ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter
Type Private
Founded 2010
Headquarters Santa Monica, California, U.S
Key people Ian Siegel, (CEO)
Industry Internet
Services Online employment
Employees 250+ (2015)
Website ZipRecruiter.com
Alexa rank 1,224 (December 2014)[1]
Type of site Job search engine
Registration Optional
Current status Active

ZipRecruiter.com is an online job distribution and job board service.[2] The web-based platform aggregates applications from job boards and provides tools for applicant tracking and screening. It is a subscription-based SaaS for employers, recruiting firms, and staffing agencies. The job board search and application process are free for job seekers.

History

ZipRecruiter is a privately held company based in Santa Monica, California. It was founded in 2010 by Ian Siegel (CEO), Joe Edmonds, Ward Poulos, and Will Redd.[3] The founders previously worked together in various combinations at CitySearch, Rent.com, Stamps.com, Pictage, and ThisNext.[2]

In 2014, ZipRecruiter raised outside money for the first time, with a Series A round worth $63 million.[4]

News and media

Selected by Entrepreneur Magazine as 1 of 3 job-focused startups leading the way in 2012 [5] In 2014, Siegel said in an interview on the company's growth "we're not raising money"[6] yet ZipRecruiter raised $63 million dollars in venture capital funding that year to build out its infrastructure.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ZipRecruiter.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. 1 2 "Bootstrapped and massively profitable, ZipRecruiter steps out of the shadows to reveal its true might". pando.com. PandoDaily.
  3. ↑ "ZipRecruiter". crunchbase.com.
  4. ↑ Alex Konrad (26 August 2014). "How A Startup Can Go From Bootstrapped To $63 Million In Funding In One Fell Swoop". Forbes.
  5. ↑ "10 Hot Startup Sectors for New Business Ideas in 2012". Entrepreneur.
  6. ↑ Carney, Michael. "Bootstrapped and massively profitable, ZipRecruiter steps out of the shadows to reveal its true might". Pando.com. PandoDaily. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Dave, Paresh (August 26, 2014). "Job listing service ZipRecruiter raises $63 million". Los Angeles Times (Tribune Publishing). Retrieved 23 April 2015.

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