Clera

Clera is an AI talent agent that connects job seekers directly with hiring managers at startups instead of having them apply through job boards. It is free for candidates, since companies pay Clera a 15% success fee only when they make a hire. Clera watches 2,000+ open roles at 900+ startups and introduces a candidate only when a role genuinely fits what that person wants.

A candidate has a short conversation with Clera, by chat, WhatsApp, iMessage, or email, describing the role they want, their experience, and any dealbreakers. Clera reads every new open role against that conversation rather than matching on keywords, and introduces the candidate to the hiring manager directly, with context on who they are and why they fit, once a company agrees to meet. Matches for companies typically land within 24 hours.

Clera offers free tools without an account, including a salary calculator, an ELO score that rates a candidate's career on six signals, an AI resume review with line-by-line feedback, and a startup map of funded companies by city and industry. For companies, Clera sources and vets candidates, flags fake applicants using more than ten signals per person, and can be reached from Claude or ChatGPT through an MCP integration to search, shortlist, and request introductions.

Clera charges companies 15% of a hire's first-year base salary only when a hire is made through Clera, with no job-posting fees, subscriptions, or retainers; contract and fractional hires are charged 15% of total compensation across the first 12 months instead. Candidates can delete their account and data at any time by email, and a company never sees a candidate's profile until that candidate agrees to the specific introduction.

Use cases

• Getting introduced to startup hiring managers instead of cold-applying
• Checking resume quality and career standing before applying
• Sourcing and vetting candidates for a startup role