Swimm News
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Swimm expands leadership team with new R&D leader and two promotions
Swimm, an Israeli company specializing in continuous documentation, has appointed Eyal Ittah as its new VP of R&D. The company has also promoted Gal Barel to VP of Finance and Operations and Chen Mor Veiber to VP of Marketing. The appointments are expected to help Swimm reach more companies and developers. Eyal Ittah brings extensive experience from companies like SanDisk and ironSource. Swimm, founded in 2019, raised $27.6 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners. The companys technology assists developers in collaborating on code and improving team productivity.
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Swimm raises $27.6 million Series A led by Insight Partners
Israeli startup Swimm, a platform designed to assist engineers with coding, has raised $27.6 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Insight Partners, with participation from Dawn Capital, Pitango First, and TAU Ventures. Swimms platform simplifies the process of creating, finding, and maintaining relevant documentation as part of the existing development workflows. The influx of capital will allow Swimm to quickly scale its team to meet the challenges related to onboarding, communication, and knowledge sharing between team members.
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Pitango invests in startup of former Talpiot commander
Israeli startup Swimm has raised $5.7 million in a funding round led by Pitango First. The company aims to solve the problem of sharing information about codebase, which is a common bottleneck for R&D teams. Swimm provides tutorial-style documentation that is tightly coupled to a projects codebase, enabling continuous documentation. The founders of Swimm noticed this pain point while running Israel Tech Challenge, a high-tech academy. The funding will be used to build the codebase sharing platform and recruit additional R&D staff. The investors in the funding round include Pitango First, TAU Ventures, Axon Ventures, Fundfire, and a group of high-profile angel investors.
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Don't Let Your Engineers Sink: Engineer Onboarding that Sticks
The article discusses the importance of effective engineer onboarding, particularly in a remote setting. It highlights the key steps taken by Swimm, a company that recently hired new engineers, to ensure successful onboarding. The article emphasizes the significance of providing the right context, setting up the development environment, and learning by doing. Swimm implemented a streamlined set of coding tasks and provided automated hints and tips to help new hires become familiar with the codebase. Regular touch base sessions and feedback collection were also part of the onboarding process. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of planning meticulously, engaging new hires, and continuously improving the onboarding process.
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