SkillHound
SkillHound helps companies find and build relationships with technical teams.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| investor | €0.0 | round | |
$20.0k | Seed | ||
| Total Funding | 000k | ||
SkillHound operated as a specialized recruitment tool designed for companies seeking to hire technical talent. The company was established in Boston, United States, with a launch date reported as December 2011.
The platform functioned by leveraging big data analytics to assess potential candidates. It mined software repository sites such as Github and StackOverflow to generate in-depth evaluations of a developer's code quality and professional context, aiming to provide recruiters with a richer understanding than a traditional resume. This service was targeted at technical recruiters and hiring managers, providing a focused solution for sourcing and vetting engineering and development professionals.
One of the founders brought relevant experience to the venture, having previously built an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for Merrill Lynch and founded "frisky," a platform centered on software repository data mining. This background in analyzing developer data repositories formed the core of SkillHound's value proposition. The business model was structured around B2B subscriptions, where client companies would pay for access to the candidate sourcing and assessment tools. According to industry data, the company is now considered inactive.
Keywords: candidate sourcing, technical recruitment, big data analytics, developer assessment, code quality analysis, B2B subscription, recruitment technology, talent acquisition, software repository mining, human resources tech