MetaBrite raises another $3M to grow consumer purchasing data platform

Taylor Soper | GeekWire | 7 February 2017

“MetaBrite is raising more cash to bolster its receipt-scanning and business intelligence technology.

The Seattle startup just reeled in an additional $3 million from existing investors and Acorn Ventures. Total funding to date is now $16 million.

Docusign co-founder Court Lorenzini heads up MetaBrite as CEO. He originally raised nearly $5 million for CookBrite, which was the name of his company that built a one-stop mobile meal-planning solution, acting as a digital shopping list and recipe book.

But in November 2015, the startup changed its name to MetaBrite, expanding its focus toward a business intelligence platform.”

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Can Free Career Coaching Help Solve The Tech-Talent Shortage?

Lydia Dishman | Fast Company | 2 February 2017

“If you were to make a Venn diagram of the most promising jobs and jobs that have the biggest shortage of qualified workers, one position would definitely fall into the overlap: software engineer.

That’s because coding has quickly surpassed other skills in importance regardless of industry sector, and a software engineer could just as easily find themselves working at Apple, a hospital, or an auto manufacturer. The demand for this talent, according to Indeed’s database of millions of resumes, shows that eight of the 10 most contacted types of resumes on its platform over the past five years have been software engineers.”

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Where’s the best place to find tech workers?

Justine Brown | CIODive | 2 February 2017

“Seattle ranks number one when it comes to the number of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workers in the U.S., according to a study by WalletHub.com. The study, 2017’s Best & Worst Metro Areas for STEM Professionals, compared 100 metro areas in two categories: professional opportunities and STEM-friendly environment.

Seattle surpassed Silicon Valley for the first time this year. “Seattle currently has the most STEM job openings in the country, at almost 98 per 1,000 residents, and the second-highest STEM employment, at 12% of total employment,” said WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez.”

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These 18-year-olds can teach you about hiring

David A. Arnott |Puget Sound Business Journal | 1 February 2017

“College football’s National Signing Day has developed its own performative culture: Highly-prized, teenage football recruits leave everyone in suspense until the moment they pick up a given college’s hat, put it on and formally announce they have committed to playing for that school.

But that moment of clarity for the player and school is but a culmination of years of work by coaches, the player, and likely a host of other people working in support of them — just as it could be for your own company’s recruiting process.”

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