# Harver (Harver)

> Science-backed talent-assessment platform for pre-employment testing and volume hiring decisions.

## Facts
- **Website:** https://harver.com
- **Headquarters:** Amsterdam, Netherlands (also offices in New York and London)
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Founded:** 2015
- **Founder:** Barend Raaff, Elfried Klarenbeek
- **Employees:** 201-500
- **Funding stage:** Venture-backed (raised $15M Series B led by Insight Partners, 2019); Harver was later acquired by Outmatch (2021)
- **Total funding:** $27.3M
- **Categories:** Behavioral Assessment, Video Interview, Reference Checking

## Overview
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

## Leadership
- Elfried Klarenbeek — founder ([profile](https://www.dhrmap.com/people/elfried-klarenbeek))
- Barend Raaff — co-founder ([profile](https://www.dhrmap.com/people/barend-raaff))

## Sources
- [About Harver | Science-Backed Talent Decision Platform](https://harver.com/about-us/) — company
- [About Harver | Science-Backed Talent Decision Platform](https://harver.com/about-us/) — company
- [Harver Acquires pymetrics](https://harver.com/press/harver-acquires-pymetrics/) — company
- [Harver Acquires Checkster | Mergr](https://mergr.com/transaction/harver-b-v-acquires-checkster) — database
- [Dutch HR tech startup Harver raises $15 million in Series B funding to automate volume recruitment](https://tech.eu/2019/07/31/harver-raises-15-million-in-series-b/) — news
- [Amsterdam-based Harver raises EUR 13.5 million for its recruitment platform for companies hiring at scale](https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/07/amsterdam-based-harver-raises-e13-5-million-for-its-pre-employment-assessment-platform-for-hiring-at-scale/) — news
- [Dutch HR tech startup Harver raises $15 million in Series B funding to automate volume recruitment](https://tech.eu/2019/07/31/harver-raises-15-million-in-series-b/) — news
- [About Harver | Science-Backed Talent Decision Platform](https://harver.com/about-us/) — company
- [Dutch HR tech startup Harver raises $15 million in Series B funding](https://tech.eu/2019/07/31/harver-raises-15-million-in-series-b/) — news
- [Outmatch Acquires Harver, A High-Volume Hiring Platform - RecruitingDaily](https://recruitingdaily.com/news/outmatch-acquires-harver-a-high-volume-hiring-platform/) — news

## FAQ
**What does Harver do?**

Science-backed talent-assessment platform for pre-employment testing and volume hiring decisions.

**Where is Harver headquartered?**

Harver is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands (also offices in New York and London).

**When was Harver founded?**

Harver was founded in 2015.

**Who founded Harver?**

Harver was founded by Barend Raaff, Elfried Klarenbeek.

**How many employees does Harver have?**

Harver has 201-500 employees.

**How much funding has Harver raised?**

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.

**What kind of HR technology is Harver?**

Harver is categorized under Behavioral Assessment, Video Interview, Reference Checking on DHRMap.

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