NODEFLAIR, a career advancement platform for technology talents, has raised US$2 million in Series A funding, the startup said on Thursday (Jul 6).

Venture capital (VC) firm Iterative led the round. Other participants included VC firm 500 Global and Persol Venture Partners, the corporate VC arm of human resource management group Persol.

Angel investors who took part in the round included Carousell co-founder Quek Siu Rui, JJ Chai, co-founder of e-commerce brand aggregator Rainforest, and former Airbnb China chief operating officer Siew Kum Hong.

Founded in 2018 by Ethan Ang and Adrian Goh, NodeFlair provides payslip-verified salary data and in-depth career information for technology roles across all seniority levels. It supports companies from startups to businesses such as ByteDance, Dyson and Shopee.

The company said it will use the funding to speed up its product development, expand into new markets across South-east Asia, and grow its team – which stands at 40 employees across the region. It aims to be profitable by 2024.