AboveBoard operates a two-sided marketplace where employers post executive job listings to access a diverse pool of candidates. The platform focuses on placing historically overlooked individuals into senior roles rather than broad top-of-funnel recruiting, aiming to play at the end of the hiring funnel. True incubated AboveBoard and helped kickstart the marketplace by posting client searches and sharing partnerships. AboveBoard launched in October 2020 and by July 2021 had over 6,000 executives and 400 companies; by May 2022 it reported over 30,000 approved members and 1,300 companies. Members are on the platform free of charge. Financially, AboveBoard has raised a $6M seed via a SAFE and has $9M in total financings, with the first tranche closed in July 2021. The company is focused on convincing top-tier employers to adopt a platform model for executive sourcing and broadening the roles where diverse hires serve beyond D&I functions. AboveBoard operates a talent marketplace that matches senior executives with board, C-suite and VP roles. Led by founder and CEO Lucinda Duncalfe, the platform emphasizes inclusion and increasing representation of Black, LatinX and female professionals in senior positions. The company launched in October 2020 and is based in NYC. More than 6,000 executives and 400 companies are already using the platform. AboveBoard says it will use new funding to continue expanding operations and broaden its business reach.

Total raised

$9M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Safe

Latest activity

May 2022