Joonko Diversity Raises $25M Series B Led by Insight Partners and Top DE&I Leaders to Empower Businesses to Hire Underrepresented Candidates
Summary
The round was joined by members of Joonko’s advisory board which is composed of influential diversity and inclusion leaders also on the Joonko Advisory Board, including Bernard Coleman (Gusto), Nicole Cuellar-Lopez (Etsy), Samuel Tam (Visa), Rachel Williams (Motley Fool), Mikeaela Ann-Smith (Chainalysis) and Mercedes Chatfield-Taylor (Artico Search). Employers like Adidas, Accenture, American Express, Crocs, PayPal, Northwestern Mutual, and Intuit rely on its automated sourcing platform. “Joonko puts the spotlight on the overlooked – including ‘silver medalist candidates’ who made it to the final stages at top companies but didn’t get the job. Today’s funding will allow us to expand access even further so we can change the makeup of companies everywhere.” “Hiring underrepresented and diverse talent has become a priority across industries, and Joonko has created an automated platform for HR teams to easily source qualified candidates,” said Liad Agmon, Managing Director at Insight Partners. Albrey previously built and oversaw a variety of DE&I programs at companies like DocuSign and Pivotal Software, and most recently at Airtable, where he served as the first Head of Diversity and Inclusion.