Firm promising 'new breed of recruitment' secures £300k

A new recruitment agency which claims to have revolutionised the hiring game has been granted thousands upon thousands in funding.

TalentPool closed a deal with a group of angel investors including Kingsley Duffy, Founder of HostelBookers, and Stephen Warrington, Chairman of Carbon Search, for £300,000.

Founded in 2013, by Tom Davenport and Andrew Lavelle, TalentPool promises to offer a “new breed of recruitment” by allowing employers to recruit jobseekers directly using technology- which seamlessly pairs them with candidates who meet their requirements.

According to Startups.com, TalentPool already has 250 companies on board, including Deliveroo, GoCardless and Adbrain- as well as 15,000 candidates registered to their site.