Clera is an AI talent agent that represents job candidates rather than employers, inverting the usual recruiting model. Candidates tell Clera what they want in a short conversation — role, stage, compensation, location, dealbreakers — and the agent matches them against a network of 600+ venture-backed startups and makes a warm introduction directly to the founder or hiring manager, with context on why the person fits. There is no application, resume tailoring or cold outreach; the agent also preps candidates before interviews, follows up afterwards and helps navigate offers. It operates over email, iMessage and WhatsApp. The service is free to candidates, with hiring companies paying a placement fee. Founded in 2025 by Sebastian Scott (CEO), Alexander Farr (COO) and Daniel Wintermeyer (CTO) — who started the company while working out of hacker houses across Latin America before relocating to San Francisco — Clera announced a $3M pre-seed led by 1984 Ventures on April 28, 2026. At announcement it reported 80,000+ candidates represented across the US and Europe and more than $1M in annualized revenue within months of launch; its site reported roughly 161,000 people represented and an 8-day average time to first interview as of August 2026. It placed 1st Product of the Day and 2nd Product of the Week on Product Hunt.

Company Profile

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Products

• AI talent agent for candidates (conversational role matching over email, iMessage and WhatsApp)
• Warm introductions to founders and hiring managers at venture-backed startups
• Interview prep, follow-up and offer-negotiation support
• Employer-side sourcing: matched candidate intros in place of an application pipeline
• Startup jobs marketplace and company profiles

Competitors

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