emerging tech hubs worldwide. Terminal provides comprehensive operational support, including human resources, benefits, payroll, and legal administration, enabling companies to operate efficiently in new markets. By fostering communities of top technologists, Terminal helps organizations tackle complex challenges in various software development areas, such as data science, DevOps, and augmented/virtual reality. The firm exclusively partners with technology companies backed by prominent venture capitalists, ensuring they maintain competitive advantages and access to global tech leaders.

Darwinbox

Series B in 2019
Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hyderabad-based company that specializes in developing cloud-based integrated human resource management and analytics solutions. Founded in 2015, Darwinbox offers a comprehensive HRMS platform designed to enhance employee engagement and streamline HR processes across various functions, including onboarding, payroll, attendance, performance management, and talent management. The platform employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide features such as an HR voicebot and advanced talent analytics. Recognized as one of the leading human capital management platforms in the Asia-Pacific region, Darwinbox serves over 350 global enterprises, including prominent names like Arvind, Dr. Reddys, and Swiggy, and has a user base of more than 850,000 employees. The company aims to transform the relationship between the workforce and technology, supported by investments from notable firms such as Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed.

AllWork

Seed Round in 2019
AllWork, Inc. develops a platform that connects freelancer talent with brands and retailers. The company provides solutions, which includes recruiting, scheduling, training, communications, payments, budgeting, planning, reporting, and human resource administration. It also offers AllWork mobile application which gives managers the ability to improve coverage and make scheduling adjustments for their freelance talent. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

Eightfold.ai

Series C in 2019
Eightfold.ai develops a talent intelligence platform designed to enhance talent acquisition and management for organizations. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, the platform aggregates comprehensive people data from applicants to alumni. It utilizes artificial intelligence to assess individuals' capabilities, enabling enterprises to match candidates with suitable opportunities and predict future roles and performance. The platform also helps organizations retain top talent by facilitating upskilling and reskilling, promoting diversity, and creating a talent network that identifies top performers and performance trends. Additionally, it provides tools for building job descriptions and generating a pipeline of qualified candidates for open roles, while assisting employees in understanding potential growth opportunities within the organization.

eCheng

Series C in 2019
ECheng (e成) is a B2B SaaS platform that provides HR matching and resume screening for enterprises. Using machine learning, data mining, and NLP (natural language processing), the company categorizes resumes that best fit the job requirements of the client company. The company was launched in 2013 by industry veterans from Baidu, IBM, and Microsoft, serving multinational conglomerates as well as small and medium-sized companies.

Handshake

Series C in 2018
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

Terminal

Series A in 2018
Terminal Inc. specializes in recruitment services and the development and management of workspaces for technology companies. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Canada and Mexico, the company connects elite engineers with high-growth firms across emerging tech hubs worldwide. Terminal provides comprehensive operational support, including human resources, benefits, payroll, and legal administration, enabling companies to operate efficiently in new markets. By fostering communities of top technologists, Terminal helps organizations tackle complex challenges in various software development areas, such as data science, DevOps, and augmented/virtual reality. The firm exclusively partners with technology companies backed by prominent venture capitalists, ensuring they maintain competitive advantages and access to global tech leaders.

Eightfold.ai

Series B in 2018
Eightfold.ai develops a talent intelligence platform designed to enhance talent acquisition and management for organizations. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, the platform aggregates comprehensive people data from applicants to alumni. It utilizes artificial intelligence to assess individuals' capabilities, enabling enterprises to match candidates with suitable opportunities and predict future roles and performance. The platform also helps organizations retain top talent by facilitating upskilling and reskilling, promoting diversity, and creating a talent network that identifies top performers and performance trends. Additionally, it provides tools for building job descriptions and generating a pipeline of qualified candidates for open roles, while assisting employees in understanding potential growth opportunities within the organization.

