Founded in 2024 and backed by Y Combinator (W25) with a $3.2M seed round, Spott is an AI-native ATS and CRM built specifically for recruiting and staffing agencies. The team has been building for about a year and a half and commercially live for roughly 6 months, but we demoed the platform and came away impressed by the depth of what they’ve shipped. They’re also opening a US office in July 2026, signaling serious intent to grow beyond their current UK and Benelux base.

During our demo, the standout was how tightly everything connects. Calls, LinkedIn messages, WhatsApp conversations, and emails all flow into a single inbox and automatically link to the correct candidate or company record. The built-in notetaker transcribed our session in real time, and the same feature feeds data back into candidate profiles to suggest field updates. We especially liked that recruiters can accept or reject those AI suggestions, keeping humans in the loop. There’s also an Asana-like task system where you type in natural language and Spott auto-links to the right records.

The AI matching tool also stood out. Rather than relying on Boolean strings, Spott ranks your entire candidate database against job criteria using semantic search and provides a natural language explanation for each match, so you see exactly why the system flagged someone as a fit.

Unlike Bullhorn or Vincere, where AI feels layered onto legacy architecture, Spott’s matching is native to how the database works. New features ship every Friday. That said, Spott is still early: the integration list is shorter than established competitors, there’s no payroll or invoicing yet, and the independent review record is thin.