# Evan Walden

> Evan Walden is a New York recruiting-technology founder and operator who co-founded the mission-driven recruiting firm ReWork and the network-intelligence platform Getro, sold both businesses, and became Founder in Residence at Findem after its December 2025 acquisition of Getro. His work has moved from human-led search to software for trusted networks and now to AI agents that handle recruiting research while leaving judgment to people.

- **Role:** Founder in Residence at Findem
- **Organizations:** Findem, Getro, ReWork, Unreasonable, Invisible Technologies, Sandbox, Techstars, Dow Chemical
- **Education:** B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing, University of Vermont, Study abroad, International Business, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- **Known for:** Built and sold two recruiting businesses: ReWork and Getro., Grew Getro into a platform used by more than 800 venture capital, private equity, economic-development and professional networks before its acquisition by Findem., Led Getro's 2023 acquisition of Sompani to expand its European presence.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2012** — Worked at Dow Chemical as an account manager; his public biography says he managed a $3.5 million territory and increased sales by more than 30% in his first year.
- **2012** — Co-founded ReWork, a recruiting firm and sourcing platform focused on meaningful work and mission-driven organizations.
- **2016** — Co-founded the company first called Monday with Maveric Ohm; it later became Getro.
- **2017** — Joined the Techstars Boulder accelerator after the young company came close to shutting down.
- **2017** — Served as Entrepreneur in Residence in the inaugural Unreasonable Goals program and later advised more than 16 Unreasonable companies.
- **2018** — ReWork was acquired by Koya Leadership Partners.
- **2020** — Launched Getro.org, a free effort connecting people affected by pandemic layoffs with recruiters, hiring managers and companies that were still hiring.
- **2023** — Getro acquired European talent platform Sompani; at the time the combined services displayed jobs from more than 46,000 venture-backed companies.
- **2025** — Findem acquired Getro in December, bringing Getro's relationship intelligence and 800-plus networks into Findem's talent-data platform.
- **2025-present** — Works as Founder in Residence at Findem, taking AI recruiting products from zero to one and helping develop agent-based recruiting workflows.
- **2026** — Became an Unreasonable mentor and continued advising founders; Findem opened Studio broadly in September.

## Achievements

- Built and sold two recruiting businesses: ReWork and Getro.
- Grew Getro into a platform used by more than 800 venture capital, private equity, economic-development and professional networks before its acquisition by Findem.
- Led Getro's 2023 acquisition of Sompani to expand its European presence.
- Co-launched the free Getro.org service during the 2020 layoff wave.
- Advised more than 16 companies in the Unreasonable community.
- Helped establish Getro's network relationship management approach around warm, double-opt-in introductions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Findem opened Findem Studio to broad public use; Walden framed the product around delegating manual recruiting work to AI while preserving human judgment.
- **2026-06** — Listed as an Unreasonable mentor, supporting founders and drawing on experience building and selling ReWork and Getro.
- **2025-12** — Findem acquired Getro and named Walden Founder in Residence; Getro's products continued under the Getro brand while integration with Findem's agentic platform began.
- **2025-10** — Appeared on the Thrive Through Connection podcast to discuss networks, community, Techstars, fundraising, focus and lessons from founding Getro.
- **2025-06** — Appeared on Open the Pod Bay Doors to discuss Getro, venture-platform teams, authentic networking and lessons from building a recruiting company.

## Links

- Website: https://evanwalden.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanwalden
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/itsevanwalden
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evandwalden

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Last updated: 2026-09-28