What the Growth Journey shows
On a candidate's profile, the Growth Journey is a summary of how the companies they worked at evolved while they were there; specifically, how the company's funding stage changed during their tenure. It tells you at a glance whether a candidate has been part of an early-stage company scaling up, or joined an already mature organization.
Example: Series A to Series C · $55M raised · 3 years
How it's calculated
Recruiterflow looks at the funding events that occurred while the candidate was employed at the company and determines:
The earliest stage during their tenure
The latest stage during their tenure
The total capital raised during their tenure
The duration of their time at that company
The Growth Journey is then displayed as: [From Stage] to [To Stage] within [X] months/years and raised $[Amount]
Continuous roles at the same company are grouped
If a candidate was promoted or changed roles internally without leaving the company, Recruiterflow treats those as one continuous tenure. The Growth Journey spans the entire period across all roles.
Example:
Funding stage at the time | Title |
Series C | Senior PM |
Series D | Director of Product |
Series E | Director of Product |
Growth Journey: Series C to Series E (one entry, not three)
Multiple stints at the same company show separate entries
If a candidate left a company and later rejoined, each period of employment generates its own Growth Journey entry. The most recent one appears first.
Example - Acem Corp:
Jan 2018–Jan 2020: APM → PM at Acem Corp (Pre-Seed → Series B, $15.5M raised)
Feb 2022–Dec 2023: VP at Acem Corp (Series D → Series E, $300M raised)
Two Growth Journey entries appear for Acem Corp. Most recent (VP stint) at the top.
Where Growth Journey appears
Current company card on a candidate profile — shows the full journey from first funding event during tenure to last
Past company cards on a candidate profile — shows the journey limited to the period of employment
Company Growth Stages During Tenure filter in AIRA search — uses the same logic to match candidates to your search criteria
Things to know
If the company raised no funding while the candidate was there, no Growth Journey is shown
If the company's stage didn't change during the candidate's tenure (e.g., they were only there for one funding stage), a single stage is shown rather than a range
The Growth Journey on a past company card shows only the candidate's tenure period, not the company's full history
The total funding raised shown is the sum of all rounds during tenure, not the company's cumulative total to date