RallyPoint
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RallyPoint is a privately held American company founded in 2012 by military veterans Yinon Weiss and Aaron Kletzing at Harvard Business School.[1] The company is a professional network serving the US military and its veterans, and has been called "LinkedIn for the military,"[2][3][4][5]. The community allows current military members and veterans to connect, explore career opportunities both inside and outside the military, and engage on topics important to the military.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Professional Networking |
Founded | 2012 |
Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts |
Key people | David Gowel (CEO) Yinon Weiss (Co-Founder) Aaron Kletzing (Co-Founder) |
Website | www.RallyPoint.com |
In April 2012, RallyPoint won $10,000 for placing as runner-up in the Harvard Business School Business Plan Competition[6] and on October 23, 2012, RallyPoint won $100,000 from MassChallenge after competing against over 1,300 other ventures.[7] The company raised private funding after both of these events.[8][9]
RallyPoint was launched out of the Harvard Innovation Lab at the Harvard Business School,[10] and is currently headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.