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YC Recruiting and Talent companies

76 Y Combinator companies in Recruiting and Talent, with team size, growth, open roles and funding.

Updated weekly, last on November 9, 2026. Roster from Y Combinator's public directory.

Hiring the mostlast 60 days
14 roles
FountainS15
  1. 2HireArt8
  2. 3HackerRank3
See all 9
Fastest growingteam, 6 months
+96%
SpottW25
  1. 2Juicebox+70%
  2. 3Standout+60%
See all 18
Shrinkingteam, 12 months
−19%
Reclaim ProtocolW21
  1. 2Dealls, Jobs & Mentoring−13%
  2. 3Landed−5%
See all 4
Raised the mostlast 12 months
$80M
JuiceboxS22
  1. 2Humanly$25M
  2. 3Spott$21M
See all 4
Companies
76
Active
44
Hiring, last 60 days
11
Open roles, 60 days
125
People on these teams
14,779
Showing 50 of 76 companies
CompanyBatchTeam6 mo12 moOpen rolesTotal raisedLast round
A flexible work app that connects businesses with hourly workers.
S152,747+7%+16%2$148MSeries D$60M, May 2023
Change the world to value skills over pedigree
S112,231+4%+14%3$103MSeries D$60M, Mar 2022
We train AI engineers and connect them with companies.
S20877+1%+2%0$11.8MSeries A$10M, May 2022
Indonesia's #1 ATS & Job Portal to match top talents & companies
W22838−8%−13%0Pre-seedMar 2022
Bluecrew is a web based staffing agency.
S15Acquired620+4%+10%0$3.2MUndisclosed round$2.5M, Jan 2017
All-in-one recruiting platform that empowers hiring excellence in…
W19580+31%+73%56$120MSeries D$50M, Jul 2025
Talent engagement platform
S17Acquired5070%+7%0
We help US tech companies hire and manage software engineers in LATAM
W214450%+9%0$18MSeries A$5M, Jan 2023
High volume hiring made simple
S15425+2%+5%14$219MSeries C$100M, Jun 2022
AI recruiter for India's massive blue-collar workforce
S19362+3%+1%1$18MUndisclosed round$10M, Jul 2025
W18Inactive328−4%−12%0$87.8MSeed$40M, Mar 2024
Gives businesses everything needed to hire & manage W2 contractors.
W12308+8%+22%8$33.5MSeries B$26.3M, Jul 2022
Plan, communicate, and benchmark your compensation in real-time.
S20304+6%+13%YC$163MSeries C$100M, Jun 2022
AI recruiter that runs outbound sourcing campaigns to find top talent
W21266+38%+62%YC$2.2MSeed$2.2M, Aug 2023
The Muse is values-based job search & hiring for 7M+ monthly
W12Inactive2390%+3%0$39.7MUndisclosed round$8M, Sep 2022
Headstart uses Machine Learning to help companies decide on who to…
S17Acquired220−2%−2%0$16.6MSeed$5M, Sep 2019
Talent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM
S12Acquired206+6%+9%0$123MPrivate equity$50M, Jan 2022
AI Agents for Recruiting
S22158+70%+187%33$116MSeries B$80M, Mar 2026
We empower the world’s hiring teams to grow engaged, high-performing…
W2086+12%+19%2$55.2MSeries B$25M, Apr 2026
Career advancement for Black, Latinx & Native American professionals.
S15Acquired83+12%+15%0$11.9MSeries A$7.5M, Sep 2017
Helping great teams hire better frontline workers, faster.
W1970+4%−1%0$13MSeries A$11M, Feb 2022
Staff management software for retail, manufacturing and hospitality
S19Inactive66+8%+27%0$230KYC investment$150K, Aug 2019
AI hiring platform powered by expert recruiters
W2562+13%+130%0$2.8MSeed$2.3M, May 2026
The talent platform for legal
S1962 +5%0$19.8MSeries A$5M, May 2025
EOR for the staffing industry
W19Acquired51+9%+6%0SeedMar 2019
AI-native ATS/CRM for recruiting firms
W2547+96%+327%2$24.2MSeries A$21M, Sep 2026
Alex is the AI recruiter for hiring great people.
W2447+4%+31%3$20.5MSeries A$17M, Sep 2025
Generative AI for frontline worker hiring
W1939−2%−5%YC$8.4MSeed$7M, Apr 2022
Hire Fractional Marketing + Design Talent
W2137−5% YC$3MSeed$2M, Jul 2021
The Computer Science Proficiency Assessment (CSPA™) is a…
S18Acquired34+3%+3%0$1.6MSeed$1.5M, Sep 2018
Peer-to-peer mentorships through income-share agreements.
W18Inactive29−12%−17%0$120KYC investment$120K, Jan 2018
Your 24/7 AI Recruiter
S2328+4%+27%0$2MSeed$1.5M, Jan 2025
A talent acquisition software built for data-driven recruiting teams.
W2026−4%+8%1$1.9MYC investment$150K, Mar 2020
Education, Employment, Loyalty verification. Global & Compliant.
W2121−12%−19%0
AI-native recruiting agency
X2620  0$500KYC investment$500K, Dec 2025
ModernLoop helps teams automate and streamline recruiting operations
W2119  0$12.1MSeries A$9M, Aug 2022
Help high-growth tech companies hire strong engineers
S22Acquired17 −11%0$500KYC investment$500K, Jan 2023
Helping restaurant employers find & hire better employees faster
W15Acquired17−6%−15%0$2MPrivate equity$400K, Jan 2021
Agentic hiring marketplace
X2616+60% YC$500KYC investment$500K, May 2026
We make it easy for startups to hire engineers.
W18Acquired120%+9%0
Next Gen ATS/CRM for Modern Recruitment Agencies
S21110%−15%YC$3.4MSeed$2.3M, Feb 2023
Talent AI improving quality of hire
W19Acquired110%+10%0$19.5MSeries A$17M, Dec 2021
Intelligent technical hiring.
S15Acquired100%+11%0$48.1MSeries B$35M, Apr 2019
We make engineering interviewing look more like real work.
S199−10% 0$150KYC investment$150K, Aug 2019
LinkedIn for agents
S266  YC$500KYC investment$500K, Jun 2026
An assessment tool that evaluates people to predict future success
W1960%0%0$150KSeed$150K, Jun 2022
The AI-native Recruiting OS
W265  0$500KYC investment$500K, Jan 2026
Predict job applicant performance for entry-level support roles
W17Acquired50%−29%0$1MSeed$1M, Aug 2017
On-demand labour that's actually good
W224  0$1.5MSeed$1.5M, Sep 2022
Hire amazing engineers by seeing how they use AI
W253  0Pre-seedJan 2025

