Two tech firms in Indianapolis recently made out-of-state acquisitions. Each one is joining forces with companies that can help drive innovation and new product development.
Jobvite Acquires Talentegy
California-based Jobvite, a talent acquisition platform with a presence in Indianapolis, announced that it has acquired award-winning talent analytics platform Talentegy, based in Dover, DE.
“For years, talent acquisition teams have struggled to leverage their data to improve recruiting outcomes,” said Aman Brar, CEO of Jobvite. “With the addition of Talentegy, our customers will be able to monitor the candidate experience, identify points of friction, and eliminate them in ways that significantly improve outcomes. We’re excited to join forces in a way that will further underscore the value of talent acquisition to every organization.”
Talentegy’s technology analyzes data on career sites and throughout a company’s various Talent Acquisition technologies (Career Website, ATS, CRM, and more) to help analyze and identify candidate behaviors, content engagement, candidate exits, and accurate applicant sources. By better understanding how candidates interact with the Talent Acquisition technologies a company deploys, talent leaders can make changes to drastically improve recruitment outcomes.
This investment is the next step in delivering on Jobvite’s commitment to a data and analytics strategy to drive better recruiting results. The recent activity includes the acquisition of Predictive Partner, the launch of the AI Innovation Lab, new capabilities including a new analytics platform, AI-driven candidate matching, candidate engagement scoring, Diversity & Inclusion Offering with Bias Blocker, AI-driven automation, and Intelligent Messaging.
“Companies need an easier way to use their talent data to drive meaningful results without having to spend countless hours manually compiling and analyzing it,” said Dwaine Maltais, CEO of Talentegy. “We’re excited to join the Jobvite team so that we can continue to help organizations of all sizes bring their disparate talent data together to generate a clearer vision of their talent program performance and optimization opportunities.”
Customers can leverage the Talentegy solution as a standalone product or purchase it as an add-on to Jobvite’s current Analytics offering. Jobvite will also incorporate Talentegy product capabilities into its EVOLVE Talent Acquisition Framework, an end-to-end roadmap that helps talent acquisition leaders identify strengths and opportunities for improvement across their people, processes, and technologies.
“This is great news for the industry,” remarked Madeline Laurano, Founder and Chief Analyst of Aptitude Research Partners. “Talentegy is an innovative product that gives new depth of insights into the candidate experience. This is a great addition to Jobvite’s already robust data analytics capabilities.”
BCforward Acquires tapQA
BCforward, a global information technology consulting and staffing firm headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, has acquired tapQA, a Minneapolis-based quality assurance technology firm.
“tapQA is an extraordinary company with an amazing management team and an incredible reputation with their customers,” said Justin Christian, Founder and CEO of BCforward. “With our shared commitment to excellence and achievement, together we will continue to transform the way our customers release software and products faster, as well as injecting modernization through automation and AI.”
Founded by test professionals in 2010, tapQA has grown into one of the nation’s largest quality assurance-focused consulting firms. The firm provides automated and manual testing, onshore services, DevOps, and quality strategies to help clients bring their products to market faster and better by decreasing cost without sacrificing quality.
Since 2013, tapQA has received numerous recognitions as a result of its growth and outstanding culture. For six consecutive years, the company has been honored locally by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as a Fast50 company in the Twin Cities metro as well as nationally on the Inc. 5000 list. They have also been named a top place to work by the Star Tribune.
BCforward provides consulting, outsourcing and staffing services in project management, software development, strategic IT planning, payroll management, staff augmentation, and systems administration. BCforward recently received the prestigious Corporate Plus® national designation for Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) certified by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). This designation will allow BCforward to align with national corporations that are committed to increasing minority supplier development.
