Jopwell Explained

Jopwell
Hq Location City:New York City, New York
Hq Location Country:United States
Homepage:www.jopwell.com

Jopwell is a diversity hiring startup that helps companies connect with and recruit black, Latino, and Native American candidates for jobs and internships.[1]

Company

The Jopwell platform was launched in January 2015 by cofounders Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams. [2] [3] The current user base includes black, Latino, and Native American professionals and students.[1] [4] It aims to solve the "pipeline" problem, wherein some companies believe 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, and Native American professionals and students to find and share career advice and workforce insight.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kim-Mai. Cutler. YC-Backed Jopwell Is Building The Apparently Missing "Pipeline" Of Diverse Candidates For Tech Jobs. July 15, 2015. January 19, 2016. TechCrunch.
  2. Web site: McKinney . Jeffrey . May 4, 2015 . Jopwell Using Tech To Drive Workforce Diversity . January 19, 2016 . Black Enterprise.
  3. Web site: Dishman . Lydia . January 7, 2016 . The Recruiting Platform That Facebook Uses To Tackle Its Diversity Problem . January 19, 2016 . Fast Company.
  4. News: Whitney . Kellye . April 22, 2015 . Porter Braswell Interview: Diverse Recruits, We See You . Workforce Magazine . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127191149/http://www.workforce.com/articles/print/21270-porter-braswell-interview-diverse-recruits-we-see-you . January 27, 2016.
  5. Web site: Diversity Recruiting Platform Jopwell Raises $3.25M Seed Round From Magic Johnson, Andreessen Horowitz And Others. TechCrunch. 2016-01-25. Megan Rose. Dickey. 20 January 2016 .
  6. Web site: Boosting Tech Diversity, With Magic Johnson's Help. Fortune. 2016-01-25.
  7. Web site: Magic Johnson-backed startup launches editorial hub. O'Brien. Sara Ashley. 2016-04-11. CNNMoney. 2016-04-29.

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