{"id":4850,"date":"2012-01-24T19:28:55","date_gmt":"2012-01-25T02:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/static\/blog\/?p=4850"},"modified":"2017-10-17T09:59:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T16:59:20","slug":"exciting-news-smartrecruiters-series-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/exciting-news-smartrecruiters-series-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting News: SmartRecruiters Series A"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Jan. 18, SmartRecruiters announced a\u00a0$5M Series A<\/a><\/span>\u00a0financing led by the\u00a0Mayfield Fund, a\u00a0top tier Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm. We will use this money to make our product even more awesome.<\/p>\n

This investment\u00a0is a strong validation of our disruptive free SaaS model.\u00a0It will allow us to\u00a0continue to work toward making the most efficient recruiting website ever.\u00a0SmartRecruiters has a simple goal: we want to make hiring easy; for you and for the\u00a0millions of businesses that want to create jobs but are struggling to find good talent.
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\nIt\u2019s an exciting time, and we are thrilled you are a part of it.<\/p>\n

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Thank You to Our Customers<\/strong>
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\nI am humbled by the fact that over 10,000 businesses have signed up for our product. Thank You for being an early adopter. I can not thank you enough for your time, feedback and attention. Without you, the evolution of SmartRecruiters would not be what it is today.
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\nWe will unroll more services to get you the talent you need. We will not rest until hiring is made easy for all.<\/p>\n

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Thank You to Our Partners<\/strong>
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\nOur service can only be as good as our partners.\u00a0\u00a0Thank You for being our partner in the early days. Series A is a milestone.\u00a0We can change this industry. Millions of businesses still struggle to hire. With your help, we hope to eliminate all friction in the hiring process.<\/p>\n

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Thank You to Our Investors<\/strong>
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\nMayfield’s top\u00a0priority is creating market leading companies.\u00a0The rest follows. Mayfield\u00a0funds disruptive business models. Together we can disrupt this $400 billion recruiting indsutry. We wanted to work with the Mayfield Fund because they get it. \u00a0<\/em>Thank You Mayfield.<\/p>\n

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Thank You to Our Employees<\/strong>
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\nWork smart, have fun, and make the difference. Well done.
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\nLet\u2019s take the next step. What happens if we truly make hiring easy? How many jobs can we create?\u00a0<\/em>Can we eradicate unemployment?\u00a0I can’t say for certain. But I think we should try.
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\nWant to join us?\u00a0We are hiring<\/a> in San Francisco and Krakow (and will be using our software to do it).<\/p>\n

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Happy Hiring!
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\nJerome Ternynck
\nFounder & CEO<\/p>\n

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SmartRecruiters<\/a>\u00a0is the Free Social Recruiting Platform.<\/p>\n

In the News:<\/strong>
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\nMayfield Leads $5M Series A in SmartRecruiters<\/a>
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\nSmartRecruiters Idealism Pays Off<\/a>
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\nSmartRecruiters Closes $5 Million Series A Financing<\/a>
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\nWhat is the Future of the ATS Market?<\/a>
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\nDoes SmartRecruiters Funding Point to the Future of ATS?<\/a>
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\nThe iTunes of Recruiting Gets $5 Million<\/a>
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\nCloud Recruiting Platform Snags $5 Million<\/a>
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\nFree Recruiting Software Company Receives $5M Investment<\/a>
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\nDavid, Goliath & Industry Disruption w\/ SmartRecruiters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Jan. 18, SmartRecruiters announced a\u00a0$5M Series A\u00a0financing led by the\u00a0Mayfield Fund, a\u00a0top tier Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm. We will use this money to make our product even more awesome. This investment\u00a0is a strong validation of our disruptive free SaaS model.\u00a0It will allow us to\u00a0continue to work toward making the most efficient recruiting website […]","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":""},"categories":[840,838,22],"tags":[289,288],"series":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Jerome-torso-1.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podcast-icon.jpg","download_link":false,"player_link":false,"audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hiring-success-podcast\/id1472174987","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9oaXJpbmdzdWNjZXNzcG9kY2FzdC5jYXN0b3MuY29tL2hpcmluZy1zdWNjZXNzLXBvZGNhc3Q","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"soundcloud":{"key":"soundcloud","url":"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/smartrecruiters\/sets\/hiring-success-podcast-1","label":"SoundCloud","class":"soundcloud","icon":"soundcloud.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3bM8YzLjM2G9qJXLBBySaB","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.smartrecruiters.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast","embedCode":"

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