Jopwell

Jopwell

Diversity-focused recruitment platform connecting candidates

Overview

Jopwell connects Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals with leading companies for recruitment and career advancement, while also helping employers implement diversity and inclusion initiatives. It provides access to a diverse candidate pool, recommendations, networking events, and interview preparation, with partner companies paying for access and consultancy. Unlike general recruiters, it focuses on diversity and inclusion and builds long-term partnerships with companies. Its goal is to help underrepresented groups advance their careers and to help companies build more inclusive, representative workforces.

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About Jopwell

Simplify's Rating
Why Jopwell is rated
C
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated D+ on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Consulting

Social Impact

Education

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$11.9M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • True acquired Jopwell in 2026, integrating 130,000 community members.
  • Partners include Goldman Sachs, American Express, Google, and Johnson & Johnson.
  • Raised $4.22 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Magic Johnson, Y Combinator.

What critics are saying

  • True acquisition causes Apple, Bain exodus within 3-6 months.
  • Trump EEOC targets race-based platforms, lawsuits in 6-12 months.
  • PowerToFly's free AI steals Moody’s, eroding revenue in 12-18 months.

What makes Jopwell unique

  • Jopwell exclusively serves Black, Latinx, and Native American professionals.
  • Launched January 2015 by Goldman Sachs alumni Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams.
  • The Well editorial hub launched April 11, 2016, for tailored career advice.

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Funding

Total Funding

$11.9M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

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Benefits

Equity

Health benefits

Wellness perks

Life insurance

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Learning and development

Purpose-driven culture

Partnership with Justworks

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-7%

1 year growth

-7%

2 year growth

-7%
Bloomberg Law
Dec 19th, 2024
Blum Group Gets Diversity Recruiter to Alter Candidate Criteria

AAER alleged that Jopwell violated the federal civil rights law that prohibits racial discrimination in contracts by targeting its offerings to people exclusively on the basis of race.

Business Wire
May 1st, 2024
True Establishes Talent Advisory Practice And Strategic Alliance With Hogan Assessments

HADDONFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--True, the only tech and data-first global talent platform, announced today the launch of the Talent Advisory practice and a strategic alliance with Hogan Assessments, the premium tool for workplace personality assessment and leadership development. True Search’s Talent Advisory practice provides companies with a unique executive talent advantage by leveraging insights from Hogan Assessments, True Advance, Leadership Circle, and talent intelligence amassed from True's pioneering focus on talent data. Companies can now have a true view of their talent landscape and make informed decisions about their leadership teams. “Deciding who will lead a company is perhaps the most impactful and consequential choice a company has to make,” said Wendy Howell Hogan, CEO of Hogan Assessments. “Our tools and decades of research on high-achieving executives provide the data companies need to hire the right employees, identify and develop talented individuals, and build better leaders.”

Business Wire
Apr 23rd, 2024
True Search And Leadership Circle Partner To Deliver Innovative Succession And Talent Assessment And Search Solutions

HADDONFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--True, the only tech and data-first global talent platform, today announced its partnership with Leadership Circle, a leading global provider of executive coaching, assessments, and advisory services. This collaboration marks a significant step for both companies' ability to empower organizations across the globe to find and develop leaders. “We help the most innovative companies recruit the right talent to drive their visions, and Leadership Circle understands, assesses and drives leadership effectiveness better than anyone,” said Joe Riggione, True co-CEO and co-founder. “Our companies are both data-centric and aligned in our determination to provide comprehensive executive talent search and succession management solutions to clients.”. “We help individuals, teams and whole systems increase their leadership effectiveness, leading to tangible business results and in turn organizational transformation that is powerful and sustainable,” said Leadership Circle CEO and co-founder Bill Adams. “Partnering with a tech-enabled, data-driven executive search leader like True allows us to help our clients fill in the gaps we identify on their leadership teams and during succession planning.”

Business Wire
Feb 13th, 2024
True Launches Lightweight Assessments Coaching Solution, True Advance, Through Acquisition Of Bleeker

HADDONFIELD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--True, the only tech and data-first global talent platform, announced today the acquisition of Bleeker, an executive coaching and assessment company dedicated to creating high-performing executive teams. Their assessments, derived from neuroscience, and their inquiry-based coaching services have been rebranded as True Advance and are now part of True’s platform of products and services. “Through integrated assessment and coaching, True has enhanced our comprehensive talent management platform, solidifying our role as strategic partners to businesses building their leadership," stated Joe Riggione, True co-CEO and co-founder. "True Advance provides leaders with invaluable insights about themselves, while simultaneously offering companies transparency into prospective hires' performance and alignment with the existing leadership team dynamics.”. Co-founders, Cam Snaith and Jay Liddell will remain co-CEOs of True Advance. Their impressive coaching network (boasting former Olympians, PhDs, and entrepreneurial founders) will continue with True Advance to deliver their data-driven, individual and team coaching to clients, which include Nike, Google, Bitly, BlackRock, and One Equity Partners

Business Wire
Apr 28th, 2023
True Acquires First and Leading Diversity & Inclusion Tech Company Jopwell

True, the premiere global platform of innovative talent management products and services, announced today it is acquiring Jopwell, a hiring platform f

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