Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Bench Talent In Merger, Funding Deal

San Diego- and London-based Bench Talent says it has formed out of the merger of two companies, Fulcrum, and the Future of Work consulting arm of Open Assembly. Financial details of the merger and investment were not announced. According to the newly merged company, the deal was backed by exiting investors Communitas Capital and Greatscale Ventures. Fulcrum is a "enterprise talent marketplace aggregator" and the Open Assemly division provide "freelance talent advisory". The newly merged company will be led by CEO Trevor Foster (co-founder of Fulcrum), and President Barry Mathews (CEO of Open Assembly).