Proven Raises Additional $1 Million to Bring Seed Funding to $3.8 Million

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 17, 2013) - Proven (www.proven.com), the leading on-the-go employment app, announced today the closing of $1 million in additional funding, bringing their seed funding round to $3.8 million dollars. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Kapor Capital, Founder Collective, Greylock Partners, and other angels. Proven will use this funding to further develop their mobile and backend technology, expand their platform and broaden their growing scope of partners.

"We are helping to get America back to work. We are democratizing job search for the vast majority of people. For the 99.9%, we have designed Proven to make finding and applying for jobs as easy as a few taps on your mobile phone. In five years, we can't imagine most job applications not happening via mobile devices," commented Pablo Fuentes, CEO of Proven. "We are honored to have such a great group of investors believe in our mission as much as we do."

"The team at Proven has built one of the most useful and relevant apps for one of the biggest issues in this country -- helping everyday folks find jobs. This is how the next generation of job seekers will land employment," said Stephen DeBerry of Kapor Capital and on Proven Board of Directors.

With Proven, users can search and apply for jobs on Craigslist, SimplyHired and Beyond.com, keep track of where they've applied, and receive the latest job listing notifications right from their mobile device. Proven also has the first-ever resume wizard on mobile so users can build their resumes directly in the app and export them to job listings.

Proven is available for iPhone, iPad, Android Phones, Android Tablets and Web.

For more information on Proven, visit http://www.proven.com

Download Proven for iOS:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proven-job-search/id542747673
Download Proven for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.proven.jobsearch

About Proven

Proven, the leading on-the-go employment app, makes it easy to find and apply for jobs on your mobile device. Create or upload resumes, search and get alerts for local jobs on Craigslist, SimplyHired and Beyond, and apply directly on your iPhone, iPad, Android or mobile web.

Founded in 2009, Proven is based in San Francisco, California. Follow the company on Twitter at @provenblog, or visit the blog at www.proven.com/blog.