Sunnyvale-Based RiseSmart Raises $3 Million in First Round

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- RiseSmart, a Sunnyvale-based provider of human-powered job search and corporate outplacement services via the Internet, said on Tuesday that it has raised $3 million in its first round of funding from Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Founded in early 2007, the company previously had received $1.5 million in seed, and launched its services commercially last February. RiseSmart's consumer service offering, known as RiseSmart Job Concierge, is designed to identify and screen job openings for those seeking jobs that pay at least $100,000. The company also operates a corporate service that also includes resume preparation and other services designed to assist a corporations' laid-off workers.
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