Bob

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.