Gloat (company)
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| Formerly | workey[1] |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Human resource management |
| Founded | 2015 (as workey) |
| Website | gloat |
Gloat is a privately held company that created AI-powered talent marketplace for internal career opportunities. The two-sided platform works to enhance internal mobility by matching employees to more relevant projects, gigs, mentorships, and full-time roles based on their interests, career ambitions, skills, and experiences. Enterprises like Unilever, Schneider Electric, Nestlé, and Mastercard[2] use Gloat’s technology to attempt to democratize career development, help with worker agility, and build a more future-ready workforce.
Background
Gloat was founded in 2015 by Danny Shteinberg, Ben Reuveni, and Amichai Schreiber. The co-founders currently serve as Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Technology Officer, respectively.[3] Additional leaders include Shlomo Weiss, Chief Operating Officer, Anat Gil, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Aaron Au, Chief Strategy Officer.
On June 16, 2021, Gloat closed a $57 million Series C funding round led by Accel, with existing investors Eight Roads Ventures, Intel Capital, Magma Venture Partners, and PICO Partners participating.[4]
As of 2021, the software has made connections for over 31,000 gigs.[5]
References
- ^ "Gloat". Fast Company.
- ^ "Announcing the next phase for Gloat – $57M Series C funding led by Accel". gloat.com.
- ^ "This is Gloat". gloat.com.
- ^ Wei, Nina (June 22, 2021). "Gloat Raises $57M For Its AI Talent Marketplace Platform". NoCamels.
- ^ "Reinventing Internal Job Boards to Fight the Great Resignation". Bloomberg Businessweek. December 7, 2021.