LinkedIn · Jan 2026
Rami Ghanem described Candid as a private talent platform for exceptional people and said he was opening a small number of invites.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Candid is an early-stage, founder-led embedded hiring partner that uses AI agents to source, outreach, and schedule candidates for hard-to-fill engineering, product, design, and go-to-market roles.
Primary product
AI agents for embedded hiring / recruiting
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
HR Tech
Sub-industry
Embedded recruiting / AI hiring automation
Offices
5 jobs at Candid
Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3.5M
Latest round
Early Stage VC · Mar 2025
Latest amount
$3M
Mar 2025
Jan 2025 · Y Combinator
Jan 2025 · Y Combinator
Leadership
Founder
Investors
Early-stage, founder-led, high-urgency hiring team; public signals emphasize in-person San Francisco hiring and high-bar hard-to-fill roles.
Work style
Onsite
Compensation
Public hiring post advertised a Founding Engineer at $250k-$300k plus 2-5% equity and a Talent Engineer at $200k-$250k plus 1-3% equity, both SF-only and in-person.
Pricing
$500/month per role plus a 15% success fee
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
LinkedIn · Jan 2026
Rami Ghanem described Candid as a private talent platform for exceptional people and said he was opening a small number of invites.
LinkedIn · Jan 2026
Candid launched a talent scout program that rewards scouts who refer top talent when their referrals get placed.
LinkedIn · Jan 2026
Founder Rami Ghanem posted that he is hiring at Candid, calling out a Founding Engineer and a Talent Engineer, both SF-only and in-person, with compensation ranges and equity.
Reforgers
Third-party profile describing Candid as a 2025-founded B2B talent-acquisition platform and a Winter 2025 Y Combinator participant.