Kapor Capital

Joonko is an AI-powered platform focused on enhancing diversity and inclusion within organizations. Founded in 2017 and based in Birmingham, Alabama, Joonko enables companies to make meaningful improvements in diversity and belonging by providing tools for talent acquisition teams. The platform helps recruiters access a broad pool of over 12,000 active, qualified, and diverse candidates by integrating seamlessly with existing applicant tracking systems. This integration allows organizations to reduce their hiring cycle by 17%, matching over 100 hires each month. Additionally, Joonko's technology analyzes real-time data from various SaaS platforms to identify and address unconscious biases in the workplace, offering executives and employees actionable insights and recommendations.

Bootup creates a marketplace for tech talent. Bootup's goal is to build tools to help bridge the gap between those looking for economic upward mobility and technology companies looking for strategies to solve for the impending talent crisis. We are excited to support all of the individuals looking to break into tech, the educators fueling their growth, and the enterprises who power the industry.

Career Karma is the easiest way to find a job training program online. Over 1 million workers navigate their careers every month through advice and coaching. By offering free coaching and peer mentorship, Career Karma has grown to over 150,000 members from every background and profession. Through its directory of 9,000 boot camps and trade schools, career switchers discover training programs by comparing courses and reading student reviews. The Career Karma mobile app makes your decision even easier. In the app, you can connect with current students and alumni to find your ideal program and get prepared for admission.

Searchlight is a San Francisco-based company that has developed a platform designed to enhance the hiring process through early and automated reference checks. Their Predictive Talent Platform utilizes assessments and analytics to improve hiring efficiency and effectiveness, measuring the quality of hires by linking candidate reference and self-assessment data to post-hire outcomes. By integrating employee outcome data—such as performance and engagement—into the recruiting process, Searchlight's system provides real-time insights that help organizations identify competencies and soft skills, ultimately improving talent acquisition and retention. The company's mission focuses on fostering a people-first approach, aiming to create mutually beneficial hiring experiences by better understanding talent dynamics.

Career Karma is the easiest way to find a job training program online. Over 1 million workers navigate their careers every month through advice and coaching. By offering free coaching and peer mentorship, Career Karma has grown to over 150,000 members from every background and profession. Through its directory of 9,000 boot camps and trade schools, career switchers discover training programs by comparing courses and reading student reviews. The Career Karma mobile app makes your decision even easier. In the app, you can connect with current students and alumni to find your ideal program and get prepared for admission.

Thalamus is a digital interviewing platform designed to enhance the scheduling process for residency and fellowship applicants in graduate medical education. The web-based system streamlines the application experience for both candidates and program administrators by providing tools for efficient interview management. It allows applicants to self-schedule interviews, significantly reducing the need for extensive communication via phone calls and emails. Thalamus also handles confirmations, cancellations, and rescheduling, enabling administrators to prioritize personal engagement during the recruitment process. Additionally, the platform's real-time scheduling capabilities facilitate coordinated interview dates, helping candidates minimize travel time by organizing interviews within specific geographical regions.

Joonko is an AI-powered platform focused on enhancing diversity and inclusion within organizations. Founded in 2017 and based in Birmingham, Alabama, Joonko enables companies to make meaningful improvements in diversity and belonging by providing tools for talent acquisition teams. The platform helps recruiters access a broad pool of over 12,000 active, qualified, and diverse candidates by integrating seamlessly with existing applicant tracking systems. This integration allows organizations to reduce their hiring cycle by 17%, matching over 100 hires each month. Additionally, Joonko's technology analyzes real-time data from various SaaS platforms to identify and address unconscious biases in the workplace, offering executives and employees actionable insights and recommendations.

Career Karma is the easiest way to find a job training program online. Over 1 million workers navigate their careers every month through advice and coaching. By offering free coaching and peer mentorship, Career Karma has grown to over 150,000 members from every background and profession. Through its directory of 9,000 boot camps and trade schools, career switchers discover training programs by comparing courses and reading student reviews. The Career Karma mobile app makes your decision even easier. In the app, you can connect with current students and alumni to find your ideal program and get prepared for admission.

