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Sourceress is an AI recruiter that is reinventing how people find jobs. With tailor-made machine learning models, we rigorously define what a company is look...
Sourceress has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Sourceress.
Sourceress was founded in 2017 by Kanjun Qiu (Founder/CEO) and Josh Albrecht (Founder).
Sourceress has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Sourceress is an AI recruiter that is reinventing how people find jobs. With tailor-made machine learning models, we rigorously define what a company is looking for in a role, identify great candidates, and engage candidates with highly personalized introductions. Our process creates a stream of interested candidates that hiring managers are excited about more than 85% of the time.
Sourceress was founded in 2017 by Kanjun Qiu (Founder/CEO) and Josh Albrecht (Founder).
Sourceress has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Sourceress's investors include Accel, Basis Set Ventures, B Capital Group, Blacktop Capital, G20 Ventures, GreaterGoodSociety, Greylock, Oren Yunger, Obvious Ventures, REMUS Capital, S28 Capital, Sapphire Ventures.
Key people at Sourceress.
Sourceress is an AI-driven recruitment platform that uses tailor-made machine learning models to transform how companies find and engage job candidates. It rigorously defines the specific requirements of each role for a company, identifies highly qualified candidates, and reaches out with personalized introductions, resulting in over 85% of hiring managers finding the candidate streams compelling. The platform primarily serves B2B companies seeking engineering, product, and design talent, helping them streamline hiring and secure specialized candidates efficiently. Sourceress’s mission is to accelerate human progress by connecting people with meaningful jobs, backed by $3.5 million in funding from notable investors including Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and OpenAI researchers[1][2][3].
Founded in 2016 by Josh Albrecht and Kanjun Qiu, Sourceress emerged from the founders’ vision to reinvent recruitment through AI. Based in San Francisco, the company evolved by focusing on custom machine learning models that deeply understand company needs rather than relying on generic search algorithms. Early traction came from successfully delivering highly personalized candidate pipelines that excited hiring managers, validating their approach and attracting significant investment from top-tier venture firms and AI experts[3][4].
Sourceress rides the wave of AI-driven automation and personalization in recruitment, a sector increasingly critical as companies compete for top technical talent. The timing is favorable due to the growing complexity of hiring specialized roles and the inefficiencies of traditional recruiting methods. Market forces such as talent shortages, remote work expansion, and the need for faster, data-driven hiring decisions amplify the demand for AI-powered sourcing solutions. By improving candidate quality and engagement, Sourceress influences the broader ecosystem by setting new standards for recruitment efficiency and candidate experience[1][2].
Looking ahead, Sourceress is well-positioned to expand its impact by refining its AI models and broadening its client base across more industries and geographies. Trends such as increased adoption of AI in HR tech, demand for diversity and inclusion in hiring, and integration with broader talent management platforms will shape its evolution. As AI recruitment becomes mainstream, Sourceress’s personalized, machine learning-driven approach could become a benchmark for how companies attract and retain talent, further accelerating its mission to connect people with meaningful work[1][2][3].
Sourceress has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in November 2017.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2017 | $4.0M Seed | Accel, Basis Set Ventures, B Capital Group, Blacktop Capital, G20 Ventures, GreaterGoodSociety, Greylock, Oren Yunger, Obvious Ventures, REMUS Capital, S28 Capital, Sapphire Ventures, Signal Peak Ventures, Silicon Valley Connect, South Park Commons, Team8, Tekton Ventures, TY, WndrCo LLC, XFactor Ventures, Aaron Levie, Adam Goldstein, Alice Lloyd George, Arash Ferdowsi, George Hu, Greg Brockman, Ramez Naam |