Elevated Careers

Elevated Careers, formerly known as Candidate.Guru, provides a sophisticated human resources technology platform geared towards mid-size and enterprise businesses. The company's history is marked by a significant strategic move in August 2017, when Candidate.Guru acquired Elevated Careers from eHarmony. This acquisition integrated eHarmony's compatibility matching science with Candidate.Guru's artificial intelligence, creating a more comprehensive solution for talent management. The company was originally founded as Candidate.Guru in 2014 by Chris Daniels, a former executive recruiter who identified a critical need for technology to better predict culture fit in the hiring process. His firsthand experience with the frustrations of mismatched hires drove him to develop a data-driven solution.

The firm operates on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model, providing a cloud-based platform to its clients. Its core service revolves around a proprietary engine that utilizes machine learning, predictive analytics, and AI to help organizations curate and prioritize large pools of job applicants. The platform assesses candidates based on skills, cultural alignment, and personality fit without relying on traditional surveys. A key differentiator is its ability to analyze and predict the strength of the working relationship between a potential employee and a specific hiring manager. The technology developed by eHarmony's data scientists, which is now part of the platform, uses 24 distinct factors related to values, culture, and personality to determine compatibility. This enables clients to enhance employer branding, accelerate hiring, and improve employee engagement.

Financially, the company has progressed through several funding stages. As of March 2017, Candidate.Guru had closed a financing round of $1.1 million, which included investments from various angel groups and a significant $300,000 from the Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research. At that time, the company was already generating revenue with over 20 corporate customers. PitchBook data indicates that the company, under the name Elevated, has raised a total of $1.86M and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

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