The Daily Muse
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Type of site
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Employment website |
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| Available in | English |
| Founded | September 2011 |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, United States |
| Founder(s) |
Kathryn Minshew Alex Cavoulacos Melissa McCreery |
| Website | themuse |
| Launched | September 6, 2011 |
| Current status | Active |
The Muse (formerly known as The Daily Muse) is a New York City-based online career source founded in 2011 by Kathryn Minshew, Alexandra Cavoulacos, and Melissa McCreery. The company aims to build the “most beloved, trusted career destination in the world” for the millennial age group and older professionals by offering job listings, company profiles, expert advice, skills-building resources, and coaching services to the millions of candidates using the platform.
Over 500 companies across industries have job listings and corporate profiles on The Muse, including Facebook, Dropbox, Zappos, Slack, Vanguard, Goldman Sachs, Marriott, The Gap, HBO, Conde Nast, Bloomberg, Hearst, Geico, and Aflac.
The Muse originally launched in Brooklyn as The Daily Muse on September 6, 2011, with eight editors and eleven columnists. The first version of the site grew from 20,000 users to 26,000 users to 70,000 users in its first 3 months.
In 2012, Minshew, Cavoulacos, and McCreery applied to Y Combinator at the recommendation of their advisor Rachel Sklar. They traveled to San Francisco for the interview and were accepted into the program that same day. The founders moved to Silicon Valley for 8 months during Y Combinator and the subsequent fundraise, after which they decided to locate their headquarters in New York City starting in September 2012.
Including initial funding from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and others, The Muse received $1.2 million in seed funding in January 2013 to continue growing the business.
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