Tremendous · Apr 2026
Investor write-up describing Perfectly's recruiting approach, recommendation engine, early customer traction, and positioning in YC's network.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
Overview
Perfectly AI Inc. is a YC W26, AI-native recruiting agency / recruiting OS for high-growth startups. It automates candidate sourcing, outreach, screening, and interview coordination through an employer-facing agent called Paul, and also offers a candidate-facing product called Parker.
Primary product
AI-native recruiting agency / recruiting OS (Paul) for sourcing, screening, and scheduling candidates
Founded
2025
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
AI recruiting / recruiting software
Offices
Mountain View, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States (shared office near South Park)
Business model
AI-native recruiting agency
contingency/performance-based recruiting
software-enabled recruiting services
Funding
Stage
Seed / early-stage VC
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Early Stage VC · Apr 2026
Apr 2026 · Lobster Capital
Jan 2026 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
CEO and Co-Founder
CTO and Co-Founder
Co-Founder & CAIO
Investors
Work & culture
Product & market
Pricing
Performance-based recruiting / pay-per-search or pay-only-on-fill, described as roughly half the cost of a traditional sourcer
Differentiators
- —AI-native recruiting OS instead of a generic ATS or sourcing tool
- —Deep intake and preference calibration before sourcing begins
- —Recommendation-system-based candidate matching
- —Candidate feedback loop with 'infinite memory'
- —Multi-channel outreach across LinkedIn, email, text, iMessage, and WhatsApp
- —Interview-ready candidates delivered into Slack
- —Founder-led forward-deployed setup for new customers
- —Claimed 4x faster hiring and 2x higher interview pass rates
- —About 50% cheaper than traditional sourcers
Technology
Recommendation systems
Machine learning
Agentic AI
Slack integration
LinkedIn outreach
Email outreach
Text/SMS outreach
iMessage
WhatsApp
Typeform
Calendly
Customers
Giga
Corgi
LlamaIndex
Porter
Metaview
Competitors
Juicebox
Paraform
Dover
Ashby
Robert Half
Scale & contact
Latest news
Lobster Capital · Apr 2026
Investor update noting Perfectly as one of Lobster Capital's new positions, supporting the company's investor list.
MakerStack · Mar 2026
Third-party review describing Perfectly's pricing model, Slack-native workflow, customer fit, and early traction claims.
Hiretop · Jan 2026
Third-party profile of Perfectly as a YC Winter 2026 AI-native recruiting operating system, describing the founding team, recruiting workflow, and product positioning.
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