Solvate Raises $4 Million For Talent Search Engine

Solvate Raises $4 Million For Talent Search Engine
Solvate.com, a platform that helps employers and independent
professionals find each other and work together in the cloud, has raised
$4 million in Series B financing from Michael Paolucci (Solvate’s CEO),
RRE Ventures and DFJ Gotham. This brings the startup’s total funding to
$6.3 million.

Solvate is essentially a Talent Search engine that aims to match
companies with consultants and freelancers. Solvate has a network of
1,000-plus independent professionals who have been pre-qualified, and
catalogued. Businesses can search Solvate’s database for talent and the
the startup will provide online time tracking tools and will handle both
payment collection and disbursement. Services include marketing, sales,
business development, IT and more.

Solvate says that the new investment will be used to enhance the
company’s user interface and expand its marketplace of clients and
talent. Since August 2009, Solvate has facilitated thousands of remote
work relationships on its platform.

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