Jobvite
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| Formerly | ForumJobs, Inc. |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founders | Jesper Schultz and Hans Larsen |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, United States |
Number of locations | London, Indianapolis, Portland, Canada, United Kingdom |
Key people | Peter Lamson, CEO Jared Adams, COO Joe Kuntz, CRO |
| Services | Software, Recruiting, Human Resources |
Number of employees | 450 |
| Website | www |
Jobvite Inc. is a software and recruiting corporation based in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States.
Investments and company expansion
Jobvite, Inc. was established in 2003 by Jesper Schultz and Hans Larsen, under the name ForumJobs, Inc.[1] The company name was changed to Jobvite in 2006.[2]
In July 2008, Dan Finnigan, formerly of Yahoo! and hotjobs.com, was appointed as the CEO of the company.
In September 2010 Jobvite formed a partnership with SuccessFactors Business Execution (BizX) Suite. The partnership added over 8,000,000 users from BizX Suite to the Jobvite search platform.[3]
In October 2014, Jobvite received US$25 million in investments from New York City-based growth equity firm Catalyst Investors. They joined Trident Capital, CMEA Capital, and ATA Ventures as one of the firm's chief investors. Investment in the company amounted to more than $55 million at the time.[4]
In August 2015, the company launched operations in London, England.[5] By 2019, the company had additional offices in Chicago, Boston, and Bengaluru, India.
In February 2019, K1 Investment Management invested more than $200 million in Jobvite. Part of the funds assisted in Jobvite's acquisition of three companies, Talemetry, RolePoint and Canvas. The acquisition resulted in an additional 2,000 customers for Jobvite, including Fortune 500 companies.[6]
In April 2021, K1 Investment Management purchased and merged Jobvite with JazzHR and NXTThing RPO. Peter Lamson, the CEO of JazzHR, now serves as the CEO for the combined companies.[7]