Daily Markup #782: NodeFlair raises US$2M to help tech professionals advance their careers, starting with payslip-verified data

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• Layoffs at tech startups have surged in recent months. This 500-backed startup has emerged to help tech workers move up in their careers, and support those finding new career homes.
• Singapore-based career advancement platform NodeFlair raised US$2M in a Series A round led by Iterative, with participation from 500 Global and Persol Venture Partners.
• Founded in 2018 by Ethan Ang and Adrian Goh, the platform offers job listings and reviews of companies, focusing on tech jobs across the region. Companies like NVIDIA, Dyson, Shopee, Alibaba, and Google are using the platform to hire and discover new talents.
• NodeFlair also provides payslip-verified salary information and detailed career insights for roles across all levels of seniority.
• “Asia is home to many strong technical talents, and we’re seeing rapidly growing interest from US and EU companies in setting up technology hubs here. We believe tech professionals and companies deserve greater access to reliable, accurate data and NodeFlair is a win-win platform for both job seekers and employers in the fast-growing tech sector,” shared Ethan, who is also the CEO.
• The fresh funds will be used for market expansion, product development, and to grow its 40-member team. The company recently expanded to Vietnam, and has 2 million annual visitors.
• Check out NodeFlair’s Tech Salary Report 2023, which includes analysis based on over 170,000 salary data points.
• Congratulations to the NodeFlair team!
• Read the full story on Tech in Asia.