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Jopwell
DEI focused recruitment
- 101-200 employees
- B2C
- Marketplace
- Recruitment
- Bowery, New York, NY
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Company mission
Jopwell has two missions. For their community they aim to represent and advance careers for Black, Latinx, and Native American students and professionals. For their partners they empower employers to build more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces.
28% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Diversity, Equiality, and Inclusion (DEI) is an increasing business priority, but it is one many organizations are struggling to meet. Jopwell’s aim is twofold: to nurture a diverse network of Black, Latinx, and Native American professionals, and to empower employers to improve outreach and hiring of underrepresented ethnic minority candidates.
Candidate response rate to vacancies are significantly higher through Jopwell compared to industry standards, making them an attractive proposition for organizations increasingly seeking to diversify their team. Given the real uptick in interest for a broader and more representative workforce, Jopwell’s measurable success proves an attractive alternative to more generic job boards like GlassDoor or LinkedIn Careers.
The company expands their operations by seeking partnerships with businesses. Major partners include the National Hockey League and Johnson & Johnson, and these help Jopwell reach many more diverse employees on a significantly larger scale.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Equity
- Health benefits
- Wellness perks
- Life insurance
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Learning and development
- Purpose-driven culture
- Partnership with Justworks
Company values
- Execute with excellence - We commit to our passion of solving diversity challenges, pursuing diligence, clarity, thoroughness and professionalism every step of the way
- Embrace responsibility - We maximize our full potential by problem solving new challenges, taking on new initiatives, and maintaining accountability while focusing on personal development every day
- Be respectful - We work together and support each other with empathy and professionalism
- Defend with data - We understand the importance of solid and factual data--this is the foundation of the insights we use to inform and support business decisions
- Challenge convention - We break existing traditions and continuously adapt to drive impactful and desired outcomes
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2017
$7.5m
SERIES A
Jan 2016
$3.3m
SEED
Total funding: $11.8m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Porter Braswell
(Executive Chairman)Porter started their career at Goldman Sachs on the Foreign Exchange sales desk. In early 2019, Porter released their book entitled "Let Them See You - The Guide for Leveraging Your Diversity at Work" published by Penguin Random House.
Ryan Williams
(CEO)Prior to founding Jopwell, Ryan worked as an analyst in foreign exchange sales at Goldman Sachs, on the same trading floor as co-founder Porter. During their time on Wall Street, they developed a passion for both broadening the conversation around diversity in the workplace and increasing opportunities available to underrepresented groups.