SV Academy, founded in 2017, is an online educational platform that aims to democratize access to careers in sales and customer success for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds. The organization connects over 400 SaaS employers with a community of rigorously trained talent, offering services such as skill-building, mentorship, job placement assistance, and ongoing support after employment. With a focus on preparing graduates with the necessary skills and confidence, SV Academy provides weekly coaching and mentoring sessions led by experienced business development executives. The effectiveness of its program is reflected in the fact that 60% of graduates receive promotions within their first year. Recognized for its innovative approach to education, SV Academy is supported by several prominent investors and continues to foster a strong network for alumni through various events and coaching opportunities.

Strive Talent Inc., founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, operates a hiring platform focused on competency-based recruitment. The platform utilizes cognitive assessments, work sample tests, and structured interviews to evaluate candidates, ensuring that hiring decisions are informed by objective scores and evaluations. Additionally, Strive offers personalized management training programs designed to support emerging leaders in reaching their full potential. These programs integrate classroom learning with community practice and executive coaching, fostering self-discovery and skill development. By emphasizing practical application of lessons in real-world settings, Strive aims to enhance understanding of essential skills and identify gaps in employee competencies for effective upskilling.

Interviewing.io Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a platform for software engineers to practice technical interviews. Founded in 2015, the platform connects users with hiring managers from top tech companies, allowing them to book mock interviews featuring realistic algorithmic and systems design questions. The unique aspect of interviewing.io is its anonymous interview process; candidates' identities are only revealed to companies after they successfully pass the technical interview. This approach not only helps candidates demonstrate their skills irrespective of their backgrounds but also streamlines the hiring process, saving companies significant time by ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified senior engineers. Additionally, participants receive actionable feedback, enhancing their preparation for future job opportunities.

Jopwell, Inc. is a career platform based in New York that connects Black, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American professionals and students with job opportunities across various industries, including technology, finance, and education. Founded in 2015 by former Goldman Sachs employees Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams, Jopwell aims to empower candidates and companies by providing a diverse pipeline of talent. The platform facilitates the recruitment process for partner companies, enabling them to access underrepresented candidates at various career stages, from internships to experienced hires. Jopwell's mission focuses on leveraging technology to enhance access to professional opportunities and promote diversity in the workforce. The company has gained recognition for its innovative approach, being featured in publications such as Inc. and Fast Company.

Joonko is an AI-powered platform focused on enhancing diversity and inclusion within organizations. Founded in 2017 and based in Birmingham, Alabama, Joonko enables companies to make meaningful improvements in diversity and belonging by providing tools for talent acquisition teams. The platform helps recruiters access a broad pool of over 12,000 active, qualified, and diverse candidates by integrating seamlessly with existing applicant tracking systems. This integration allows organizations to reduce their hiring cycle by 17%, matching over 100 hires each month. Additionally, Joonko's technology analyzes real-time data from various SaaS platforms to identify and address unconscious biases in the workplace, offering executives and employees actionable insights and recommendations.

Atipica is an online recruitment platform founded by Laura Gómez in San Mateo, California, on January 30, 2015. The company focuses on connecting organizations with suitable candidates by utilizing big data and advanced learning models. Its platform optimizes the recruitment process by qualifying candidates for hiring managers and recruiters, while also incorporating talent analytics that blend artificial and human intelligence. This approach allows clients to maximize the value of their people data and efficiently identify the right candidates for their open positions. Atipica aims to enhance technology accessibility and streamline the management of smart devices within the recruitment landscape.

ProSky, Inc. is an HR SaaS platform based in Lehi, Utah, that offers a comprehensive solution for automating human resource activities. Founded in 2014, ProSky streamlines the processes of recruiting, hiring, and employee development by providing predictive intelligence and insights into candidates' and employees' aptitude, technical skills, and interpersonal abilities. Its platform enables companies across various industries, including technology, finance, consulting, retail, healthcare, and aviation, to effectively evaluate candidates and develop employees through structured succession pathways. By facilitating efficient recruitment, training, retention, and organizational growth, ProSky aims to help businesses cultivate diverse talent and foster a strong cultural fit within their workforce.

