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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Ashby: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby.md",
  "title": "Ashby: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Ashby is on the AI hiring software map. We record 6 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated June 29, 2026.",
  "period": "July 22, 2025 to June 29, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
  "company": {
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    "slug": "ashby",
    "name": "Ashby",
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    "site": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/",
    "summary": "\"What an ATS should be.\" Ashby sells an all-in-one recruiting platform (ATS, CRM, scheduling, analytics) to startups through enterprises, with \"AI embedded in every layer.\" AI reviews applications against recruiter-set criteria, flags fraudulent applicants, records and summarizes interviews, rediscovers past candidates, and runs custom agents through Ashby Assistant. An AI Interviewer from the Talent Llama acquisition is in private beta. Ashby also sells Ashby Analytics on top of other ATSs.",
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    "status": "active",
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    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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    "merged_into": null,
    "category_names": [
      "Applicant tracking systems"
    ]
  },
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  "undated_launches": 0,
  "launches_data_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/data/launches.json",
  "count": 0,
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  "summary": {
    "text": "\"What an ATS should be.\" Ashby sells an all-in-one recruiting platform (ATS, CRM, scheduling, analytics) to startups through enterprises, with \"AI embedded in every layer.\" AI reviews applications against recruiter-set criteria, flags fraudulent applicants, records and summarizes interviews, rediscovers past candidates, and runs custom agents through Ashby Assistant. An AI Interviewer from the Talent Llama acquisition is in private beta. Ashby also sells Ashby Analytics on top of other ATSs.",
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      "title": "The AI hiring software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby",
      "section": "companies",
      "name": "Ashby",
      "site": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/",
      "category": "Applicant tracking systems",
      "what": "\"What an ATS should be.\" Ashby sells an all-in-one recruiting platform (ATS, CRM, scheduling, analytics) to startups through enterprises, with \"AI embedded in every layer.\" AI reviews applications against recruiter-set criteria, flags fraudulent applicants, records and summarizes interviews, rediscovers past candidates, and runs custom agents through Ashby Assistant. An AI Interviewer from the Talent Llama acquisition is in private beta. Ashby also sells Ashby Analytics on top of other ATSs.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "ashbyhq.com",
        "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/"
      },
      "price": "Published: All-In-One Foundations $400/month up to 100 employees; Plus and Enterprise priced by size and usage. AI credits included per plan power application review, fraud detection and talent rediscovery; AI Notetaker is a paid add-on.",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
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          "Named agents",
          "AI interviews",
          "AI analytics",
          "Assistant",
          "Fraud and identity",
          "Screening and ranking",
          "MCP and agent APIs",
          "Interview notes",
          "Rediscovery",
          "Scheduling",
          "AI sourcing"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 2,
      "scale": "Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (Ashby says customers grew from 2,400 to over 4,400 in the year to May 2026 and revenue grew over 100%; $50M Series D in July 2025.)",
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          "name": "ashbyhq.com",
          "url": "https://ashbyhq.com/product-updates"
        },
        {
          "name": "ashbyhq.com",
          "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/product/ai-assisted-application-review"
        },
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          "name": "ashbyhq.com",
          "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/ai-notetaker"
        },
        {
          "name": "ashbyhq.com",
          "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/introducing-fraudulent-candidate-detection-and-management-to-help-you-focus-on-legitimate-candidates"
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-06-29",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Ashby MCP Server in open beta",
      "summary": "\"Today, we're launching the Ashby MCP Server in Open Beta, available on all Ashby plans,\" with user-level OAuth so outside AI tools see only what the user can see.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor product update",
        "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/mcp"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-05-07",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Ashby Assistant, Custom Agents and AI Talent Rediscovery",
      "summary": "At Ashby One, Ashby launched Ashby Assistant, a chat interface that \"can answer questions and take actions across your entire recruiting dataset,\" plus Custom Agents, Assistant in Slack and AI Talent Rediscovery, and previewed Scheduling Agents.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby"
      },
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        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://ashbyhq.com/blog/culture/ashby-one-2026-keynote"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/#event-3",
      "on": "2026-05-07",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Ashby buys Talent Llama, unveils AI Interviewer",
      "summary": "Ashby disclosed its first acquisition, the team and assets of Talent Llama, bought in 2025, and announced a \"voice and text-based\" AI Interviewer, with a waitlist for design partners.",
      "kind": "Acquisition",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://ashbyhq.com/blog/culture/talent-llama"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-4",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/#event-4",
      "on": "2025-09-25",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "AI Notetaker in public beta",
      "summary": "\"AI Notetaker will automatically record, transcribe, and summarize your interviews,\" with drafts that cite source content and candidate consent at scheduling.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor product update",
        "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/ai-notetaker"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-5",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/#event-5",
      "on": "2025-09-16",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Fraudulent candidate detection",
      "summary": "Applicants are \"automatically run through multiple fraud checks\" on device, IP, email and phone signals, and reviewers see \"An AI summary of the fraud signals detected.\"",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor product update",
        "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/product-updates/introducing-fraudulent-candidate-detection-and-management-to-help-you-focus-on-legitimate-candidates"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-6",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/ashby/#event-6",
      "on": "2025-07-22",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Ashby raises $50M Series D",
      "summary": "Ashby raised a $50 million Series D led by Mark McLaughlin at Alkeon, with co-lead support from Lachy Groom, after growing revenue 135% year over year. It plans to invest in AI, customer success and enterprise features.",
      "kind": "Funding round",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-ashby"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor blog",
        "url": "https://www.ashbyhq.com/blog/company/series-d"
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