SilkRoad Technology, Inc., doing business as Rival, is a software company for human resources management. Rival is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company has mid-market to Fortune 100 clients, including AirBnB, Cleveland Clinic, Dairy Queen, eBay, Netflix and Stellantis.
The company ranked #4 in The Business Journal’s list of 50 Top-Performing Private Companies.
History SilkRoad Technology, Inc. was founded in North Carolina in 2003 by Andrew "Flip" Filipowski with Eprise, and launched at the Human Resource Executive Technology Conference and Expo in Chicago in 2005.
SilkRoad Technology acquired OpenHire, based in Winston-Salem in 2004.
SilkRoad Technology acquired VTN Technologies, Inc., the creator of Olé Online Learning Environment training software, in 2008.
The company headquarters relocated to Chicago in 2010.Kutik, Bill. "There is Another! SilkRoad" Human Resource Executive Online, 20 October 2012.
In 2019 SilkRoad Technology began providing Strategic Consulting Services.
In 2021, SilkRoad Technology was acquired by HighBar Partners.
In 2022, SilkRoad Technology purchased the assets of Entelo, adding market-established candidate search, candidate marketing, candidate interviewing and search/marketing outsourcing capabilities.
In 2023, SilkRoad Technology rebranded to Rival and re-launched its legacy recruiting solution, Rival Recruit, the first complete Talent Acquisition suite with more than 700M pre-loaded passive candidates powered by AI-driven insights and candidate engagement.
Locations
SilkRoad Technology operates in facilities in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Philippines; and Belgrade, Serbia.SilkRoad Worldwide Office Locations
Products
Name Description Recruit (OpenHire) Candidate Identification Software/Solutions, Recruiting Management and Applicant Tracking SystemBrandonHall Bronze Award: Best Advance in Talent Acquisition Technology, 2011EngageAI-enabled sourcing, recruitment marketing, career sites, hosted apply and integrations with applicant tracking systems Workflow (RedCarpet) Onboarding and Life EventsMarks, Shala. "SilkRoad partners with Nobscot helping companies optimize HR functions." Recruiter.com, 9 April 2013. Learn (GreenLight) Learning ManagementHRO Today's TekTonic Award for Learning Management System, 2012. HRO Today, June 2012. Perform (WingSpan) Performance Management"Succession Planning Roadmap." Workforce, 11 March 2013.
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