Technology appears like an important tool to solve some of the most pressing challenges in Africa and many entrepreneurs want to capitalize on it. 

GoodTalent is a Nigerian startup that allows users to crowdsource, screen, and onboard talents. 

Thanks to its cloud-based social platform, the startup founded in 2020 by Jimmy Braimah (photo) helps “reduce cost and time-to-hire” by being a talent pool and instant messaging platform that recommends talents based on their skills. It also offers the possibility to ask the social community for referrals. 

 The startup wants to change the way companies select, hire and pay talented engineers. “...We are building a company that will be at the forefront of hiring engineers within 1-2 years. We are giving companies a choice to be flexible in their hiring strategy. We all know how startups are losing the “war for engineering talents”, as a result, we are providing the right tools to make it easier for startups with smaller budgets to compete effectively against the larger companies,” explains Jimmy Braimah.

Currently, the services offered by GoodTalent are accessible only through its web platform.  Talents register on the platform by providing a set of information including their last name, first name, and email address. They then become visible to partner companies and recruiters that have subscribed to the services. Depending on their subscription type (pricing starts at US$100), recruiters and companies can publish job offers and recruit a fixed number of talents. 

Since its creation, the startup has completed several funding rounds totaling US$50,000. In February 2022, it was awarded the Hackernoon Community Startup of the Year 2021 award. 

Adoni Conrad Quenum