Crosschq, the Platform for Human Intelligence Hiring™, Announces Funding from GGV Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- , a new company focused on eliminating the problem of bad hires, today announced the closing of its seed round led by GGV Capital, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners and new individual investors Kevin Hartz (co-founder of Eventbrite) and Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors). By applying machine learning to identify outcome patterns, Crosschq creates a powerful predictive engine that ensures a great job match. “We are thrilled to add GGV to our investor roster and to have Glenn join David Cowan from Bessemer, Tony Scott (former CIO of the U.S.), and Rusty Rueff as trusted advisors to our company. Glenn’s experience helping companies like Slack, Zendesk, Square and SuccessFactors will prove invaluable as we continue to grow and bring about change in the hiring industry,” said Mike Fitzsimmons, co-founder and CEO of Crosschq. The firm has backed more than 120 IPOs, including Pinterest, Shopify, Yelp, LinkedIn, Skype, LifeLock, Twilio, SendGrid, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, and MindBody.