Job Protocol
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Job Protocol is a London-based Web3 recruitment platform founded in 2022 by Jacob Claerhout and Boris Gordts, building a decentralized recruiting economy. Companies list open roles with a referral bounty — paid in USDC once a candidate stays beyond 90 days — incentivizing anyone, human or machine, to refer top talent. The platform connects employers with an ecosystem of talent partners: freelance recruiters, agencies, communities, job boards and HR-tech businesses, with smart contracts making referral terms transparent and tamper-proof. It raised a €1.5 million pre-seed round on November 8, 2022, backed by Tioga Capital, Portal Ventures, Syndicate One and angel investors, and launched officially the same day.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founding and launch
Job Protocol is founded in London by Jacob Claerhout and Boris Gordts and officially launches its decentralized recruitment platform.
- €1.5M pre-seed
Job Protocol announces a €1.5 million pre-seed round backed by Tioga Capital, Portal Ventures, Syndicate One and angel investors including Michele D'Aliessi and Rudy Kadoch, ahead of its November 8 launch.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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