Shortlists is an AI‑native recruiting platform that combines CRM, ATS, and business‑development radar into a single tool for solo recruiters and small agencies. Its AI automatically finds opportunities, scores candidates, generates outreach messages and reports, and alerts users to funding rounds or senior hires before jobs are posted, reducing the need for multiple legacy tools and cutting admin time.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Recruiters at solo firms and small agencies must juggle multiple disconnected tools—CRMs, ATSs, enrichment services, and spreadsheets—to manage candidates, clients, and business development, leading to high monthly software costs, manual admin work, and missed early hiring signals.
Solution
Shortlists delivers an AI‑native recruiting platform that unifies CRM, ATS, and business‑development radar in a single application designed for 1‑5 desk teams. The system automatically surfaces funding events, senior hires, and leavers to alert recruiters before jobs are posted, scores candidates, drafts outreach, and logs activities. Integrated AI features such as real‑time call transcription, note generation, and email drafting reduce admin time, while a Chrome extension enables one‑click candidate and contact enrichment from any web page. All features are included in a flat monthly price, with free data migration, GDPR and SOC 2 compliance, and a rapid one‑week development cycle for new requests.
Target Audience
Shortlists targets solo recruiters and small recruitment agencies (1–5 desks) that need an integrated, low‑admin solution for candidate and client management, business development, and early‑stage hiring intelligence.
Features
- Unified pipeline combining candidates, clients, jobs, and placements with custom recruitment stages
- AI Notetaker that joins Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet calls, transcribes, extracts key details, and drafts follow‑up emails
- BD Radar that monitors job boards and company signals (funding rounds, VP hires, senior leavers) and auto‑generates outreach
- Client portal providing live, branded access to pipeline status, feedback, and AI‑generated progress reports
- One‑click Chrome extension for instant candidate/contact capture and enrichment from any website
- Mail merge and outreach sequencing with personalization tokens, open/click tracking, and automated follow‑ups
- Revenue dashboard with real‑time KPIs, AI‑driven daily briefings, and exportable reports
- Built‑in compliance (GDPR, SOC 2) and EU‑hosted data with full exportability