Simplify

Simplify

Helping a billion people build their dream career

San Francisco
5 employees
AI
Seed · $4.3M

About Simplify

Simplify is building the AI-enabled infrastructure to power the next generation of hiring – reimagining how people discover and secure their next career opportunity. We believe that everyone deserves an all-star talent agent helping them plan, manage, and accomplish their career goals, no matter their background, location, or education.

Through our flagship product, Copilot, we've helped over 1M+ job seekers discover and apply to over 100 million jobs - and we've done this with a tight-knit team of just 7 people. We're rapidly expanding on both the candidate and recruiter fronts, focused on our vision of building a common app and personal AI agent for your career.

Backed by top-tier investors including Craft and YCombinator, we're a mission-driven team working to democratize the job search and disrupt the way hiring works today.

Company details

Team Size5
LocationSan Francisco
IndustryAI

Funding

Total raised

$4.3M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator
Craft Ventures
Soma Capital

Founders

Rushil Srivastava

Rushil Srivastava

CS @ Berkeley | Sneakerhead

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Michael Yan

Michael Yan

Founder & CEO of Simplify. Former engineer at Meta, dropped out of Stanford to found Simplify in 2020. Forbes 30 Under 30 (2023, Consumer Technology).

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Ethan Horoschak

Ethan Horoschak

Co-Founder of Simplify. Met Michael Yan at Stanford University freshman dorm.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.