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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 CEO and co-founder Anoop Gupta.

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Latest unicorn sighting in Seattle: SeekOut lands $115M to expand recruiting software

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The tech: SeekOut’s software is used by more than 1,000 companies such as UiPath and Experian to help with recruiting. It pulls data on more than 700 million potential candidates from a myriad of sources, including GitHub and published papers.

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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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Recruiting startup SeekOut raises $65M to take on LinkedIn and other talent acquisition companies

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From left to right: SeekOut CEO Anoop Gupta; SeekOut CTO Aravind Bala; Madrona Venture Group Managing Director and SeekOut board member S. New funding: Seattle startup SeekOut raised $65 million to fuel growth of its recruiting software. What’s next: SeekOut has 50 employees and plans to hire rapidly. SeekOut Photo).

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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 valuation.

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