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HigherMe

Helping restaurant employers find & hire better employees faster

Y CombinatorWinter 2015AcquiredB2BRecruiting and TalentSaaSHR TechRestaurant Tech

What they do

Problem

Restaurant and retail employers waste time and money hiring because recruiting, screening, scheduling, and onboarding hourly workers is slow and fragmented.

Solution

A mobile-first, cloud-based applicant tracking and hiring platform with tools like Text-To-Apply, job board posting management, one-click interview scheduling, and digital onboarding paperwork.

Who it's for

Restaurant and retail businesses (often multi-location) that need to hire and onboard hourly employees.

Founders

Rob Hunter
Founder/CEO

Entrepreneurial Adventures: - eBay account @ 12 years old, selling Japanese pro-wrestling VHS tapes + DVD's (yep!) - Mini student housing real estate empire while at Ivey Business School - 7-unit franchisee @ Marble Slab Creamery -- > bankruptcy @ 29! - Founder @ HigherMe (YC W15) --> 8-figure acquisition @ 36 - Founder @ Reset Button - tried to solve student debt crisis - Prof @ Ivey Business School, just for fun

Jef Chedeville
Founder/CTO

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