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Global manufacturer of industrial products, equipment, components, and solutions for printing, waste handling, fluid transfer.
Dover has raised $20.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Dover.
Dover was founded in 2019 by George Carollo (Founder) and Anvisha Pai (Founder) and Max Kolysh (Founder).
Dover has raised $20.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Dover Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer of industrial products, software, and digital solutions based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The publicly traded company operates across five primary segments, including engineered products, clean energy, imaging, pumps, and climate technologies, serving markets such as aerospace, defense, bioproduction, and waste handling. Operating with a global workforce of approximately 24,000 employees, the enterprise generates over $8 billion in annual revenue, recently reporting $8,424 million in revenue and $2,697 million in profits for its last fiscal year. Led by Chief Executive Officer Richard J. Tobin, the manufacturer trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DOV and holds a market valuation of $24,079 million. Recognized as number 448 on the 2024 Fortune 500 list, the industrial conglomerate, which operates subsidiaries like Dover Fueling Solutions, was originally founded in 1955.
Dover has raised $20.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $20.0M Series A in July 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2021 | $20M Series A | Tiger Global | 8VC, BoxGroup, Contrary Capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Giant Ventures, Khosla Ventures, LUX Capital, Pareto Holdings, Sequoia Capital, Susquehanna Capital, Thrive Capital, Chafic Kazoun, Scott Belsky, Teddy Citrin, Abstract Ventures, Y Combinator | Announced |
Key people at Dover.
Dover was founded in 2019 by George Carollo (Founder) and Anvisha Pai (Founder) and Max Kolysh (Founder).
Dover has raised $20.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Dover's investors include Tiger Global, 8VC, BoxGroup, Contrary Capital, Founders Fund, General Catalyst, Giant Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Pareto Holdings, Sequoia Capital, Susquehanna Capital.
Dover is an all-in-one recruiting solution designed specifically for startups and high-growth companies, combining a free applicant tracking system (ATS) with AI-driven automation and flexible recruiting services. It automates time-consuming hiring tasks such as candidate sourcing, outreach, interview scheduling, and pipeline management, enabling founders and hiring managers to focus on interviewing top talent. Dover also offers a unique fractional recruiting service called Recruiting Partners, connecting startups with experienced recruiters on-demand without the overhead of full-time hires. Over the past five years, Dover has supported over 1,500 companies including Stripe, Scale AI, and OpenSea in scaling their teams efficiently[1][2][5].
Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, Dover was created to address the challenges startups face in recruiting elite talent quickly without large internal recruiting teams. The founders, with backgrounds in tech and recruiting, recognized the inefficiencies in traditional hiring processes—especially the heavy manual workload of sourcing and screening candidates. Dover’s idea emerged to combine AI automation with a marketplace of vetted fractional recruiters, providing startups with flexible, cost-effective access to top recruiting expertise. Early traction came from startups needing to rapidly scale engineering and product teams, validating Dover’s model of blending software and human recruiting expertise[1][5].
Dover rides the wave of increasing demand for agile, tech-enabled recruiting solutions tailored to startups and fast-growing companies. The timing is critical as the competition for top engineering and product talent intensifies, and traditional recruiting agencies often prove costly and inflexible. Market forces such as remote work, the rise of AI in HR tech, and the need for scalable hiring solutions favor Dover’s model. By lowering barriers to high-quality recruiting expertise and automating repetitive tasks, Dover influences the startup ecosystem by enabling lean teams to scale efficiently without heavy recruiting overhead, thus accelerating innovation and growth in the tech sector[1][2][4].
Looking ahead, Dover is poised to deepen its impact by expanding its Recruiting Partners network and enhancing AI capabilities to further streamline hiring workflows. Trends such as AI-driven talent analytics, remote and hybrid workforces, and the gig economy’s influence on recruiting will shape Dover’s evolution. Its flexible fractional recruiting model may become a standard for startups seeking cost-effective, expert hiring support. Dover’s continued focus on integrating technology with human expertise positions it to remain a key enabler of startup growth and talent acquisition innovation in the coming years[1][4].
