Queensland job matching startup Getahead raises $1.38m pre-Seed round

The round was led by Ezidebit founder Michael Dempsey’s investment fund, Pipeline Capital, supported by Di Bella Coffee founder Phil Di Bella.

McNamara said the idea for Getahead was born from his own pain points of finding a job during Covid, from fake ads to not knowing the salary when he went to interviews.

“The system has long been broken. But our timing in launching Getahead couldn’t be better. We’re helping employers find talent in what is an incredibly difficult recruitment market, marked by low unemployment,” he said.

“We’re saving both them, and their candidates time and effort, and that’s why our growth has exploded in the past few months.”

“Our goal now is to keep the momentum up, expand to other states and add more functions to Getahead to save jobseekers and employers time.”

Lead investor Michael Dempsey said he believes Getahead has solved the recruitment process for fast hiring industries.

“Pipeline Capital specifically targets founders that have worked in an industry have become frustrated with a problem or process and decided to do something about it. Ezidebit, for example, was founded from my experience as a business owner chasing customers for payments,” he said.

“Likewise Sam through his experience working in recruitment became frustrated with the time and painstaking process of applying for and evaluating an applicant for employment. His solution is Getahead which can connect an employee and employer in seconds.”

Phil Di Bella said the startup solves a problem he’s dealt with for decades.

“Finding the right people for the right job sounds deceptively simple, but in practice is time consuming and expensive given it can cost companies up to $500 per job ad to recruit a new team member,” he said.

“Not only does Getahead speed up what is a painful process for managers, it also saves companies money. All with an eloquent tech-powered solution that taps into how Australians already use their phones.”