Lever
Recruiting software (ATS and CRM) with an AI-Powered Hiring Platform: AI-powered screening that scores candidate fit, flags drop-off risk and drafts rejection emails, sold on custom quotes; a brand of Employ, Inc.
Founded2012
HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA
San Francisco, USAStatusAcquired
Product
Selected offerings — the AI products recorded here, not the vendor's full catalogue.
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Lever AI-Powered Screening Application
Hiring-platform features that prioritise candidates by AI fit scoring with a justification, alert on candidates at risk of dropping out and generate personalised rejection emails, alongside AI interview transcripts and summaries and fraud-prevention signals.
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No sourced competitor yet: no filing, vendor document or measured-market report read so far names a rival for this company, so none is asserted. The companies below are the closest by what their products do.
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HireSiftUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and HireSift both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; HireSift's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareT
TestGorillaEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Interviews both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; TestGorilla's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareI
InCruiterUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and IncVid both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; InCruiter's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareS
SmartRecruitersLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Winston Match both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; SmartRecruiters's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareH
HumanlyEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Humanly AI Interviewer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Humanly's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareA
AlexEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Resume Screens both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Alex's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareS
Sapia.aiUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Chat Interview both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Sapia.ai's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareW
WorkableEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Workable both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Workable's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareH
HirevueUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Assessment Builder both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Hirevue's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareI
iMochaEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and iMocha Skills Assessment both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; iMocha's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAS
AI ScreenrUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Screenr both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; AI Screenr's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareS
ScreenedUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Screened both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Screened's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareC
CVViZUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and CVViZ AI Applicant Tracking System both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; CVViZ's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareM
ManatalUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Manatal AI Recommendation Engine both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Manatal's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareP
PhenomLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Phenom Talent CRM both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Phenom's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareH
HeyMiloEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Video Interview both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; HeyMilo's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareM
MakiUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Ken both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Maki's scale not recorded; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.2 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareC
CodeSignalEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Interviewer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; CodeSignal's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareV
VervoeEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Vervoe Skills Assessments both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Vervoe's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareR
RibbonEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Ribbon AI Interviewer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Ribbon's scale not recorded; ships AI agent and API service rather than the same layer.1 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareB
BrightHireEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and BrightHire Screen both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; BrightHire's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareW
WorkdayPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and Workday Scheduling and Labor Optimization both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareO
Otter.aiUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Otter Recruiting Agent both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Otter.ai's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareZ
ZoomPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and BrightHire both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareVS
Verint SystemsAcquiredLever AI-Powered Screening and Verint Interviewing Bot both list HR and recruiting; both acquired, so no independent scale on either side.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareA
AtlassianPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and Atlassian Talent both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareA
AmazonPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and Amazon Connect Talent both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareF
FirefliesUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Fireflies AI Voice Agents both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Fireflies's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareRA
Relevance AIEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Tala, the Talent Analyzer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Relevance AI's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareK
Kore.aiLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI for Work both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Kore.ai's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareU
UniphoreLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Recruiting Agent both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareM
MicrosoftPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and People Skills both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompare
HireSiftUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and HireSift both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; HireSift's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareTTestGorillaEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Interviews both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; TestGorilla's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareIInCruiterUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and IncVid both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; InCruiter's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSmartRecruitersLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Winston Match both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; SmartRecruiters's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHHumanlyEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Humanly AI Interviewer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Humanly's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAlexEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Resume Screens both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Alex's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSSapia.aiUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Chat Interview both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Sapia.ai's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareWWorkableEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Workable both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Workable's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHHirevueUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Assessment Builder both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Hirevue's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareIiMochaEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and iMocha Skills Assessment both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; iMocha's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareASAI ScreenrUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Screenr both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; AI Screenr's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareSScreenedUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Screened both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Screened's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareCCVViZUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and CVViZ AI Applicant Tracking System both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; CVViZ's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareMManatalUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Manatal AI Recommendation Engine both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Manatal's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeComparePPhenomLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Phenom Talent CRM both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Phenom's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareHHeyMiloEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Video Interview both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; HeyMilo's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareMMakiUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Ken both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Maki's scale not recorded; ships AI agent rather than the same layer.2 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareCCodeSignalEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI Interviewer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; CodeSignal's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareVVervoeEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Vervoe Skills Assessments both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Vervoe's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareRRibbonEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Ribbon AI Interviewer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Ribbon's scale not recorded; ships AI agent and API service rather than the same layer.1 of 2 capabilitiesDifferent layerCompareBBrightHireEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and BrightHire Screen both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; BrightHire's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareWWorkdayPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and Workday Scheduling and Labor Optimization both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareOOtter.aiUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Otter Recruiting Agent both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Otter.ai's scale not recorded.1 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareZZoomPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and BrightHire both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareVSVerint SystemsAcquiredLever AI-Powered Screening and Verint Interviewing Bot both list HR and recruiting; both acquired, so no independent scale on either side.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAtlassianPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and Atlassian Talent both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareAAmazonPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and Amazon Connect Talent both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareFFirefliesUndisclosedLever AI-Powered Screening and Fireflies AI Voice Agents both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Fireflies's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareRARelevance AIEarly-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Tala, the Talent Analyzer both list HR and recruiting; both also serve buyers who need to screen job candidates; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Relevance AI's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareKKore.aiLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and AI for Work both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale; Kore.ai's scale not recorded.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareUUniphoreLate-stageLever AI-Powered Screening and Recruiting Agent both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareMMicrosoftPublicLever AI-Powered Screening and People Skills both list HR and recruiting; Lever is acquired, with no independent scale.2 of 2 capabilitiesShared product typeCompareClosest alternatives are pairs a vendor page itself compares. Similar products are matched from what each product does; nothing in that group is asserted as a rivalry.
Sources
- Total funding
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People Matters on the November 2021 Series D led by Apax Digital: the round "brings its total funding raised to US$73 million". An as-of figure for November 2021; later funding was not found on a reputable source.
- Valuation
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Pages read for this record state no valuation. The 2022 sale to Employ states no price.
- Founded
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People Matters (2021): "Lever was founded in 2012 by CEO Nate Smith along with Sarah Nahm, