# Jibe (Acquired by iCIMS)

> Jibe was a New York City-based SaaS recruiting technology company founded in 2010 by Joe Essenfeld. It helped large enterprises modernize hiring with Google-optimized career sites, mobile-friendly job applications, recruiting CRM, and machine-learning-driven candidate matching. Used by Fortune 1000 employers such as Johnson & Johnson, Siemens and Comcast, Jibe raised roughly $36.9M across several rounds before being acquired by applicant-tracking leader iCIMS in June 2019, where its technology became the foundation of iCIMS' recruitment marketing product, Attract.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Joe Essenfeld (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~55 employees (pre-acquisition)
- **Products:** Jibe Recruiting Cloud, Google-optimized Career Sites, Recruiting CRM, Machine Learning Candidate Matching, Recruiting Analytics & Reporting
- **Notable:** Raised approximately $36.9M in total funding., Built recruiting technology used by Fortune 1000 employers including Johnson & Johnson, Siemens and Comcast., Pioneered mobile-friendly job applications for large enterprises.

## Products & services

- **Jibe Recruiting Cloud** — SaaS platform enabling companies to source, nurture and market to candidates across the hiring funnel.
- **Google-optimized Career Sites** — Branded, mobile-friendly, search-optimized career sites and landing pages that surface roles in candidate searches.
- **Recruiting CRM** — Candidate relationship management tools for building and nurturing talent pipelines, enhanced by machine learning.
- **Machine Learning Candidate Matching** — ML-driven candidate search, matching and personalized job recommendations.
- **Recruiting Analytics & Reporting** — Real-time dashboards for measuring and optimizing recruiting performance and candidate conversion.

## Achievements

- Raised approximately $36.9M in total funding.
- Built recruiting technology used by Fortune 1000 employers including Johnson & Johnson, Siemens and Comcast.
- Pioneered mobile-friendly job applications for large enterprises.
- Acquired by iCIMS in June 2019, with its technology powering the iCIMS Attract product.

## Latest updates

- **2019-06** — iCIMS acquired Jibe; Piper Jaffray served as exclusive advisor to Jibe on the deal.
- **2019-06** — Jibe technology became the foundation of iCIMS' recruitment marketing solution, Attract, within the iCIMS Talent Cloud.

## Links

- Website: https://jibe.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jibe

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Last updated: 2026-07-20