Trade Hounds raises $3.2 million
Trade Hounds, “the largest professional community built exclusively for the construction industry,” has raised $3.2 million in a round led by Corigin Ventures and Brick and Mortar Ventures, with participation from Suffolk Construction, one of the nation’s top construction companies, and CCS Construction Staffing, a construction staffing firm.
Founded in 2016, the Boston-based startup offers an app that enables skilled tradespeople, companies and staffing agencies to find, connect and engage with one another to network, locate job opportunities and showcase their work through photo and video. To date, the app has more than 150,000 registered users.
“It’s always bothered me that tradespeople – the skilled workers who build our hospitals, schools and infrastructure – don’t have access to a technology platform that meets their professional needs. We’ve set out to change this with Trade Hounds. We are proud to be the largest digital platform that aims to unite and empower the millions of proud, hard-hat-wearing workers who are building the world around us.” – David Broomhead, Co-Founder and CEO of Trade Hounds.
“Construction is an opaque industry based on tribal knowledge with a language of its own. Therefore, it is not surprising that mainstream technology platforms have failed to serve as a forum for this unique demographic. Men and women working across the various construction trades now have a digital home on Trade Hounds – a place where they are understood and recognized by their peers in the trades.” – Darren Bechtel, Managing Director of Brick & Mortar Ventures.
“The construction industry remains one of the final frontiers in technology, and to date, most of the innovations that have been introduced to support this space focus on the jobs rather than the people. Trade Hounds’ technology is specifically designed to enhance the lives and advance the careers of skilled tradespeople, as well as support the businesses operating in this massive and important industry.” – Ryan Freedman, General Partner of Corigin Ventures.
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