Quild #38: BrightHire

Win at hiring

This is the Quild daily, highlighting one early-stage startup that has statistically significant signals of becoming a unicorn.

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BrightHire is the first interview intelligence platform, transforming how the world's fastest-growing companies scale by making the hiring process better, faster, more equitable, and above all human. 

Founders: Benjamin (CEO), Theodore (CRO)

Signals:

1. Venture-backed experience

   • Benjamin led business operations at Enigma Technologies (funded by NEA) and Sailthru (funded by Benchmark and Scale Venture)

2. Top company alumni

   • Theodore sold products at LinkedIn for over 6 years

3. Top university alumni

   • Benjamin graduated from Cornell University (BS) and New York University (MBA)

   • Theodore graduated from Harvard University (AB, MBA)

4. Fast team growth

   • Grew 1.8x YoY to 61 employees

   • And hiring a bunch more

5. Accelerated financing

   • Announced seed in 2020, series A and series B in 2021

6. Midas list investors

   • Index led series A

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Till tomorrow, Kenn