LinkedIn acquires recruiting startup Connectifier

BANGALORE: LinkedIn today announced in its earnings statement that it has acquired Connectifier, a startup with technology for helping recruiters find talent.

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

“The acquisition of Connectifier, announced this afternoon, will further strengthen our core products and accelerate our product roadmap, leveraging powerful machine learning-based searching and matching technology to help recruiters and hiring managers find the perfect talent fit,” LinkedIn said in the earnings statement.

Connectifier built search technology that draws on artificial intelligence, and the search index contains profiles for more than 400 million job candidates. Founders Ben McCann and John Jersin previously worked at Google.

Last year Connectifier raised $6 million in funding. Investors include Goldcrest Investments, K5 Ventures, Okapi Venture Capital, True Ventures, and Andrew Chen. Founded in 2012 and based in Costa Mesa, California, the startup has profiles for 47 people on its website.

Other recent LinkedIn acquisitions include Fliptop and Lynda.com.