Recruitment platform Tempo has secured €5.5 million in a Series A funding round led by the Adecco Group, a Fortune Global 500 company and leading HR solutions partner.
Tempo’s end-to-end platform uses technology to simplify the recruitment process, with machine learning used to match job seekers to potential employers and video interviews used for screening. Businesses using Tempo are able to cut their recruitment costs by 65%, while reducing the hiring process to a matter of days rather than weeks.
In recent weeks, video interviews have become essential for businesses and Tempo predicts that the virtual recruitment trend is here to stay. The company has also seen signs that firms are beginning to revive pre-COVID recruitment plans, with a 33% increase in interview activity in June vs May.
Tempo has offices in London and Manchester and has raised more than €8.8 million in investment since it was launched in 2017, with other backers including venture capital firm Hambro Perks, and Chris Bruce and Michael Whitfield, founders of Thomsons Online Benefits. The latest funding round, secured in difficult market conditions, will be used to invest in technology and to expand further in the UK, with plans to increase the headcount from 35 to 50 in 2020.
Tempo has developed a reputation for its ability to support some of the most exciting scale-up companies in the world – including Monzo, Starling Bank and Bulb – as they make a huge number of hires in a short space of time. To date, the company has partnered with 2,700 employers across a broad range of sectors including financial services, software, property and e-commerce, and it currently has more than 75,000 candidates on the platform, which offers both permanent and temporary roles.
Ben Chatfield, CEO and co-founder of Tempo, said: “We started Tempo because we wanted to transform the recruitment process, from what can sometimes feel like a slow trudge, into an exciting and enjoyable journey. Today we have a platform that’s helping tens of thousands of businesses and job seekers through the hiring process, and with the backing of the Adecco Group, we are ready to deliver our vision across the UK and internationally.
“The UK job market has faced a hugely challenging few months, yet in this time we’ve seen a lot of companies adapt brilliantly by digitising their recruitment processes and introducing video interviews. We’re delighted to have a product which can help businesses to keep moving forward in a post-Covid world, while providing people with much-needed access to work.”
Teppo Paavola, Chief Digital Officer at the Adecco Group, said: “In a short space of time, Tempo is already making a real impact on the recruitment sector with their technology-based approach. We have been impressed not only by the Tempo team and product, but especially by the feedback from employers and job seekers. This investment is consistent with our own focus on digitisation and enhancing our client and candidate experience through leading-edge technology. We are very excited to become part of Tempo’s story and we’re looking forward to adding the experience, expertise and ecosystem we bring as the world’s leading HR solutions partner.”
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