4 SaaS Startups in the Skill Assessment Industry

January 24, 2023

SaaS startups have become the darling of Venture Capital investors, especially in the Skill Assessment industry. Over the past decade, software has proverbially “eaten the world” and SaaS companies have scaled to become unicorn corporations in staggering amounts of time.

In this article, we are examining 4 VC funded SaaS startups in the Skill Assessment industry.

365talents

A specialist SaaS solution for human resource management in major corporations, 365Talents was established by Loc Michel, Mathieu Martin, and Paul Mougel at the end of 2015.

Company details:
Founders:
Loïc Michel, Mathieu Martin
Founded:
2015
Based in:
Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France
Website:
365talents
Industries:
Artificial Intelligence, Management Information Systems, SaaS, Skill Assessment, Software
Latest funding:
$12,000,000
Series A
23 November 2021
Total funding:
$14,946,258
Investors
IXO Private Equity, Axeleo Capital, Ventech, Citizen Capital, Alliance Entreprendre

CodeSignal

In order to #GoBeyondResumes and hire technical talent of the highest caliber and diversity, CodeSignal is the world's top technical interview solution. The skills evaluation frameworks from CodeSignal are used by talent acquisition teams and engineering executives to find candidates from underrepresented pools, speed up the hiring process, and enhance candidate pipeline yield. The sophisticated job simulation technology offered by CodeSignal's Pre-Screen, Tech Screen, and Interview enables recruiting teams to conduct objective and foresighted assessments, conserve precious engineering resources, improve applicant experiences, and quickly employ the best personnel. The greatest corporations, such as Capital One, Robinhood, Instacart, Uber, Netflix, Zoom, Facebook, Pinterest, Block, and Capital One, rely on CodeSignal, a startup founded in 2015.

Company details:
Founders:
Aram Shatakhtsyan, Felix Desroches, Sophia Baik, Tigran Sloyan
Founded:
2015
Based in:
San Francisco, California, United States
Website:
CodeSignal
Industries:
Employment, Human Resources, Recruiting, SaaS, Skill Assessment, Software
Latest funding:
$50,000,000
Series C
16 September 2021
Total funding:
$87,500,000
Investors
Alumni Ventures, Menlo Ventures, FJ Labs, Headline, Correlation Ventures

Skilltype

Skilltype was created to help us consider our career paths in terms of what we can control: improvement of one's career. Professional development has changed from being sporadic, tangible, and credentialed to being ongoing, digital, and immersive. In preparation for the future of work, we are creating a new experience that not only welcomes but also accelerates this transformation.

Company details:
Founders:
Tony Zanders
Founded:
2018
Based in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Website:
Skilltype
Industries:
Higher Education, Human Resources, SaaS, Skill Assessment, Training, Universities
Latest funding:
$1,100,000
Seed
2 November 2021
Total funding:
$1,100,000
Investors
Revelry Venture Partners, The Pearl Fund

Willo

Building industry-leading virtual interview tools to assist quickly expanding organizations in finding and nurturing brilliant individuals. A highly scalable, secure infrastructure that complies with GDPR requirements has been engineered and designed to function everywhere.

Company details:
Founders:
Andrew Wood, Euan Cameron
Founded:
2018
Based in:
Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Website:
Willo
Industries:
Recruiting, SaaS, Skill Assessment, Software
Latest funding:
$1,840,404
Seed
12 December 2022
Total funding:
$3,066,662
Investors
Scottish Enterprise, 1818 Venture Capital, Steve Perry, Stefan Ciecierski, Peter Preston

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