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Karat Inc. hired Anthony on Feb 16th 22'.
Today, Anthony joined Karat Holdings, Inc. for an eye-opening Q&A where he talks about the power of community and Black brilliance that motivates him every single day.
Jan 1, 2022 | karat.comKarat Inc. launched 2022 Tech Hiring Trends report on Jul 28th 22'.
Karat, the world’s largest interviewing company, today released its 2022 Tech Hiring Trends report to help companies continue to hire strong technical talent while navigating the rapidly changing economic landscape.
Jan 1, 2022 | karat.comKarat Inc. hired Rachael Granby as Vice President of Interview Delivery on Jun 8th 21'.
Karat, the world’s leader in technical interviewing, today appointed Twitch COO, Sara Clemens to its board, and expanded its leadership team with the addition of Rachael Granby as Vice President of Interview Delivery.
Jan 1, 2021 | karat.comKarat Inc. hired Erez Yarkoni as VP of people and talent on Nov 23rd 21'.
— Technical interviewing startup Karat hired Erez Yarkoni as EVP of revenue and customer operations and Lily Thill as VP of people and talent.
Jan 1, 2021 | geekwire.comKarat Inc. received financing of $110M in Series C round on Oct 12th 21'.
Karat raises $110M in Series C funding to make the Interviewing Cloud the global standard for technical hiring.
Jan 1, 2021 | karat.comKarat Inc. launched research exploring key factors on Sep 16th 21'.
WASHINGTON - Researchers from Howard University and Karat, the world’s leader in technical interviewing, today released new research exploring key factors that can help more Black software engineers enter the tech industry and excel in their careers.
Jan 1, 2021 | howard.eduKarat Inc. launched Brilliant Black Minds on Mar 2nd 21'.
Karat, the world leader in technical interviewing, today announced Brilliant Black Minds, a program to improve access, fairness, and inclusion across the technology industry.
Jan 1, 2021 | stupiddope.comKarat Inc. is developing bespoke banking products for creators
Karat announced it will develop bespoke banking products for creators, and DayLight raised $20 million to build a bank for the LGBT+ community.
Jan 1, 2021 | yahoo.comKarat Inc. hired Werner Koepf as SVP of Engineering on Nov 24th 20'.
Distributed engineering... Karat announced today that Werner Koepf has joined Karat as SVP of Engineering.
Jan 1, 2020 | karat.comKarat Inc. received financing of $4.6M in seed funding on Aug 2nd 20'.
And other startups in the ecosystem have raised funding: Karat, a credit card for influencers and online creators, recently raised some $4.6 million.
Jan 1, 2020 | fortune.comKarat Inc. receives financing of $42M in funding
Since its launch, Karat has raised $42M in funding and built a global network of Interview Engineers–software engineers who are equipped by Karat to be professional technical interviewers.
Jan 1, 2020 | karat.comSignalFire, LLC invested into Karat Inc. in $4.6M on Aug 1st 19'.
Founded in August 2019, Karat has raised $4.6 million in seed funding from investors including Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, as well as from SignalFire, Y Combinator, CRV and Coatue.
Jan 1, 2020 | crunchbase.comKarat Inc. launched Real Talk: Diversity in Tech on Jan 1st 17'.
In 2017, Karat launched Real Talk: Diversity in Tech.
Jan 1, 2020 | karat.comKarat Inc. launched practice interview initiative on Jul 24th 20'.
As part of its commitment to the Black community, Karat formally launched a practice interview initiative this month, partnering with organizations like URx to help... Karat Holdings, Inc. partner with organizations to increase capacity to interview, unlock software engineering productivity, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience.
Jan 1, 2020 | karat.comKarat Inc. launched Karat Black Card on Jun 25th 20'.
Karat launches a credit card for online creators TECHCRUNCH | Thu June 25, 2020 Karat, a new startup promising to build better banking products for creators who make a living through online platforms, unveiled its first product — the Karat Black Card.
Jan 1, 2020 | paymentssource.comKarat Inc. received financing of $4.6M in seed funding on Aug 1st 19'.
Founded in August 2019, Karat has raised $4.6 million in seed funding from investors including Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, as well as from SignalFire, Y Combinator, CRV and Coatue.
Jan 1, 2019 | crunchbase.comKarat Inc. received financing of $28M in funding on May 15th 19'.
Seattle: Karat, the company conducting technical interviews on behalf of companies, announced that it has raised $28 million in funding led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and 8VC.
Jan 1, 2019 | hrtechnologist.comNorwest Venture Partners invested into Karat Inc. in $28M on May 15th 19'.
Karat — which takes on the process of technical interviewing on behalf of clients like Citrix, Roblox, InVision and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative by connecting already sourced candidates with live engineers to interview, test and evaluate the candidates for the next step of the recruitment process — has raised $28 million in funding, a growth round that is being led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from previous backers Norwest Venture Partners and Joe Lonsdale’s firm 8VC.
Jan 1, 2019 | techcrunch.comIntuit, Inc. partners with Karat Inc.
When Intuit partnered with Karat to enhance the hiring process for early career candidates, the company saved thousands of hours of engineering productivity.
Jan 1, 2019 | medium.comKarat Inc. hires John Besteman as senior vice president of sales
Karat has named John Besteman as its senior vice president of sales.
Jan 1, 2018 | geekwire.com