Blendoor is a computer networking company that specializes in recruiting, SaaS, Mobile, and People Analytics. It features a mobile-based application platform that specializes in people analytics that migrates candidates sourced from partners and universities and presented to recruiters without a name, photo or dates. The company was founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Atipica is an online recruitment platform founded by Laura Gómez in San Mateo, California, on January 30, 2015. The company focuses on connecting organizations with suitable candidates by utilizing big data and advanced learning models. Its platform optimizes the recruitment process by qualifying candidates for hiring managers and recruiters, while also incorporating talent analytics that blend artificial and human intelligence. This approach allows clients to maximize the value of their people data and efficiently identify the right candidates for their open positions. Atipica aims to enhance technology accessibility and streamline the management of smart devices within the recruitment landscape.

Interviewing.io Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a platform for software engineers to practice technical interviews. Founded in 2015, the platform connects users with hiring managers from top tech companies, allowing them to book mock interviews featuring realistic algorithmic and systems design questions. The unique aspect of interviewing.io is its anonymous interview process; candidates' identities are only revealed to companies after they successfully pass the technical interview. This approach not only helps candidates demonstrate their skills irrespective of their backgrounds but also streamlines the hiring process, saving companies significant time by ensuring a steady pipeline of qualified senior engineers. Additionally, participants receive actionable feedback, enhancing their preparation for future job opportunities.

Proven operates as a hiring tool intended for small businesses. The platform takes hiring on the go with fully native apps for iOS and Android. Employers can review resumes, respond to candidates, and even post a new job all from a smartphone. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

LookSharp (powering InternMatch) is an online platform that connects students with amazing companies and helps companies hire amazing students. LookSharp allows companies of all sizes to build their employment brand on campus and expand their college hiring reach to more universities. Founded in 2009 by Andrew Maguire and Nathan Parcells, InternMatch (now LookSharp) began as a Washington only platform. In September of 2010 InternMatch expanded their services to the west coast. In November of 2011 InternMatch expanded nationally and launched their Campus Hub product which stays up year-round and displays rich content about a company including, video, photos and social media streams. The goal is help students better select where to apply and help companies find hires more likely to succeed. In January of 2013 InternMatch expanded their Campus Hub so companies use it to not only act as a central, easy to update location for their internship programs, but also could build unique messages for underclassmen, diverse students and new grad hires. InternMatch also launched a pared down self-service version of their Campus Hub, allowing smaller students to add rich content and helping make the internship discover process for students on InternMatch more complete. Overall, to support it's college hiring ecosystem LookSharp focuses on three things: First, LookSharp is looking to make the internship search and posting process incredibly simple. On the LookSharp platform both internship seekers and employers can search for a match, receive skill and location based matching recommendations, and access tools to manage the application process. Students can also search and apply to opportunities without registering. Second, LookSharp has built and continues to construct an evolving library of resources and tools. Students can access tools for resume creation, internship preparation, and more. Organizations can access resources that help with intern management, program development and advice on compensation. Third, LookSharp has built the infrastructure to help interested students connect with socially responsible positions especially at nonprofit organizations. Rather than volunteer, students recognize the value in experiential learning that combines positive social impact with career building which is a key tenet for LookSharp.

Proven operates as a hiring tool intended for small businesses. The platform takes hiring on the go with fully native apps for iOS and Android. Employers can review resumes, respond to candidates, and even post a new job all from a smartphone. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

WePow, Inc. is a provider of web and mobile video interviewing platforms, designed to enhance the recruitment process for various industries in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2010 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company connects recruiters, job candidates, and employers through its user-friendly solutions. WePow's platform includes features such as video interviewing, video screening, and mobile recruiting, which help organizations improve recruiter productivity and create engaging candidate experiences. Notable clients include Adidas, Lenovo, and Box, who utilize WePow's services to streamline their hiring processes, reduce costs, and make informed hiring decisions. In September 2013, WePow changed its name from Wowzer, Inc., and as of December 31, 2018, it operates as a subsidiary of OutMatch, Inc.