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A recruitment platform matching screened tech candidates with employers through a reverse job application process.
Hired has raised $165.7M across 8 funding rounds.
Key people at Hired.
Hired has raised $165.7M in total across 8 funding rounds.
Hired was a San Francisco, California-based recruitment platform connecting screened tech job candidates with employers through a unique reverse application process. Companies submitted transparent compensation offers, and candidates could receive bonuses, such as $2,000, for accepting roles. Founded in 2012 by Matt Mickiewicz, Hired raised over $150 million in funding, achieving a peak valuation exceeding $500 million. At its height, the company employed approximately 250 people and projected a $100 million annualized run rate in 2016, serving notable customers like Twitter, Airbnb, and Lyft. Key investors included Sierra Ventures and Crosslink Capital. However, employee count declined to fewer than 80 by 2020, and the company began winding down operations via an asset sale by November 2020, unlikely to repay all debts.
Hired has raised $165.7M in total across 8 funding rounds.
Hired's investors include Investment Management Corporation of Ontario, Glenmede Trust, Ontario Pension Board, Audrey Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Catapult Capital, Cowboy Ventures, Matt Ocko, Maveron, Moderne Ventures, Morado Venture Partners, Saturn Partners.
Key people at Hired.
Hired has raised $165.7M across 8 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $30.0M Series D in June 2018.
There are two distinct entities named "Hired": a mission-driven nonprofit employment services organization founded in 1968 in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St. Paul area), focused on supporting low-income job seekers, ex-offenders, youth, and displaced workers through career guidance, training, and job placement in high-growth sectors[1][4]. It aims to nurture purpose and advance economic opportunity via individualized services, helping participants build sustainable careers that benefit families, employers, and communities[1]. Separately, Hired is a for-profit tech career marketplace (also established around 1968 but headquartered in San Francisco) that connects tech talent—such as software engineers, product managers, designers, and data scientists—with innovative companies via a curated, transparent platform; it's part of LHH (Adecco Group) and emphasizes a remote-first, candidate-centric model[2][3][5].
The nonprofit solves employment barriers for underserved populations, serving individuals facing economic instability, while the tech platform addresses painful hiring processes in competitive tech markets, empowering job seekers and helping businesses build high-performing teams[1][2][3]. Both exhibit growth momentum: the nonprofit marked its 55th anniversary with a 2024 impact report, and the tech firm has expanded globally across North America, Europe, and beyond, leveraging Adecco's network[1][2][4].
The nonprofit Hired was founded in 1968 in the Twin Cities by ex-offenders seeking to provide peer counseling and support for others re-entering society post-incarceration, evolving into comprehensive services for low-income job seekers, youth stability programs, professional guidance for the unemployed, and family wage attainment[1][4]. Its focus has grown to include high-growth sectors, with ongoing grants from bodies like the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development[1].
The tech Hired platform, also tracing roots to 1968 and HQ'd in San Francisco, was co-founded by figures like Allan Grant and Douglas (full details limited), emerging as a response to inefficient tech hiring; it revolutionized matchmaking with data-driven transparency and now operates remotely-first within LHH/Adecco, expanding from U.S. tech hubs to global markets like Canada (AI/fintech/health tech) and Europe[2][5]. Early traction stemmed from San Francisco's innovation ecosystem, informing talent trends[2].
The nonprofit Hired rides workforce development trends amid economic inequality and reentry challenges, timing well with high-growth job demands and post-pandemic recovery; market forces like labor shortages in sectors it targets amplify its role, influencing ecosystems by bridging underserved talent to employers and reducing recidivism/unemployment cycles[1][4]. The tech Hired capitalizes on the booming demand for specialized tech talent in AI, fintech, and beyond, perfectly timed with remote work normalization and global hiring needs; its San Francisco roots and Adecco network position it to shape talent mobility, countering "painful" traditional recruiting while feeding innovation hubs worldwide[2]. Together, they address dual sides of employment—equity for marginalized groups and efficiency for tech scalability—influencing broader access to high-impact careers.
For the nonprofit, expect deeper tech sector integrations (e.g., AI training for ex-offenders) amid rising social impact investing, with trends like gig economy instability boosting demand; its influence may grow via partnerships, solidifying as a stability anchor. The tech platform faces AI-driven hiring disruptions but is poised for expansion in emerging markets, with remote/global trends enhancing its edge—potentially evolving into full talent ecosystems. Both "Hired" entities exemplify purposeful employment innovation, transforming painful job journeys into opportunity pathways from origins in 1968 challenges.[1][2][3][4]
