Skip to main content

VOLITION NEWS: Volition Capital Named a Top Growth Equity Firm of 2024  Read More

VOLITION NEWS: Partner Tomy Han Named a Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investor  Read More

NEW INVESTMENT: Volition Capital co-leads $80M investment in PetScreening  Read More

NEW INVESTMENT: Volition Capital leads $20M investment in Levanta  Read More

FOLLOW-ON INVESTMENT: Volition Capital Announces Meaningful Follow-On Investment in Creatio  Read More

menu
  • Company
    • Ethos
    • Team
    • Focus
    • Approach
  • Portfolio
  • News & Insights
  • Expertise
177 Huntington Ave,
16th Floor Boston, MA 02115
+1 617 830 2100 info@volitioncapital.com
Careers
Volition Capital
JazzHR
  • HR Tech

JazzHR software helps customers source talent, screen and interview applicants, extend offers to candidates, onboard new hires, and analyze historical hiring data.

  • Sean Cantwell
  • Jim Ferry
discover
  • Home>
  • Portfolio>
  • JazzHR
SECTION:ABOUT
  • ABOUT
  • BACKGROUND
  • WHY WE INVESTED
  • JazzHR on Working With Volition
  • FUN FACTS ABOUT JAZZHR
  • TEAM & ADVISORS
  • Photo Gallery
@JazzDotCo
It’s Marketplace Monday! ⭐ We’re thrilled to highlight @CVLibrary from our extensive partner network. CV-Library is the UK’s largest #CVdatabase, with over 18 million unique candidates. Learn more: https://t.co/AS1OD4Ashv

ABOUT

JazzHR, offers a powerful, user-friendly and affordable ATS (Applicant Tracking System) and recruiting software. JazzHR replaces manual hiring processes like using email and spreadsheets with an intuitive ATS that helps recruiters and hiring managers build a scalable recruiting process that sources more qualified candidates, faster.

The Company’s innovative platform, scalable collaboration tools and real-time analytics have been chosen by over 5,000 growing businesses that now recruit smart and reduce their company’s time-to-performance.

BACKGROUND

Launched in 2009 as the Resumator, the Company saw an opportunity in the market to disrupt the practice of “Inbox Recruiting” that was typically used by small and medium-sized businesses whose needs were not being served by traditional, enterprise-focused Human Capital Management (HCM) vendors.

JazzHR has seen rapid adoption of its ATS by small and medium-sized businesses that are looking to improve talent acquisition efforts without the significant associated overhead cost.

In 2014, Volition Capital invested in JazzHR to fuel customer acquisition and product expansion.

WHY WE INVESTED IN JAZZ HR

The recruiting and hiring process is generally a time-consuming and cumbersome process. Hiring managers have to attract qualified talent, screen and review many resumes, coordinate interviews amongst a group of colleagues, gather feedback on candidates, and process offers and rejections. In addition, ensuring that the best candidates for an open position are hired can be equally as challenging.

As larger businesses turn to technology to help facilitate these processes, the SMB segment remained underserved.

Enter JazzHR –

Jazz offered a competitively priced, web-based applicant tracking system specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses. The solution replaced the commonly used method of “inbox recruiting” which is inefficient and difficult to scale. Customers leverage JazzHR to increase the efficiency of their hiring processes and to gain broader access to high-quality talent.

Volition Managing Partner, Sean Cantwell, recalls, “The team at JazzHR did a remarkable job of listening to their customers and building value through product enhancements, and integrations into leading HRIS systems, job board sites, and other third-party technologies so the customer can easily exchange data across multiple applications. This focus on customer success enabled JazzHR to continue a strong growth trajectory in a capital-efficient manner while stealing market share from competitors.”

Today, JazzHR is considered one of the best hiring platforms for emerging and fast-growth businesses.

JazzHR on Working With Volition

Pete Lamson, CEO of JazzHR is a big advocate of collaborative partnership when it comes to investor relationships.

Volition has been a fantastic investment partner. There’s a recognition and understanding that building a business is hard. They are not the type of investors that will come into the board room, pound their fists and demand results. They push me when pushing is needed, but, importantly, they’ll work with me to get there. It’s not one sided.

FUN FACTS ABOUT JAZZHR

  1. More than 5,000 companies in all 50 states and 70 countries rely on JazzHR to acquire their single more important asset—their people.
  2. Over 100,000 open jobs at a given time are listed on JazzHR.

NEWS & INSIGHTS

  • Volition Capital
    JazzHR Named To Inc. 5000 List Of Fastest-Growing Companies For…
    BY Volition Press 8/13/20
    Congratulations to the whole team at JazzHR for making the prestigious Inc 5000... more
  • Chris Fahey on Scaling Success podcast banner.
    0:00
    Video: Chris Fahey: Building a Team that Scales
    BY Volition Press 5/1/23
    Overview In this episode of Scaling Success, Volition Founding Partner Sean... more
  • Chris Fahey on Scaling Success podcast banner.
    0:00
    Video: Building a Team that Scales with Volition SVP of Talent Chris…
    BY Sean Cantwell 3/27/23
    In this episode of Scaling Success, Sean Cantwell hosts Chris Fahey, Senior Vice... more
  • Volition Capital
    0:00
    Video: Hiring in a Post-Pandemic World – Scaling Success Podcast
    BY Sean Cantwell 10/28/21
    In Episode 8 of Scaling Success, Sean Cantwell invites Lynne Oldham to the podcast... more
  • Volition Capital
    0:00
    Video: Building an Inclusive Company that Scales – Scaling…
    BY Sean Cantwell 6/29/21
    In his new podcast, Scaling Success, Sean Cantwell  discusses a wide range of... more
VIEW ALL ARTICLES

TEAM & ADVISORS

Sean Cantwell VIEW MY PROFILE

Sean Cantwell

Managing Partner

Jim Ferry VIEW MY PROFILE

Jim Ferry

Partner

  • Volition Capital
  • Volition Capital
  • Volition Capital
Meet Levanta Back to Portfolio Meet iPipeline
BACK TO TOP
EXPLORE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO GROW WITH US.
  • OUR FOCUS

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Consent(Required)

Subscribe to Volition’s News & Insights for updates

SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Footer Nav – 1
  • Company
  • Team
  • Our Focus
  • Our Approach
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
  • Portfolio
  • News & Insights
  • Company
  • Expertise
Footer Nav – 2A
  • Portfolio
Footer Nav – 2B
  • Our Network
  • Strategic Advisory Board
Footer Nav – 3
  • Get Pitch Feedback
  • News & Insights
  • Portfolio News
  • Volition News
  • Volition Viewpoints
  • Videos
Footer Nav – 4
  • Contact
  • +1 617 830 2100
  • info@volitioncapital.com
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Glassdoor

© 2025 VOLITION CAPITAL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy