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Bob

Business Name: Bob

Category: France

Business Description: Bob understands that one major cause of poverty is unemployment. In France, the startup Bob by the non-profit social enterprise Bayes Impact, aims to address “chomage” or unemployment. Founded in 2016, Bob is an online, open-source and free platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide data-driven, personalized advice to unemployed individuals in France to help them improve their chances. Via Bob, Bayes Impact has made a partnership with Pôle emploi, France’s unemployment agency. In December 2019, Bob had provided advice to more than 200,000 jobseekers. Bob has been financed by donations from foundations of corporations like JP Morgan Chase and Google. Bob also received funding from French public partners like Pole emploi and BPI.

Based in: Paris

Tags: Poverty, Unemployment, Social Impact, Bob, bobemploi, Paris

Founded: 2017

Website: https://www.bob-emploi.fr

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June 15, 2020 Helsinki-based Bob W raises €4 million to expand its ‘ridiculously clean’ hotel alternative across the Nordics, Baltics, and the UK
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March 5, 2020 “To tackle the investment diversity gap, we have to put weight behind it”: Interview with Borski Fund’s partner, Simone (Women’s Day special)
January 9, 2020 Madrid-based bob.io raises €3 million to solve the frustration of travelling with luggage
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December 30, 2019 Rotterdam-based Anywhere365 snaps up €40 million to boost its omnichannel customer services solutions
November 28, 2019 Leeds-based XR Games raises over €1.7 million to expand its games portfolio
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