Return investor Comcast Ventures was among the backers in a Lumia Capital-led round that increased the recruitment marketplace's total funding to about $73m.

Hired.com, the US-based online employment marketplace that counts mass media group Comcast as an investor, has raised $40m in a series C round led by venture capital firm Lumia Capital.

Although Hired did not disclose the other investors in the round, Silicon Vallley Business Journal reports they included Comcast Ventures, which acts as Comcast’s corporate venturing arm, as well as Crosslink Capital, Sierra Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

Founded in 2012, Hired runs an online platform that links employers with…