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Standout: what it sells, price and AI features

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

Updated . Launches and events from May 7 to 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.

Site
standout.work
Category
AI recruiters and agents
Status
Active

On the research maps

  • The AI hiring software map

    "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.

    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, standout.work, ycombinator.com, ycombinator.com and ycwatcher.info.

    Standout on the AI hiring software map

Launches and dated events, newest first

  1. Standout launches a CLI talent agent for builders

    Launch, . 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. From the AI hiring software map.

  2. Standout launches its agentic hiring marketplace

    Launch, . 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. From the AI hiring software map.

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Cite as: Newsprint, "Standout: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/standout/, updated 2026-11-11

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