How an AI Talent Agent Moved Recruiting Into Messages

Clera is an AI talent agent that represents job candidates rather than employers, gathering their experience, preferences, and dealbreakers to introduce them to suitable startups while charging companies only when they hire. Founded by Sebastian Scott, Alexander Farr, and Daniel Wintermeyer, whose experience in recruiting, engineering, and marketplaces shaped their view that traditional hiring poorly matches people and companies, Clera initially used AI interviews but abandoned them after finding they discouraged strong candidates. The company instead communicates through familiar channels including email, WhatsApp, and especially iMessage, using Linq as its infrastructure, to reduce friction and reach candidates where they are most responsive. Built while its founders and early team worked across Latin America to align with US time zones, Clera has grown to represent 172,686 candidates and aims to reach one million within a year. Its longer-term premise is that better access to relevant founders, companies, and opportunities, supported by AI-driven understanding of candidate and employer needs, can make hiring introductions more effective.

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