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Jopwell
Jopwell built a diversity recruiting platform for Black, Hispanic, and Native American professionals before a 2022 acquisition.
Stage
acquired
Status
acquired
Coverage
full
Why Jopwell is interesting
Porter Braswell’s YC-backed marketplace connected underrepresented talent to Fortune 500 employers — Magic Johnson and a16z joined the 2016 seed.
Key facts
- Seed (Jan 2016): $3.25M with a16z, Kapor Capital, Omidyar (TechCrunch)
- Series A (Sep 2017): $7.5M led by Cue Ball — a16z not listed in press
- Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24
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Industries
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Last updated: 2026-07-24