Reflektive

Series C in 2018
Reflektive, Inc. is a performance management platform that focuses on enhancing employee engagement and analytics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides tools that allow employees to give and receive instant feedback within their daily workflows. Its offerings include real-time feedback, goal management, performance reviews, and regular check-ins, all designed to facilitate ongoing conversations between employees and managers. Reflektive also features a Calibration tool to promote fairness and consistency in performance evaluations across different teams and locations. The platform is utilized by over 450 clients globally, including notable companies such as Comcast and Instacart. Reflektive has received investment from prominent venture capital firms and was recognized in Gartner's 2017 Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management report, underscoring its innovative approach to performance management.

Sourceress

Seed Round in 2017
Sourceress is an AI recruiter that is reinventing how people find jobs. With tailor-made machine learning models, they rigorously define what a company is looking for in a role, identify great candidates, and engage candidates with highly personalized introductions. Their process creates a stream of interested candidates that hiring managers are excited about more than 85% of the time. Their mission is to accelerate human progress by helping people work in jobs that matter. They raised $3M from Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners and OpenAI researchers.

Drafted

Venture Round in 2017
Drafted is a company that helps laid-off people connect to hiring companies. Its mission is to connect people through their networks which is an asset to a company or to an individual. Its network recruiting platform is used by companies that are hiring to aggregate their employee networks for referrals and sourcing. By creating a graph database of the entire company network, the platform goes beyond just 1st-degree employee connections to increase quality referrals and help companies make better hires. Drafted was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Darwinbox

Series A in 2017
Darwinbox Digital Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is a Hyderabad-based company that specializes in developing cloud-based integrated human resource management and analytics solutions. Founded in 2015, Darwinbox offers a comprehensive HRMS platform designed to enhance employee engagement and streamline HR processes across various functions, including onboarding, payroll, attendance, performance management, and talent management. The platform employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide features such as an HR voicebot and advanced talent analytics. Recognized as one of the leading human capital management platforms in the Asia-Pacific region, Darwinbox serves over 350 global enterprises, including prominent names like Arvind, Dr. Reddys, and Swiggy, and has a user base of more than 850,000 employees. The company aims to transform the relationship between the workforce and technology, supported by investments from notable firms such as Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed.

Reflektive

Series B in 2017
Reflektive, Inc. is a performance management platform that focuses on enhancing employee engagement and analytics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides tools that allow employees to give and receive instant feedback within their daily workflows. Its offerings include real-time feedback, goal management, performance reviews, and regular check-ins, all designed to facilitate ongoing conversations between employees and managers. Reflektive also features a Calibration tool to promote fairness and consistency in performance evaluations across different teams and locations. The platform is utilized by over 450 clients globally, including notable companies such as Comcast and Instacart. Reflektive has received investment from prominent venture capital firms and was recognized in Gartner's 2017 Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management report, underscoring its innovative approach to performance management.

Handshake

Series B in 2016
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

Reflektive

Series A in 2016
Reflektive, Inc. is a performance management platform that focuses on enhancing employee engagement and analytics. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides tools that allow employees to give and receive instant feedback within their daily workflows. Its offerings include real-time feedback, goal management, performance reviews, and regular check-ins, all designed to facilitate ongoing conversations between employees and managers. Reflektive also features a Calibration tool to promote fairness and consistency in performance evaluations across different teams and locations. The platform is utilized by over 450 clients globally, including notable companies such as Comcast and Instacart. Reflektive has received investment from prominent venture capital firms and was recognized in Gartner's 2017 Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management report, underscoring its innovative approach to performance management.

