SeekOut

SeekOut

AI-powered talent acquisition and management platform

Overview

SeekOut is a talent acquisition and management platform that uses artificial intelligence to help organizations find and keep the right people. How it works: it combines external candidate data with a company’s HR systems to build rich candidate profiles, then lets users search and filter by requirements like medical licenses, security clearances, and technical skills. It can identify skills gaps and help with workforce planning, while also offering a talent marketplace that enables employees to explore growth paths and internal opportunities. How it differs from competitors: it pulls from hundreds of millions of candidates and connects external data with a company’s internal data to improve sourcing, screening, and internal mobility, with features aimed at reducing bias and increasing diversity in hiring. What the company aims to do: enable faster, more accurate hiring and stronger talent retention by providing a single platform for sourcing, management, and internal development.

About SeekOut

Simplify's Rating
Why SeekOut is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$186M

Headquarters

Bellevue, Washington

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • Sean Thompson joined May 4, 2026 to push enterprise sales and acquisitions.
  • SeekOut says it serves over 750 customers and still has over $100 million cash.
  • Release notes through August 2026 show rapid shipping: AI interviewing, Workspaces, and Spot.

What critics are saying

  • SeekOut cut 7% in October 2023 and 30% in May 2024 after cash burn.
  • Anoop Gupta exits CEO on May 4, 2026, signaling a reset, not stability.
  • The market commoditizes fast; LinkedIn, HireEZ, and AI assistants can copy search workflows.

What makes SeekOut unique

  • SeekOut Spot launched in 2025, combining agentic AI and human recruiters.
  • SeekOut MCP in 2026 embeds sourcing inside ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot.
  • SeekOut indexes 1 billion profiles across GitHub, healthcare, academia, ATS, and internal talent.

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Funding

Total Funding

$186M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series C funding is usually for startups that are doing well and are looking for more money to fuel major growth, such as acquiring other companies, expanding into global markets, or launching new product lines. Investors typically include larger venture capital firms and private equity.
Series C Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$50M
$50M
Medium
$62M
SeatGeek
$100M
Oura
$115M
SeekOut

Benefits

Health, vision, & dental

Transportation subsidies

401k

Education budgets

Ability to work remote

Onsite parking

Snacks & lunches

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-4%
Associated Press
Apr 16th, 2026
SeekOut appoints Sean Thompson as CEO to scale agentic AI recruiting platform

SeekOut, an agentic AI recruiting platform, has appointed Sean Thompson as chief executive officer, effective 4 May 2026. Co-founder Anoop Gupta, who led the company since its 2017 founding, will transition to executive chairman. Thompson previously served as president and CEO of NAVEX, a global SaaS leader in governance, risk and compliance. He also held senior roles at SAP Ariba and Microsoft, and co-founded NLP and AI company Nuiku. SeekOut's platform includes SeekOut Spot, which pairs agentic AI with expert recruiters to deliver interview-ready candidates in under two weeks at 70% lower cost, and SeekOut Recruit, which provides AI-powered search across over one billion candidate profiles. The Bellevue, Washington-based company serves more than 750 customers and is backed by Tiger Global, Madrona and Mayfield.

HR TODAY
Jan 20th, 2025
Somya Mathur Appointed as Vice President, Talent Solutions & Customer Success at SeekOut

Somya Mathur appointed as Vice President, Talent Solutions & Customer Success at SeekOut.

ForexTV
Sep 11th, 2024
SeekOut Releases Talent Maturity Model to Help HR Teams Address Pressing Talent Challenges

BELLEVUE, Wash., Sept. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - SeekOut, the leading Talent Intelligence Platform, today announced the availability of its Talent Maturity Model.

Constellation Research
Aug 25th, 2024
Peraton's Cari Bohley: Why internal talent recruiting and retention is critical

She said Peraton had worked with SeekOut for a few years and expanded the contract when the company realized there was more power to find talent.

Hunt Scanlon Media
Jul 8th, 2024
Talent Intelligence Pioneer SeekOut Hires Katie Coupe as Interim Chief People Officer

SeekOut, a leading Talent Intelligence Platform, has appointed Katie Coupe as Interim Chief People Officer (CPO).

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