'The Interchange' Launches to Connect L.A. Startups to Potential Recruits
On July 22, 2020 VC firm Crosscut announced the launch of a free platform for L.A.-based jobseekers, built in partnership with PledgeLA and the Annenberg Foundation. In an effort to make early-stage tech opportunities more open and accessible, “Interchange” aggregates startup jobs across the city.
PledgeLA is an initiative sponsored by the Annenberg Foundation and the mayor of Los Angeles to promote civic engagement and diversity within the tech community. The 222 signatories span L.A.'s venture capital and tech community, all of whom have pledged to work toward improving equity and transparent reporting on their diversity efforts.
“The Interchange uses the Monday.vc platform, which is now called Getro, to aggregate regional startup jobs rather than relying on companies to post opportunities on job boards or LinkedIn,” said Calvin Selth, AnnenbergTech's program lead. “The platform automatically scrapes each company's career page daily to make sure its listings are up to date.”
The platform focuses on startups that have fewer than 1,000 employees, is primarily a tech company, headquartered or has a technical team in L.A., makes more than $1 million in annual revenue or raises more than $1 million in venture capital, was founded after 2010 and is privately held, Selth said.
You can read the full announcement here.
