Operating Company Software

Employ

Denver, Colorado, United States

Employ provides applicant tracking system (ATS) solutions—JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite—so companies can select the ATS that fits their needs while Employ supports the operational platform and services.

Focus Areas
Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Talent acquisition, Recruiting automation

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2019-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

4 buyout · 2 addon

Employ Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for Employ. 1 2019 2 2020 1 2021 1 2022 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Employ Acquires Pillar (AI Interview Intelligence Platform)
    March 5, 2025
    Buyer
    Employ
    Target
    Pillar
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Indiana, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Employ has acquired Pillar, an AI-powered interview intelligence platform, and will integrate Pillar’s capabilities into its ATS portfolio (Lever, Jobvite, JazzHR) to improve interview workflows, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes. The acquisition brings AI-driven structured interviews, automated feedback capture, and sentiment analysis into Employ’s product suite to speed hiring and reduce bias.

  • Employ Inc. Acquires Lever
    August 5, 2022
    Buyer
    Employ Inc.
    Target
    Lever
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Employ Inc., the operator of Jobvite, JazzHR and NXTThing RPO, has acquired Lever to expand its talent-acquisition product portfolio. Lever will continue to operate under its brand with founder Nate Smith reporting to Employ's CEO as part of the consolidated recruiting and talent-acquisition platform (PE-backed).

  • K1-backed Jobvite Acquires JazzHR and NXTThing RPO
    April 26, 2021
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management, Jobvite
    Target
    JazzHR, NXTThing RPO
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Addon

    K1 Investment Management-backed Jobvite has combined with JazzHR and NXTThing RPO to create a market-leading talent acquisition platform that spans SMB to enterprise recruiting technology and services. The deal brings together Jobvite's enterprise suite, JazzHR's SMB recruiting software and NXTThing's RPO capabilities to offer an end-to-end recruiting solution.

  • Jobvite Acquires Talentegy
    September 9, 2020
    Buyer
    Jobvite
    Target
    Talentegy
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Massachusetts, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Jobvite, the end-to-end talent acquisition suite, has acquired Talentegy, an award-winning talent analytics platform. The acquisition adds Talentegy's candidate- and engagement-focused analytics capabilities to Jobvite’s analytics offering to help customers improve candidate experience and hiring outcomes.

  • Jobvite Acquires Predictive Partner AI and Data Science Team
    July 13, 2020
    Buyer
    Jobvite
    Target
    Predictive Partner (AI and data science team)
    Industry
    AI & Machine Learning
    Location
    United States
    Type
    Buyout

    Jobvite acquired the artificial intelligence and data science team from Predictive Partner, bringing Morgan Llewellyn on as Jobvite's Chief Data Scientist to accelerate native AI capabilities across its talent acquisition suite. The move integrates Predictive Partner's expertise in machine learning, NLP, and predictive analytics to enhance Jobvite's candidate engagement scoring and intelligent matching features.

  • K1 Makes Majority Investment in Jobvite; Jobvite Acquires Talemetry, RolePoint and Canvas
    February 11, 2019
    Buyer
    K1 Investment Management, Jobvite
    Target
    Jobvite, Talemetry, RolePoint, Canvas
    Seller
    Existing shareholders (founders), Catalyst Investors
    Industry
    Staffing & HR
    Location
    California, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    K1 Investment Management made a majority investment of over $200 million in Jobvite to create a unified, end-to-end talent acquisition platform. As part of the transaction Jobvite announced acquisitions of Talemetry, RolePoint and Canvas to expand recruiting, referral and conversational recruiting capabilities across its SaaS offering.

Related Acquisition Pages

Cloud & SaaS Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Employ. Staffing & HR Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Employ. AI & Machine Learning Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Employ. Software Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Employ. Acquisitions in California 2 tracked deals by Employ. Acquisitions in Indiana 1 tracked deal by Employ. Acquisitions in Massachusetts 1 tracked deal by Employ.

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