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June 14, 2022

TestGorilla raises a $70m Series A to help companies eliminate hiring bias

TestGorilla is promoting skills-based tests over traditional resumes that can lead to biased hiring decisions


TestGorilla cofounders Otto Verhage (left) and Wouter Durville

Amsterdam-based online skills assessment platform TestGorillas has raised $70m in Series A funding, in a round co-led by London-based venture capital firms Atomico and Balderton Capital.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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