Found is a hiring platform that utilizes a game-based assessment to evaluate and match pre-assessed talent in sales, product management, and design with fast-growing tech companies. This approach eliminates irrelevant job alerts and tedious application processes, allowing candidates to receive targeted job pitches while maintaining control over their job search.
Funding
$2.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional job boards overwhelm candidates with irrelevant listings and require tedious application processes, leading to frustration and wasted time. Candidates lack control over which companies can contact them, and often receive generic, impersonal outreach.
Solution
Found is a curated hiring platform that uses a game-based assessment to match pre-vetted talent with fast-growing tech companies. Candidates complete a short assessment to showcase their skills and preferences, then receive targeted job pitches from companies that meet their criteria. This approach eliminates irrelevant job alerts and puts candidates in control of their job search, allowing them to receive personalized opportunities without the need for constant resume updates and applications. The platform also facilitates networking among peers in their field.
Target Audience
The primary target audience is experienced professionals in sales, product management, design, customer success, and software engineering roles who are seeking new opportunities at fast-growing tech companies.
Features
- Game-based assessment to evaluate skills and personality traits beyond traditional resumes
- Algorithm-driven matching that connects candidates with relevant job opportunities based on skills, experience, and preferences
- Candidate-controlled pitch process, allowing users to review company profiles and accept or decline interest
- Transparent salary information provided upfront in job pitches
- Networking features to connect with peers in the same field
- Anonymous profiles that protect candidate identity until they choose to reveal it