Seattle startup Koru launched in 2014 as a “bootcamp” platform that helped both employers find top entry level talent and graduates land jobs. It pivoted in 2016, focusing instead on selling predictive hiring… Read More
Koru’s pivot seems to be working well so far. The Seattle startup just reeled in a $3 million round from mostly existing investors that was led by First Round Capital,… Read More
Koru has inked another partnership with a top-tier university. The Seattle startup announced today that it is teaming up with the University of Washington College of Arts & Sciences to… Read More
In the past few months Kristen Hamilton’s startup Koru expanded its services to Boston, made GeekWire’s Seattle 10 list of innovative new companies, and closed an $8 million funding round. The company also boasts an… Read More
Koru seems to be on to something with its innovative program that helps college grads find jobs. The Seattle startup today announced an $8 million Series A funding round led by… Read More
Education. Big data. Health. Telecommunications. Clean tech. Seattle is producing groundbreaking startups in a host of industries, generating a crop of impressive entrepreneurs who are truly attempting to change the… Read More
Koru announced today that professional networking site LinkedIn has signed on to host participants in its four-week job training program designed to get recent and soon-to-be college graduates into the… Read More
Koru announced today that Washington State University has become the latest educational institution to partner with the Seattle-based startup, helping students build work experience and find jobs out of college.… Read More
Seattle startup Koru is getting a little bit of hip hop. Legendary rapper Nas has agreed to invest in the company and establish a special scholarship fund to support students… Read More
—Snapchat hired Jad Boutros from Google to serve as its head of Information Security, according to Boutros’s Google+ page. It’s a key hire for the popular app, which was hit… Read More
So you’ve graduated from college with a liberal arts degree. Now what? That’s the challenge being tackled by Koru, a Seattle startup whose CEO, Kristen Hamilton, is our guest this… Read More
Seattle startup Koru, which charged on the scene last year with $4.45 million in funding from Maveron, Battery Ventures, First Round Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, is pushing ahead with its mission to… Read More
We’ve certainly seen a lot of activity in the online education arena in recent months, including large financing rounds for startups such as CreativeLive and Coursera. Now, here comes another… Read More