Jobr
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Jobr was a San Francisco-based mobile job discovery app founded in 2014 by Hari Ananth and Alex De Simone, described as 'Tinder for jobs.' Users connected their LinkedIn account (later Facebook login or resume uploads) to create a profile, then swiped through job postings — right for interested, left for not — with recruiter tools to manage applicants and in-app chat. At acquisition, Jobr claimed 'millions' of job seekers and thousands of recruiters, over 100 million swipes, and was the #15 free Business app in the App Store. It raised $2 million in seed funding in 2014 and was acquired by Monster Worldwide on June 8, 2016 for undisclosed terms.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founding and $2M seed
Jobr is founded in San Francisco by Hari Ananth and Alex De Simone and raises $2 million in seed funding from Lerer Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Tim Draper and others.
- Acquired by Monster
Monster Worldwide acquires Jobr for undisclosed terms, integrating the app and team into its global talent platform; the app is not shut down but built into Monster's mobile offering.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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