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In an effort to usher in the post-resume era and make the job application process less of a headache, Smarterer developed a platform that provides job searchers with an easy way to show off their skills to employers. Through its crowdsourced, online quizzes, candidates can measure their skills across a range of subjects, from engineering to music, see how they stack up against their peers and earn badges to back up their CVs with some proof.
To help it accelerate development and bring its assessment technology to the enterprise market, Smarterer is today taking on an additional $1.6 million in capital in a round led by Rethink Education. As a result of the round, Rethink Managing Partner Rick Segal will be joining the board of directors.
The round, which brings the Boston-based startup’s total capital to $4.6 million, also included GSV Advisors founder and Managing Partner, Deborah Quazzo, as well as existing investors, True Ventures and Boston Seed Capital.
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