Company:Gloat
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| Formerly | workey[1] |
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| Type | Private |
| Industry | Human resource management |
| Founded | 2015 (as workey) |
| Website | gloat |
Gloat is a privately held company that created AI-powered talent marketplace for internal career opportunities. The two-sided platform works to enhance internal mobility by matching employees to more relevant projects, gigs, mentorships, and full-time roles based on their interests, career ambitions, skills, and experiences. Enterprises like Unilever, Schneider Electric, Nestlé, and Mastercard[2] use Gloat's technology to attempt to democratize career development, help with worker agility, and build a more future-ready workforce.
History
Gloat was founded in 2015 by Danny Shteinberg, Ben Reuveni, and Amichai Schreiber. The co-founders currently serve as Chief Marketing Officer, chief executive officer, and Chief Technology Officer, respectively.[3] Additional leaders include Shlomo Weiss, Chief Operating Officer, Anat Gil, VP HR, and Aaron Au, Chief Strategy Officer.
On June 16, 2021, Gloat closed a $57 million Series C funding round led by Accel, with existing investors Eight Roads Ventures, Intel Capital, Magma Venture Partners, and PICO Partners participating.[4] In June 2022, the company closed $90M in Series D round, led by Generation Investment Management.[5]
As of 2021, the software has made connections for over 31,000 gigs.[6]
References
- ↑ "Gloat". https://www.fastcompany.com/company/workey.
- ↑ "Announcing the next phase for Gloat – $57M Series C funding led by Accel". https://gloat.com/blog/announcing-the-next-phase-for-gloat-57m-series-c-funding-led-by-accel.
- ↑ "This is Gloat". https://gloat.com/about-us.
- ↑ Wei, Nina (2021-06-22). "Gloat Raises $57M For Its AI Talent Marketplace Platform". https://nocamels.com/2021/06/gloat-ai-talent-marketplace-funding.
- ↑ Gloat nabs $90M to build AI-powered internal jobs marketplaces, TechCrunch
- ↑ "Reinventing Internal Job Boards to Fight the Great Resignation". 2021-12-07. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-07/employers-look-to-internal-job-board-startups-to-fight-the-great-resignation.
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