Handshake

Series A in 2016
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

Drafted

Seed Round in 2015
Drafted is a company that helps laid-off people connect to hiring companies. Its mission is to connect people through their networks which is an asset to a company or to an individual. Its network recruiting platform is used by companies that are hiring to aggregate their employee networks for referrals and sourcing. By creating a graph database of the entire company network, the platform goes beyond just 1st-degree employee connections to increase quality referrals and help companies make better hires. Drafted was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Handshake

Seed Round in 2015
Handshake is a college career network established in 2014, aimed at transforming the recruiting experience for students, career centers, and employers. It connects 17 million students and young alumni from over 1,000 colleges and universities—including many minority-serving institutions—with nearly 500,000 employers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses and nonprofits. The platform democratizes access to job opportunities, providing students with valuable insights and a wider array of career options, while enabling employers to efficiently access diverse talent. Additionally, it offers colleges tools to enhance student engagement and boost employment outcomes. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Denver and London, Handshake has raised a total of $155 million from various investors, including prominent venture capital and social impact firms.

Evolv

Series D in 2013
Evolv is a data-driven company that addresses workforce performance challenges through its cloud-based platform. By integrating and enhancing existing data from various systems, Evolv's technology platform provides actionable insights into workforce dynamics. This enables executives to understand the underlying factors affecting employee performance, leading to informed operational decisions. The company offers on-demand talent matching and intelligence services, utilizing a web-based selection and assessment process. Its algorithms are calibrated using real-world employee data, which helps employers find better matches for their available positions. Evolv's approach aims to reduce employee turnover, boost productivity, and enhance operating margins, ultimately delivering significant financial value to organizations.

Evolv

Series C in 2011
Evolv is a data-driven company that addresses workforce performance challenges through its cloud-based platform. By integrating and enhancing existing data from various systems, Evolv's technology platform provides actionable insights into workforce dynamics. This enables executives to understand the underlying factors affecting employee performance, leading to informed operational decisions. The company offers on-demand talent matching and intelligence services, utilizing a web-based selection and assessment process. Its algorithms are calibrated using real-world employee data, which helps employers find better matches for their available positions. Evolv's approach aims to reduce employee turnover, boost productivity, and enhance operating margins, ultimately delivering significant financial value to organizations.

Evolv

Series A in 2008
Evolv is a data-driven company that addresses workforce performance challenges through its cloud-based platform. By integrating and enhancing existing data from various systems, Evolv's technology platform provides actionable insights into workforce dynamics. This enables executives to understand the underlying factors affecting employee performance, leading to informed operational decisions. The company offers on-demand talent matching and intelligence services, utilizing a web-based selection and assessment process. Its algorithms are calibrated using real-world employee data, which helps employers find better matches for their available positions. Evolv's approach aims to reduce employee turnover, boost productivity, and enhance operating margins, ultimately delivering significant financial value to organizations.

HireXperience

Series A in 2008
Hirexperience is a new kind of call center recruiting and staffing solution focused on utilizing technology and standardized screening to identify applicants who exhibit characteristics statistically proven to drive business success in inbound and outbound call centers. Hirexperience acts as a fully-outsourced call center staffing solution, identifying and marketing to an expanded pool of potential call center agents, selectively screening and testing the most promising candidates, and providing these employees to their clients in a simple and well-aligned pricing model. Hirexperience was created by call center operations managers, who felt that employers needed a better solution for predicting and staffing reliable, high-performance call center agents. Hirexperience brings a fresh approach that answers the unmet needs of call center hiring managers who struggle to find and place capable agents.

SayHired

Seed Round in 2007
SayHired facilitates the recruiting process by efficiently screening candidates for their sales abilities. Candidates apply to positions by recording responses to pitch prompts and/or question sets curated by recruiters. The responses are analyzed by our patent-pending engine for the qualities that the recruiter feels are most important to the position. Responses are ranked on a scale of 100 for each individual characteristic. Some examples of characteristics used to determine if a candidate is a good salesperson are empathy, friendliness, persuasiveness, or knowledgeability, among others. Once the scores have been released, both the candidate and the recruiter are able to view them. This way the candidate can learn from their previous applications to continually improve their sales abilities, while the recruiter can choose the best candidate for the position based on their scores. With SayHired, job applications go beyond the resume.
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