How this works

1. The roster

Every launched company in YC's public directory, with its batch, status, industry and location. New companies show up the week YC lists them.

2. The numbers

Each company is matched to Crustdata by its website. Crustdata adds team size and its change over 6 and 12 months, open roles from job postings, reported funding, and founders' past employers.

3. The lists

Hiring the most counts distinct roles posted in the last 60 days. Growth needs 10+ people today, shrinking 20+ a year ago, so tiny teams do not top the lists. Rebuilt every week.

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The numbers on this page come from three Crustdata API calls. Crustdata tags 5,000+ companies with Y Combinator as an investor; swap the filter for any investor, industry or headcount range and track your own list, with founders' work emails one call away.

  • Company search for team size, growth and funding
  • Job search with a count by company, for who is hiring and for what
  • A watch that re-runs the search weekly and sends only what changed
# 1. every company with Y Combinator as an investor
curl https://api.crustdata.com/company/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
    "filters": { "field": "funding.investors",
                 "type": "in", "value": ["Y Combinator"] },
    "fields": ["basic_info.name",
      "headcount.total", "headcount.growth_percent",
      "funding.total_investment_usd"],
    "limit": 100
  }'

# 2. open listings per company, last 60 days (limit 0 = counts only)
curl https://api.crustdata.com/job/search \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $CRUSTDATA_API_KEY" \
  -H "x-api-version: 2025-11-01" \
  -d '{
  "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
    { "field": "company.basic_info.company_id",
      "type": "in", "value": [...] },
    { "field": "metadata.date_added",
      "type": "=>", "value": "2026-08-24" } ]},
  "limit": 0,
  "aggregations": [{ "type": "group_by",
    "field": "company.basic_info.company_id", "agg": "count" }]
}'

# 3. the same company filter as a weekly watch: POST /watch/company/search

Questions about YC Recruiting and Talent companies

How many YC Recruiting and Talent companies are there?

76 Y Combinator companies are in Recruiting and Talent; 44 are active.

Which YC Recruiting and Talent companies are hiring?

11 companies posted roles in the last 60 days, led by Fountain (14 roles), HireArt (8 roles) and HackerRank (3 roles). 15 mark themselves as hiring on YC's directory.

Which YC Recruiting and Talent companies are growing fastest?

By team growth over 6 months (10+ people): Spott (+96%), Juicebox (+70%) and Standout (+60%).

Which YC Recruiting and Talent companies raised the most?

Largest latest rounds in the last 12 months, after their YC batch: Juicebox ($80M), Humanly ($25M) and Spott ($21M).

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