Colare raises $2.5M to help firms vet engineering candidates with advanced simulations

Engineering hiring startup Colare announced $2.5 million in pre-seed funding for its simulation-based candidate assessment platform, targeting hardware-focused industries.

• Afore Capital, Garage Capital and Acadian Ventures participated in Colare’s $2.5 million pre-seed round.· 2 sources
• The platform assesses candidates through simulated engineering tasks, including computer-aided design, circuit-board design and thermal analysis.· 2 sources
• Colare says it serves customers ranging from startups to large aerospace manufacturers, and that about half its customers are in aerospace and defense.· 2 sources