Rival (software company)

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SilkRoad Technology, Inc.
Rival
Company type Corporation
Industry Software company
Founded2003 (in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US)
Founder Andrew Filipowski
Brian Platz
Headquarters,
USA
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Greg DiTullio
- CEO
Brendan Mullins
- Chief Revenue Officer
Steven Gross
- Chief Financial Officer
Poornima Farrar
- Chief Product Officer
Ron Teeter
- Chief Technology Officer
John Collins
- VP, Strategy & Operations
ProductsRecruit (OpenHire)
Engage (Sourcing, Candidate Engagement, Hosted Apply)
Onboard (RedCarpet)
Learn (GreenLight)
Perform (WingSpan)
HeartBeat
Point
LifeSuite
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$ [1]
Number of employees
140 [1]
Website rival-hr.com

SilkRoad Technology, Inc., doing business as Rival, is a software company for human resources management. [2] Rival is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company has mid-market to Fortune 100 clients, including AirBnB, Cleveland Clinic, Dairy Queen, eBay, Netflix and Stellantis.

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The company ranked #4 in The Business Journal’s list of 50 Top-Performing Private Companies. [3]

History

SilkRoad Technology, Inc. was founded in North Carolina in 2003 by Andrew "Flip" Filipowski with Eprise, and launched at the Human Resource Executive Technology Conference and Expo in Chicago in 2005. [4]

SilkRoad Technology acquired OpenHire, based in Winston-Salem in 2004. [5]

SilkRoad Technology acquired VTN Technologies, Inc., the creator of Olé Online Learning Environment training software, in 2008. [6]

The company headquarters relocated to Chicago in 2010. [7]

In 2019 SilkRoad Technology began providing Strategic Consulting Services.[ citation needed ]

In 2021, SilkRoad Technology was acquired by HighBar Partners. [8]

In 2022, SilkRoad Technology purchased the assets of Entelo, adding market-established candidate search, candidate marketing, candidate interviewing and search/marketing outsourcing capabilities.[ citation needed ]

In 2023, SilkRoad Technology rebranded to Rival [9] and re-launched its legacy recruiting solution, Rival Recruit, the first complete Talent Acquisition suite with more than 700M pre-loaded passive candidates powered by AI-driven insights and candidate engagement. [10]

Locations

SilkRoad Technology operates in facilities in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Philippines; and Belgrade, Serbia. [11]

Products

NameDescription
Recruit (OpenHire)Candidate Identification Software/Solutions, Recruiting Management and Applicant Tracking System [12]
EngageAI-enabled sourcing, recruitment marketing, career sites, hosted apply and integrations with applicant tracking systems
Onboard (RedCarpet) Onboarding and Life Events [13]
Learn (GreenLight)Learning Management [14] [15]
Perform (WingSpan)Performance Management [16]

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