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Perfectly

Active · The AI-native Recruiting OS

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
8signal of 100 · rising 8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6

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Competitors

AIPrismShared: recruiting, native, agentYC X26LondonStartup →AIArcimusShared: recruiting, candidateYC S23New York CityStartup →OtherAcquiredGemShared: entire recruitingYC S17San FranciscoStartup →AI10 By 10Shared: recruiting, candidateYC S17San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Perfectly
Company
PrismShared: recruiting, native, agentYC X26ActiveAI
ArcimusShared: recruiting, candidateYC S23ActiveAI
GemShared: entire recruitingYC S17AcquiredOther
10 By 10Shared: recruiting, candidateYC S17ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherRegulusTechnologiesShared: recruiting500 Global 2017JapanStartup →OtherModernLoopShared: recruiting, candidate, automateYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AILightscreen AIShared: recruiting, candidate, interviewYC F24San FranciscoStartup →OtherHireSweetShared: recruitingYC W20ParisStartup →AICandidatelyShared: recruiting, candidate, sourcingYC S17New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Perfectly
Company
RegulusTechnologiesShared: recruiting500 Global 2017Not statedOther
ModernLoopShared: recruiting, candidate, automateYC W21ActiveOther
Lightscreen AIShared: recruiting, candidate, interviewYC F24ActiveAI
HireSweetShared: recruitingYC W20ActiveOther
CandidatelyShared: recruiting, candidate, sourcingYC S17ActiveAI

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All of W26
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Company
/dev/fast/dev/fast is the AI-native code forgeteam of 4ActiveAI, Devtools
10x ScienceThe AI-native platform for next-generation protein characterization.team of 5hiringActiveAI
21stUI building blocks for the agentic internetteam of 3ActiveAI, Devtools
AemonThe Forward-Deployed AI Research Engineerteam of 3hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Agentic FabriqThe control plane for AI agents.team of 2ActiveAI
Alt-XBuilding the best venue for private markets exposure.team of 2ActiveAI, Data

Founders

  • Victor LuoFounder/CEO
  • Zhuang (Gary) LuoFounder/CTO
  • Huimin XieFounder

About Perfectly

Perfectly is the first AI-native Recruiting OS. Since starting YC, we’re already helping top startups like Giga, Corgi, LlamaIndex, Porter, and dozens more hire faster. We’re seeing: -> 4× faster hiring -> 10× candidate volume -> 2× higher interview pass rates Behind the scenes, it’s even more impressive: -> 20x higher recruiting efficiency: from 20 hours to 1 hour -> 250% higher candidate interview retention We automate the entire recruiting function: sourcing, outreach, screening, and qualification. Interview ready candidates just show up in Slack. We recently launched our recruiting agent Paul that provides each candidate white glove treatment so they're closed even before your offer call Hiring should work like a recommendation system. Learn more now at perfectly.so

YC batch
W26 · Winter 2026
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
4
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
13h ago

Perfectly in W26: 199 companies, 81% AI

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Perfectly: questions

Which YC batch was Perfectly in?

Perfectly was in Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch (W26).

Is Perfectly still active?

Y Combinator lists Perfectly as active.

Who founded Perfectly?

Perfectly's founders, as listed on its YC page: Victor Luo (Founder/CEO), Zhuang (Gary) Luo (Founder/CTO), Huimin Xie (Founder).

Where is Perfectly based?

Perfectly lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.