WhyBrilliant offers Nova, an AI‑driven job‑matching service that scans over one million open roles across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and emails curated opportunities directly to candidates. Users tell Nova their preferences, and the platform automatically identifies relevant positions without the need for keyword searches or scrolling, while also facilitating introductions from hiring managers in its network. The service is free for job seekers and focuses on roles that align with their desired product ownership and tech stack.
Funding
€1M 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.
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Product
Problem
Job seekers in the DACH region often waste time scrolling through countless listings, guessing keywords, and dealing with recruiters who may not understand their personal motivations. Companies, meanwhile, struggle to find candidates whose values and working style truly align with their mission, leading to mismatched hires and turnover.
Solution
WhyBrilliant offers an AI‑driven career companion called Nova that converses with candidates to capture their professional goals, values, and preferred work style. Nova continuously scans over one million open positions across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, then emails curated matches that meet the candidate’s criteria, eliminating the need for manual searching. When a hiring manager in Nova’s network expresses interest, the platform delivers a consent‑based introduction, allowing candidates to decide whether to engage. The service is free for candidates, providing career coaching, salary benchmarking, and mock interviews at no cost. Companies gain access to highly personalized candidate profiles and only pay a success fee when a hire is made, ensuring alignment of incentives.
Target Audience
Primary users are mid‑career professionals in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland seeking roles that align with their personal mission, as well as tech‑focused companies in the DACH region looking for deeply aligned talent.
Features
- AI‑powered conversational onboarding that maps a candidate’s ikigai, values, and working style
- Daily automated scanning of 1M+ DACH job listings across startups, scale‑ups, and established firms
- Email delivery of precisely matched opportunities, removing the need for keyword searches or platform navigation
- Consent‑based introductions from hiring managers, bypassing traditional recruiter middlemen and screening calls
- Integrated career support tools: salary benchmarking, mock interviews, and personalized coaching
- Transparent, success‑based pricing model for companies (10% of first‑year base salary, with refunds for early departures)