BoomNation Raises $5 Million in Seed Round Led by Callais Capital
BoomNation – a new mobile app community connecting tradespeople with employers who are looking for a better way to hire qualified skilled workers, share content and enhance project communications – announces a $5 million seed round led by Callais Capital.
BoomNation is utilizing its technology platform to modernize and optimize the workforce recruitment and project communications process between job seekers, hiring managers and project managers on jobsites across the United States. The industries BoomNation serves include construction, manufacturing, oil and gas, transportation and warehousing, utilities and others. Built exclusively for skilled workers like welders, electricians, operators, pipefitters and other tradespeople, workers can download the app and join the community with real-time content, networking and communications features, while also promoting their skills and craftsmanship and finding and applying for jobs. For employers, the app offers them qualified job applicants and will soon offer a searchable database of verified skills among workers to provide more efficient communication and interaction among workers and employers with just a few clicks.
“We are very excited to partner with Callais Capital and our other investors for the next phase of our company’s growth,” said Chris Meaux, chairman and co-CEO of BoomNation. “The new funds give us the capital we need to accelerate our platform growth nationwide.”
“What LinkedIn is for professional workers, BoomNation is for skilled workers,” said Brent Flavin, co-founder and co-CEO of BoomNation. “We cater to industries that are desperate to find the qualified workers they need to continue to grow their businesses.”
A digital approach to worker shortages
In a recent Angi survey, nearly 46 percent of skilled-trade employers relied on word-of-mouth for recruitment. A digital approach is necessary in times with worker shortages and competitive labor markets. BoomNation provides a solution by improving employee/employer engagement, leading to more effective and lower job placement costs.
Hal Callais, managing partner at Callais Capital, said, “I’m excited to be working with Chris, Brent and the entire BoomNation team. BoomNation’s platform is providing a much-needed service for both employers and skilled workers at a time when there’s a significant demand for all services.”
Since its launch in November 2021, BoomNation has built a community of thousands of workers and employers using the app to share content, network and connect with jobs nationwide, the company said.
The BoomNation app can be downloaded through the Apple and Google app stores. Workers and employers can also find content at boomnation.com or at jobs.boomnation.com.
BoomNation is modernizing and optimizing the blue-collar workforce recruitment process by creating an unprecedented bridge of communication between the employer and the skilled worker. For more, visit boomnation.com.
Callais Capital Management is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Louisiana that invests in innovative companies and founders who are rapidly scaling their businesses. Callais Capital Management is a Louisiana Registered Investment Advisor. For more information, visit callaiscapital.com.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.