Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV)
VC Fund
New York, United States
Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) is a VC fund in New York focused on Recruiting and Human Resources. We invest in technology-intensive startups reimagining HR and Education. We are interested in co-investing with VC firms focusing on early stage startups.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Last fund:
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Industries Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) invests in
Stages Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) invests in
Countries Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $750k–$1.7M
- Series A
- $700k–$5.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Recruiting 5 (63%)
- Human Resources 5 (63%)
- Internet 2 (25%)
- Staffing Agency 2 (25%)
- B2B 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 4 (50%)
- Seed 3 (38%)
Country
- United States 5 (63%)
- United Kingdom 1 (13%)
- Russian Federation 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anton Derlyatka
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
VCV
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VCV is an AI-powered recruiting bot that searches for candidates, calls them with questions using voice recognition, and then invites them to record a video interview. VCV can save recruiters over 20 hours of work with recruiting bots working 24/7 to find, chat, and interview. | $1.7M / Seed / Apr 23, 2019 | |
VCV.RU
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VCV is the first video interviewing service in Russia. It is an innovative system especially developed according to local features of hiring process that allows recruiting managers to conduct interviews while saving time and increasing company’s efficiency. | $1.7M / Series A / Apr 23, 2019 | |
SmartUp.io
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SmartUp is the ultimate platform for peer-to-peer knowledge creation, sharing and exchange.Conceived and developed by a seasoned team of founders and investors behind Founders Forum, Spotify, Siri, lastminute.com and others, SmartUp now hosts more than 150,000 members and is used around the world by startup founders, companies, innovators,business schools and curious entrepreneurs.SmartUp’s intuitive learning system provides communities engaging and fun ways to contribute and consume bite-sized pieces of knowledge and insight. Its powerful platform unlocks your community’s real knowledge to help every member unleash their potential. | $5.5M / Series A / Feb 14, 2017 | |
Good&Co
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In a nutshell, think of Good.Co as "Myers Briggs meets LinkedIn". Even during the early (IP development and science evolution) phase, our platform has amassed 1.5M+ profiles, 21M+ friends, 15m+ questions answered, and 1,200+ company cultures decoded + several enterprise deals. Good.Co has already become the largest psychometric databasein the world. The combination of a playful experience & potent science helps us solve quantify and solve the biggest problem facing people and companies today - retention & hiring for culture-fit.Our mission is to unlock the power of teams by helping employees find their superpowers through science & peer-driven insights.MASHABLE: See how well your personality matches companies and employees FASTCOMPANY: Want a work environment that makes you happy? Find your culture fit with any company! USNEWS: Don't let the fun behind the questions let you think there isn't any science behind it. PANDODAILY: The job-hunting lovechild of eHarmony and LinkedIn | $750K / Seed / May 01, 2014 | |
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Good&Co
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In a nutshell, think of Good.Co as "Myers Briggs meets LinkedIn". Even during the early (IP development and science evolution) phase, our platform has amassed 1.5M+ profiles, 21M+ friends, 15m+ questions answered, and 1,200+ company cultures decoded + several enterprise deals. Good.Co has already become the largest psychometric databasein the world. The combination of a playful experience & potent science helps us solve quantify and solve the biggest problem facing people and companies today - retention & hiring for culture-fit.Our mission is to unlock the power of teams by helping employees find their superpowers through science & peer-driven insights.MASHABLE: See how well your personality matches companies and employees FASTCOMPANY: Want a work environment that makes you happy? Find your culture fit with any company! USNEWS: Don't let the fun behind the questions let you think there isn't any science behind it. PANDODAILY: The job-hunting lovechild of eHarmony and LinkedIn | $1.5M / Seed / Nov 12, 2013 | |
Venturocket
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As the maxim goes, getting a job is all about who people know, about getting their foot in the door. Venturocket introduces job seekers to the actual hiring mangers who have the jobs they want in a casual and informal way based on skills and experience, much like a dating site.Venturocket's API can also integrate with 3rd party partnersites, adding their matching and filtering technology as an additional layer on top of their existing features.Venturocket was founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $700K / Series A / Jul 18, 2013 | |
Entelo
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Entelo applies intelligence to big data to help modern recruiters find, qualify, and acquire talent. Today over 600 customers of all sizes and industries trust Entelo to provide their talent acquisition teams with higher candidate engagement, actionable insights, and increased productivity. To learn how leading companies such as Capital One, Cisco,Facebook, GE, Genentech, Netflix, Northrop Grumman, and Target are building their organizations using Entelo, visit www.entelo.com. | $3.5M / Series A / Jun 19, 2013 | |
1-Page
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1-Page is a HR technology company revolutionizing the way companies source, hire, and engage talent. The company's platform allows large enterprises to discover, qualify, and connect with highly sought after candidates through its growing database of over one billion up-to-date professional profiles. | $1.5M / Seed / Apr 01, 2012 |
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FAQ
What does Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) invest in?
Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) invests primarily in Recruiting, Human Resources and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV)'s check size?
Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) typically joins rounds of $750k–$1.7M at Seed and $700k–$5.5M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) participates in.
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Who are the partners at Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV)?
The team at Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV) includes Anton Derlyatka (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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