When was CareerBuilder founded?

CareerBuilder was founded in 1995.

Where is CareerBuilder located?

CareerBuilder is headquartered in Chicago, United States. It is registered at Chicago, Illinois.

Who is the current CEO of CareerBuilder?

Matt Ferguson of CareerBuilder.

How many employees does CareerBuilder have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at CareerBuilder is 1549.

How much is CareerBuilder worth?

The last known valuation of CareerBuilder was $***** as of May 05, 2017.

Where does CareerBuilder rank among its competitors?

CareerBuilder ranks 11th amongst 1285 active competitors, of which 43 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Adzuna, which secured $158K in Jul, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of CareerBuilder?

CareerBuilder's top competitors include LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor. Among them, Adzuna secured the most recent funding round in July, 2023.

CareerBuilder - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

CareerBuilder is an acquired company based in Chicago (United States), founded in 1995. It operates as an Online job board platform. , with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 1285 active competitors, including 43 funded and 45 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor.

Company Details

Online job board platform. It works with the world’s top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and talent intelligence to recruitment support. More than 10,000 websites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder’s proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada, and Asia.

Website: www.careerbuilder.com/
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Registered Address: Chicago, Illinois

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1995

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Acquired

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on May 05, 2017

Investors

Palo Alto Venture Partners & 2 more

Ranked

11^th among 1285 active competitors

Employee Count

1,549 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Aurico & 2 more

Similar Companies

LinkedIn & 8725 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Apollo Global Management (Jun 17, 2017)

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CareerBuilder is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
CAREERBUILDER UK LIMITED CIN: 05609091 , United Kingdom, Active	Oct 31, 2005	-	33 (As on Jan 31, 2021)
CAREERBUILDER, LLC CIN: 680516495 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	141 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

CareerBuilder got acquired by Apollo Global Management and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on Jun 17, 2017.

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CareerBuilder is a funded company. CareerBuilder has 3 institutional investors.

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CareerBuilder's employee count trend

CareerBuilder has 1,549 employees as of Sep 26. Here is CareerBuilder's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of CareerBuilder include LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of CareerBuilder, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	LinkedIn 2002, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of professional networking services for career development and recruiting	$144M	Bain Capital Ventures, Dreamups & 53 others	83/100
2nd	Indeed 2004, Austin (United States), Acqui-Hired	Online job board platform for the multi industry	$5M	Allen & Company, Union Square Ventures & 1 others	77/100
3rd	Glassdoor 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Anonymous employee reviews and job search portal	$202M	Tiger Global Management, T. Rowe Price & 11 others	74/100
4th	Adzuna 2011, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Aggregator of job postings and provider of job search tools	$283K	Nordic Makers, Messebauer & 30 others	66/100
5th	Talent.com 2019, Montreal (Canada), Series C	Online job board platform for the multi industry	$160M	Inovia Capital, HarbourVest Partners & 7 others	58/100
6th	TheLadders 2003, New York City (United States), Series A	Online job platform	$7.25M	Matrix, S.A.W. Capital Partners & 1 others	56/100
7th	iHire 1999, Frederick (United States), Unfunded	iHire: Connecting talent with industry-specific career opportunities and HR solutions	-	-	55/100
8th	The Muse 2011, New York City (United States), Series C	Online job board platform for multi-industry	$45.4M	Icon Ventures, 500 Global & 23 others	54/100
9th	Applicantz 2015, Houston (United States), Unfunded	AI-enabled job board	-	-	54/100
10th	DHI Group 1990, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of hiring services for professional communities	-	General Atlantic, Quadrangle Group	53/100
11th	CareerBuilder 1995, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Online job board platform	-	Palo Alto Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates ... & 1 others	52/100

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CareerBuilder has acquired 3 companies including Aurico, Economic Modeling Specialists Intl. and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.. CareerBuilder has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Mar 02, 2016	Acquisition	Aurico	1991	Arlington Heights (United States)
Sep 11, 2012	Acquisition	Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.	2009	Moscow (Russia)
Feb 05, 2010	Acquisition	Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.	2009	Moscow (Russia)