Jopwell

Jopwell is a diversity hiring startup that helps companies connect with and recruit underrepresented ethnic minority candidates for jobs and internships.[1]

Jopwell
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Websitewww.jopwell.com

Company

The Jopwell platform was launched in January 2015 by cofounders Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams.[2] Companies using Jopwell have access to a digital pipeline of candidate profiles through which they can market job and internship opportunities and connect with users.[3] The current user base includes Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American professionals and students.[1] New users sign up by creating a profile viewable to recruiters at companies using the platform.[4] It aims to solve the "pipeline" problem wherein some companies' perceive that there aren't enough good candidates for diverse recruitment.[1]

Funding

Jopwell has secured a total of $4.22 million in early stage -- angel and seed round—funding.[5] Investors include Magic Johnson Enterprises, Andreessen Horowitz, Kapor Capital, Y Combinator, Omidyar Network, Valar Ventures, and Rothenberg Ventures.[6][1]

The Well

The Well is Jopwell’s editorial hub. Launched[7] on April 11, 2016, it is a source for Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American professionals and students to find and share career advice and workforce insight.

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References
  1. Cutler, Kim-Mai (July 15, 2015). "YC-Backed Jopwell Is Building The Apparently Missing "Pipeline" Of Diverse Candidates For Tech Jobs". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. McKinney, Jeffrey (May 4, 2015). "Jopwell Using Tech To Drive Workforce Diversity". Black Enterprise. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  3. Dishman, Lydia (January 7, 2016). "The Recruiting Platform That Facebook Uses To Tackle Its Diversity Problem". Fast Company. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  4. Whitney, Kellye (April 22, 2015). "Porter Braswell Interview: Diverse Recruits, We See You". Workforce Magazine. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016.
  5. Dickey, Megan Rose. "Diversity Recruiting Platform Jopwell Raises $3.25M Seed Round From Magic Johnson, Andreessen Horowitz And Others". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  6. "Boosting Tech Diversity, With Magic Johnson's Help". Fortune. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  7. O'Brien, Sara Ashley (2016-04-11). "Magic Johnson-backed startup launches editorial hub". CNNMoney. Retrieved 2016-04-29.


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