# Standout: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/standout/
Covers: May 7 to June 4, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Standout: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/standout/, updated 2026-11-11

> Standout is on the AI hiring software map. We record 2 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated June 4, 2026.

"Agentic hiring marketplace." Every candidate and every company gets an agent. A company enters its URL. The agent reads its team, stack and stage, searches LinkedIn and GitHub, and pre-screens inbound applicants. It sends warm intros to Slack with a note on fit and books a 30-minute call. It also sends follow-up and rejection emails. Candidates run a CLI ("npx standout") that assesses how they build. Candidates stay anonymous until they accept an intro. Companies pay only on success. Source: [standout.work](https://standout.work/).

## Facts

- Site: [standout.work](https://standout.work/)
- Category: AI recruiters and agents
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-standout)

"Agentic hiring marketplace." Every candidate and every company gets an agent. A company enters its URL. The agent reads its team, stack and stage, searches LinkedIn and GitHub, and pre-screens inbound applicants. It sends warm intros to Slack with a note on fit and books a 30-minute call. It also sends follow-up and rejection emails. Candidates run a CLI ("npx standout") that assesses how they build. Candidates stay anonymous until they accept an intro. Companies pay only on success. Source: [standout.work](https://standout.work/).

- Category: AI recruiters and agents
- Price: Success-only: "companies pay only on hire"; "No retainer, no exclusivity." Free for talent.
- AI capabilities: Named agents, AI assessments, Screening and ranking, AI outreach, Scheduling and AI sourcing
- Scale: No disclosed scale (YC Spring 2026; vendor says it represents 10,000+ builders and has matched with 60+ startups; no funding amount on pages opened)

Sources: [standout.work](https://standout.work/), [standout.work](https://standout.work/company), [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/standout), [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Qfi-standout-a-talent-agent-for-builders) and [ycwatcher.info](https://ycwatcher.info/en/companies/standout).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Standout launches a CLI talent agent for builders

Launch, June 4, 2026. Standout launched "Standout - A Talent Agent For Builders." Candidates run "npx standout" to have their building and debugging assessed, and companies get intros "in hours, not weeks" and pay only on hire.

Source: [YC Watcher](https://ycwatcher.info/en/companies/standout). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-standout).

### Standout launches its agentic hiring marketplace

Launch, May 7, 2026. Standout posted "Standout - The Agentic Hiring Marketplace" on Launch YC: talent and companies each get an agent that makes intros when it matters.

Source: [YC Watcher](https://ycwatcher.info/en/companies/standout). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-standout).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology