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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Pinpoint: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint.md",
  "title": "Pinpoint: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Pinpoint is on the AI hiring software map. We record 6 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated October 2026.",
  "period": "April 7, 2026 to October 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
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    "slug": "pinpoint",
    "name": "Pinpoint",
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    "site": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/",
    "summary": "\"The ATS built for multi-stream hiring.\" Pinpoint sells an ATS to in-house talent teams that run several hiring streams at once, \"from desk-based to deskless, early career to executive.\" Its AI includes a candidate-facing AI Candidate Companion, AI filters, criteria checklists and match scores, an AI Notetaker, and AI Hiring Copilot, which searches candidates, writes job content and works in Microsoft Teams. A Pinpoint MCP lets outside AI assistants take actions in Pinpoint.",
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    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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    "category_names": [
      "Applicant tracking systems"
    ]
  },
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  "summary": {
    "text": "\"The ATS built for multi-stream hiring.\" Pinpoint sells an ATS to in-house talent teams that run several hiring streams at once, \"from desk-based to deskless, early career to executive.\" Its AI includes a candidate-facing AI Candidate Companion, AI filters, criteria checklists and match scores, an AI Notetaker, and AI Hiring Copilot, which searches candidates, writes job content and works in Microsoft Teams. A Pinpoint MCP lets outside AI assistants take actions in Pinpoint.",
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      "name": "Pinpoint",
      "site": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/",
      "category": "Applicant tracking systems",
      "what": "\"The ATS built for multi-stream hiring.\" Pinpoint sells an ATS to in-house talent teams that run several hiring streams at once, \"from desk-based to deskless, early career to executive.\" Its AI includes a candidate-facing AI Candidate Companion, AI filters, criteria checklists and match scores, an AI Notetaker, and AI Hiring Copilot, which searches candidates, writes job content and works in Microsoft Teams. A Pinpoint MCP lets outside AI assistants take actions in Pinpoint.",
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      "price": "not published; sales-led (request pricing)",
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      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Candidate chat",
          "Assistant",
          "Job posts and ads",
          "Screening and ranking",
          "MCP and agent APIs",
          "Interview notes",
          "AI sourcing"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed (Institutional investor (Expedition Growth Capital) listed by CB Insights; no customer count published; customers recruit in 160+ countries.)",
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          "url": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/insights/"
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        {
          "name": "pinpointhq.com",
          "url": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/insights/g2-fall-2026"
        },
        {
          "name": "pinpointhq.com",
          "url": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/product-releases"
        },
        {
          "name": "pinpointhq.com",
          "url": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/product-releases/april-2026-product-spotlight"
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-10-01",
      "date_precision": "month",
      "title": "Hiring Copilot in Microsoft Teams",
      "summary": "Users can message the Pinpoint app in Microsoft Teams to ask about jobs, candidates and interviews, \"with their own Pinpoint permissions applied.\"",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-pinpoint"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor product spotlight",
        "url": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/product-releases/october-2026-product-spotlight"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-07-03",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Hiring Copilot writes job content",
      "summary": "Pinpoint added \"AI-powered job content generation via the Hiring Copilot\" alongside Hiring Intake Notes.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-pinpoint"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor release notes",
        "url": "https://help.pinpoint.support/en/articles/15554242-june-2026-new-features-job-generation-using-the-hiring-copilot-hiring-intake-notes-onboarding-activity-feeds-and-more"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/#event-3",
      "on": "2026-06-12",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "AI Candidate Match Scores and Copilot memories",
      "summary": "AI Match Score \"grades each applicant against scoring criteria you've reviewed and approved for that job\" with a score out of 10; Hiring Copilot can now \"remember your preferences and working style across conversations.\"",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-pinpoint"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor release notes",
        "url": "https://help.pinpoint.support/en/articles/15231825-may-2026-new-features-ai-candidate-match-scores-hiring-copilot-memories-billing-management-and-more"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-4",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/#event-4",
      "on": "2026-06-01",
      "date_precision": "month",
      "title": "Pinpoint MCP V2 rebuild",
      "summary": "Pinpoint released V2 of its MCP, a ground-up rebuild that lets AI tools \"take real actions in Pinpoint\" such as advancing candidates, drafting outreach and generating reports.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-pinpoint"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor feature page",
        "url": "https://www.pinpointhq.com/features/mcp"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-5",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/#event-5",
      "on": "2026-05-06",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "AI Notetaker for interviews",
      "summary": "Pinpoint's AI Notetaker \"automatically joins your video interviews, transcribes the conversation, and generates a structured summary,\" with AI notes on each scorecard question.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-pinpoint"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor release notes",
        "url": "https://help.pinpoint.support/en/articles/14789109-april-2026-new-features-multi-signer-documents-ai-notetaker-for-interviews"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-6",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/pinpoint/#event-6",
      "on": "2026-04-07",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "AI Hiring Copilot and Pinpoint MCP",
      "summary": "Pinpoint introduced Hiring Copilot, \"an AI-powered assistant available when reviewing individual job applications,\" and the Pinpoint MCP to \"connect Pinpoint to your AI tools and start asking questions about your hiring data.\"",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-pinpoint"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor release notes",
        "url": "https://help.pinpoint.support/en/articles/14321647-march-2026-new-features-ai-hiring-copilot-the-pinpoint-mcp-and-increased-visibility-for-users"
      }
    }
  ]
}