Jobandtalent raises $500M Series E to keep scaling its ‘workforce as a service’ marketplace
Spain’s Jobandtalent — a “workforce marketplace” and digital temping agency that uses AI to match workers to casual labor gigs in sectors like warehousing, e-commerce and logistics — has closed a $500 million Series E round of funding led by Kinnevik and with what it bills as a “significant” follow on by SoftBank VisionFund 2. Existing investors… Read more »
Fiverr acquires Stoke Talent for $95M, adding freelance management tools for employers to its platform
On the heels of LinkedIn last week launching Service Marketplace, a competitor to freelance platforms like Fiverr and Upwork, today Fiverr announced an acquisition that speaks to how it plans to stay in the game by building in more features for its users. Fiverr is acquiring Stoke Talent, which lets companies manage their freelance teams, for $95 million…. Read more »
Talent Intelligence Pt. 3: New Operating Models
In the first part of our 3-part report, we looked at how talent intelligence tools helped to support and enhance your existing talent acquisition technologies. Then, we dove into the specific drivers and best use cases for implementing a Talent Intelligence platform. Today, in the final part of our 3-part series, we’ll shift our focus… Read more »
Filed under: Assessment Tools, Platform ToolsA Practical Guide to Implementing a Talent Intelligence Program
By reading this report, you will discover how Talent Intelligence platforms can match internal and external candidates against open roles, dynamically understand skills and job market trends, proactively source candidates, and more.
Talent Platform Hunt Club Reports $10 Million Funding Round
Hunt Club, a talent platform that utilizes referrals, announced a $10 million Series A funding round. Chicago-based Hunt Club describes itself as a search firm that has built a network for 5 million candidates and 10,000 experts, whom it defines as connected leaders. Experts can add their contacts to Hunt Club and receive payouts if… Read more »
Continuum unveils its on-demand access marketplace for top-tier executive talent
It’s difficult for startups on a small budget to attract executives with the knowledge base to propel them forward, but Continuum, a talent marketplace for fractional employees, doesn’t think it should be. The remote-first company, which launched today, has been quietly developing a tool that matches venture-backed companies with executives who have been-there-done-that, but don’t want… Read more »