Venturocket is a San Francisco-based talent discovery platform that matches job seekers and employers through a pay-per-connection, market-priced validation model. The platform asks candidates to self-report skills and levels, shows matches based on those tags, and charges a small validation fee only when a match is made. Founder Marc Hoag positions the service as an alternative to traditional job boards and LinkedIn, aiming to reduce noise, spam, and inflated visibility from padded resumes. Venturocket is focused initially on technical talent and placing candidates in the Bay Area, and the marketplace is open to both startups and larger companies. The company reports more than 600 companies represented in its marketplace and plans to expand the platform’s scope quickly. The startup recently added former BranchOut executive Michael DeVerna to its advisory board.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jul 2013