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Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Harver","website":"https://harver.com","longDescription":"Harver is a talent decision platform that helps organizations make data-driven hiring decisions using science-backed assessments, candidate matching, video interviewing and automation for high-volume recruitment. Founded in Amsterdam in 2015, it reports serving over 1,300 organizations and processing more than 100 million candidates. Harver expanded its capabilities by acquiring reference-checking provider Checkster (2020) and soft-skills assessment company pymetrics (2022).","products":"Harver Pre-Employment Assessment Platform, Situational Judgement Tests, Cognitive Ability Assessments, Personality Questionnaires, Culture Fit Assessment, Virtual Job Tryout, Video Interviews, Reference Checking, Bias Audit & Adverse Impact Analytics, High-Volume Hiring Automation, Candidate Experience Optimization, ATS Integration","hqLocation":"Amsterdam, Netherlands (also offices in New York and London)","country":"Netherlands","foundedYear":"2015","founder":"Barend Raaff, Elfried Klarenbeek","employeeCountRange":"201-500","fundingStage":"Venture-backed (raised $15M Series B led by Insight Partners, 2019); Harver was later acquired by Outmatch (2021)","totalFunding":"$27.3M","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/harver"},"leadership":[{"name":"Elfried Klarenbeek","role":"founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/elfried-klarenbeek"},{"name":"Barend Raaff","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/barend-raaff"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Harver do?","a":"Science-backed talent-assessment platform for pre-employment testing and volume hiring decisions."},{"q":"Where is Harver headquartered?","a":"Harver is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands (also offices in New York and London)."},{"q":"When was Harver founded?","a":"Harver was founded in 2015."},{"q":"Who founded Harver?","a":"Harver was founded by Barend Raaff, Elfried Klarenbeek."},{"q":"How many employees does Harver have?","a":"Harver has 201-500 employees."},{"q":"How much funding has Harver raised?","a":"Harver has raised $27.3M (Venture-backed (raised $15M Series B led by Insight Partners, 2019); Harver was later acquired by Outmatch (2021)) to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Harver?","a":"Harver is categorized under Behavioral Assessment, Video Interview, Reference Checking on DHRMap."}]}