Joberator
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Joberator was a Los Angeles-based talent acquisition platform founded in 2008 and part of Y Combinator's Winter 2008 batch. It tackled the STEM employment 'connection gap' with a centralized end-to-end platform: graduates and professionals showcased their skills and used STEM-specialized search and matching tools to pinpoint businesses with the highest hiring demand for their skills, while employers could post jobs with integrated social-recruitment features, search talent profiles, connect privately and hire directly on the platform. It is listed as 'Dead' by YCDB.
02 / Joberator FAILURE REASONS
Failure reasons
No documented reason for Joberator's failure was found. The company is listed as 'Dead' by YCDB; no public account of the shutdown, layoffs, or financial difficulties was identified. Without reliable sources, no failure reasons are stated.
03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founding
Joberator is founded in Los Angeles and joins Y Combinator's Winter 2008 batch, building a STEM-focused recruitment and talent acquisition platform.
- Shutdown
The company winds down; no acquisition is identified and it is listed as 'Dead' by YCDB.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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Overall assessment: Not completed
05 / CAUSAL CHAIN
How the factors connect
- 01
No acquisition or asset sale was identified.
- 02
The company is listed as 'Dead' by YCDB.
- 03
No public announcement of the shutdown was found.