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Recruiting software company SeekOut lays off employees in another round of cuts

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SeekOut Photo) SeekOut , a Seattle-area startup that sells recruiting software and raised $115 million in 2022, is trimming its workforce for the second time in the past eight months. SeekOut previously laid off 7% of its staff in October, and said it had about 200 employees at the time. SeekOut reached a valuation of $1.2

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SeekOut lays off 7% of staff in restructuring but plans to grow headcount this year

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(SeekOut Photo) Seattle-area recruiting software startup SeekOut laid off 16 employees, or about 7% of its workforce. SeekOut is still hiring and plans to reach 225 employees by year-end. Founded in 2017, SeekOut’s software is used by more than 1,000 companies including Salesforce and McKinsey & Co.

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Meet the unicorns: A look at the 15 Seattle-area startups that boast valuations over $1 billion

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And then today, another blockbuster unicorn boosted its valuation, with Seattle-based sales engagement software company Highspot raising $248 million at a $3.5 Of the 15 companies on the list, nine of the companies employ CEOs who spent time at the software giant, many in high-level executive roles. billion (as of January 2022).

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