When was VanHack founded?

VanHack was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is VanHack located?

VanHack is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. It is registered at 50 Lynn Williams Street, Toronto.

Which legal entities is VanHack associated with?

VanHack is associated with Tailscale Inc. and 1 other.

How many employees does VanHack have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at VanHack is 51.

Is VanHack a funded company?

VanHack is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.5M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Apr 29, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of VanHack?

VanHack's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 09, 2023, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does VanHack rank among its competitors?

VanHack ranks 8th amongst 88 active competitors, of which 16 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was OfferZen, which secured $4.3M in Jan, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of VanHack?

VanHack's top competitors include Hired, Crossover and Youth4work. Among them, OfferZen secured the most recent funding round in January, 2024.

VanHack - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online job board platform to hire pre-accessed candidates. The platform is used by corporates to view pre-accessed tech candidates and hire candidates. It allows users to find tech talent for java script, UI/UX, python, and more.

Website: vanhack.com
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Registered Address: 50 Lynn Williams Street, Toronto

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Vancouver, Canada

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$4.5M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 09, 2023, $*****

Investors

Golden Section & 5 more

Ranked

8^th among 88 active competitors

Employee Count

51 as on Aug 31, 2026

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Hired & 171 more

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VanHack is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
VANHACK TECHNOLOGIES INC. CIN: 14955790 , Canada, Active	Apr 20, 2023	-	-	-
Tailscale Inc. CIN: 11315595 , Canada, Active	Mar 23, 2019	-	-	-

VanHack has raised a total funding of $4.5M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 29, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 09, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. VanHack has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of VanHack:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 09, 2023	5122228	Series A	8124041	5466971	5438925	9471703
Jan 25, 2017	1504761	Seed	5047746	6370869	5981750	Techstars
Apr 29, 2016	1372377	Grant (prize money)	2310993	8957651	6050591	Start-Up Chile

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The founders of VanHack is Ilya Brotzky.

Here are the details of VanHack's key team members:

Ilya Brotzky: Founder & CEO of VanHack.

VanHack's Board of Directors

VanHack's board has 3 active members. Giselle Fernandes, Ilya Brotzky and Andy Smith are independent board members.

Here is the list of VanHack's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Giselle Fernandes	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 4m
lfbohxg	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 7m
w{upnem	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 4m

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VanHack's employee count trend

VanHack has 51 employees as of Aug 26. Here is VanHack's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of VanHack include Hired, Crossover and Youth4work. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of VanHack, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Hired 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Online marketplace for pre-assessed candidates	$133M	Sierra Ventures, Crosslink Capital & 16 others	65/100
2nd	Crossover 2014, Austin (United States), Unfunded	Platform for long term remote job hiring	-	-	54/100
3rd	Youth4work 2011, Delhi (India), Acquired	Cloud hosted solutions for job seekers and recruiting employers	$1.88M	Global Asia Partners, Netec & 13 others	49/100
4th	Talent 2015, Paris (France), Series A	Recruitment platform for tech professionals	$11M	Alven, Ventech China & 6 others	47/100
5th	Vettery 2013, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online job board marketplace for pre assessed candidates	$10.7M	Greycroft, 7GC & 4 others	46/100
6th	OfferZen 2015, Cape Town (South Africa), Series A	Candidate sourcing platform for developers	$9.37M	AI Capital, Base Capital & 1 others	46/100
7th	Mondo 2000, New York City (United States), Acquired	Mondo \| Digital Marketing & Technology Resourcing	-	RLH	45/100
8th	VanHack 2014, Vancouver (Canada), Series A	Online job board platform to hire pre-accessed candidates	$4.5M	OneEleven, The DMZ & 4 others	44/100
9th	Scouted 2014, New York City (United States), Acquired	Pre-assessed entry level candidate sourcing platform	$5.04M	M12, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator ... & 4 others	41/100
10th	Planted 2013, Brooklyn (United States), Seed	Pre-assessed candidate sourcing	$120K	Techstars, Silicon Badia & 7 others	39/100