SeekOut’s core product, Talent-360, is an AI-powered talent search engine and analytics platform that builds 360-degree candidate profiles from hundreds of millions of public profiles, GitHub, papers, patents, referrals, alumni and ATS data. It uses natural-language processing and machine-learning to surface hard-to-find and diverse candidates, offers blind-hiring filters (e.g., name, photo, school) and delivers one-click access to contact information for recruiters. The company has broadened beyond technical hiring to general diversity sourcing and is emphasizing a new talent-optimization offering designed to improve retention and internal talent development. SeekOut reported 300% revenue growth over the prior year, putting ARR in the $25 million to $50 million range, and grew its customer base from 500 to more than 1,000 in 11 months. Headcount has tripled to about 120 and management expects it to triple again in 2022; the company is close to cash-flow break-even while continuing to invest in growth. Customers span technology, pharmaceutical, aerospace and defense, and banking, and include six of the ten most highly valued U.S. companies by market cap. Founded by former Microsoft executives in 2016, SeekOut pivoted from a messaging product in 2017 to focus on an AI-powered talent search engine (Talent-360) that builds profiles from public data, GitHub, papers, patents, referrals and ATS entries. The platform uses natural-language and machine-learning technologies to create 360-degree candidate views, supports blind-hiring features to reduce bias, and targets hard-to-find and diverse talent. As of January it served about 500 customers across industries and said it works with six of the 10 most highly valued U.S. companies by market cap. SeekOut has built a database with hundreds of millions of profiles and offers one-click access to contact information and analytics for recruiters. Since its $6M Series A in May 2019 the company says it has grown subscription ARR more than tenfold and has been profitable (cash-flow positive) each of the last two years. The company plans to use new capital to accelerate platform development and expand customer success, engineering, sales and marketing teams in Seattle, and to double its current headcount of about 50 over the next year. SeekOut offers an AI-powered search engine that uses natural-language processing and machine learning to scour public data and build 360-degree candidate profiles. The product expands talent pools beyond traditional sources by surfacing developers, engineers, and scientists who lack updated public profiles. It includes diversity filters and personalized messaging to help companies meet diversity hiring goals and reduce unconscious bias. SeekOut reports more than 75 enterprise customers across industries including technology, defense, finance, pharma, consumer packaged goods, and food & beverage. The company was launched in early 2018 and was founded by former Microsoft leaders Anoop Gupta (CEO) and Aravind Bala (CTO). Customer testimonials in the article cite rapid hiring outcomes and strong customer support, including success sourcing cleared engineering talent for defense customers.

Total raised

$186M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Jan 2022