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YC Recruiting and Talent Companies
76 Y Combinator recruiting and talent startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.
76
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58
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11
Acquired
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26 companies
Company | Batch | Description | Status | Location | Team | Site | Founders | Reveal |
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Key Values | W18 | Helping software developers find teams that share their values. | Active | — | 1 | Lynne Tye | Reveal | |
Torch | W18 | Torch is a learning and development company that helps employers manage and measure employee growth at scale. Customers can draw from a pool of over 6000 mentors and coaches to pair with high performers and new managers at any layer of the organization. Torch was founded by a team of executive coaches and experienced psychologists who are passionate about helping all professionals perform at their highest level. Torch is on a mission to empower managers to thrive in high growth, high-performance cultures by building the self-awareness and skills required to manage and lead effectively. | Inactive | San Francisco, CA, USA | 130 | Cameron Yarbrough, Keegan Walden | Reveal | |
YouTeam | W18 | We make it easy for startups to hire engineers. | Acquired | San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA | 34 | Yura Riphyak, Anton Mishchenko, Nikita V | Reveal | |
Loop Support | W17 | Predict job applicant performance for entry-level support roles | Acquired | San Francisco, CA, USA | 7 | Dean Yim, Paul Gut | Reveal | |
HireArt | W12 | Gives businesses everything needed to hire & manage W2 contractors. | Active | New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA | 90 | Nicholas Sedlet, Dain Lewis | Reveal | |
The Muse | W12 | The Muse is values-based job search & hiring for 7M+ monthly | Inactive | New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA | 60 | Kathryn Minshew, Alex Cavoulacos, Melissa Quino McCreery | Reveal | |
Alana | S19 | Staff management software for retail, manufacturing and hospitality | Inactive | Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico | 14 | Daniel Bernardez, Rafael León, Ignacio Martinez | Reveal | |
Dover | S19 | Your startup's all-in-one recruiting solution | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote | 12 | George Carollo, Anvisha Pai | Reveal | |
Flo Recruit | S19 | We help law firms hire the best legal talent faster | Active | Austin, TX, USA | 50 | Katherine Allen | Reveal | |
Hatchways | S19 | We make engineering interviewing look more like real work. | Active | Toronto, ON, Canada | 8 | Shums Kassam, Jaclyn Ling | Reveal | |
Hatchways | S19 | We make engineering interviewing look more like real work. | Active | Toronto, ON, Canada | 8 | Shums Kassam, Jaclyn Ling | Reveal | |
Vahan | S19 | AI recruiter for India's massive blue-collar workforce | Active | Bengaluru, KA, India | 85 | Madhav Krishna | Reveal | |
10 By 10 | S17 | 10by10 is a unique marketplace in the recruiting agency industry for… | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 5 | April Chang, Robert Bartruff | Reveal | |
Candidately | S17 | The digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams. | Active | New York City, NY, USA; Remote | 9 | Jan Alexander Jedlinski, Benjamin Bartakovics, Daniel Bartakovics, Michael Ströck | Reveal | |
Candidately | S17 | The digital storefront for staffing and recruiting teams. | Active | New York, NY, USA | 9 | Jan Alexander Jedlinski, Benjamin Bartakovics, Daniel Bartakovics, Michael Ströck | Reveal | |
Gem | S17 | Talent engagement platform | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 200 | Steven Bartel, Nick Bushak | Reveal | |
Gem | S17 | Talent engagement platform | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 200 | Steven Bartel | Reveal | |
Fountain | S15 | High volume hiring made simple | Active | Seoul, Seoul, South Korea; San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote | 200 | Keith Ryu, Jeremy Cai | Reveal | |
Instawork | S15 | A flexible work app that connects businesses with hourly workers. | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 500 | Sumir Meghani, Saureen Shah | Reveal | |
Jopwell | S15 | Career advancement for Black, Latinx & Native American professionals. | Acquired | New York, NY, USA | 50 | Porter Braswell, Ryan Williams | Reveal | |
UserGems | S14 | AI-powered sales solution based on your best customers | Active | Austria | 60 | Christian Kletzl, Stephan Kletzl | Reveal | |
Lever | S12 | Talent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM | Acquired | San Francisco, CA, USA | 225 | Nate Smith, Sarah Nahm, Brian Noguchi | Reveal | |
Lever | S12 | Talent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM | Acquired | San Francisco, CA, USA | 225 | Nate Smith, Sarah Nahm, Brian Noguchi | Reveal | |
Lever | S12 | Talent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM | Acquired | San Francisco, CA, USA | 225 | Nate Smith, Sarah Nahm, Brian Noguchi | Reveal | |
HackerRank | S11 | Change the world to value skills over pedigree | Active | San Francisco, CA, USA | 300 | Vivek Ravisankar, Harishankaran | Reveal | |
Job Alchemist | S08 | — | Inactive | — | 0 | Luke Groesbeck, Loc Ngo, Ben Wong | Reveal |
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About YC Recruiting and Talent Companies
Y Combinator has funded 76 recruiting and talent companies since its founding in 2005. These startups span from early-stage pre-launch to publicly traded companies, making YC one of the most prolific backers of recruiting and talent innovation globally.
58 of these companies are currently active. 11 have been acquired. VCBacked tracks verified founder contact information, team sizes, and company status for every YC recruiting and talent startup.
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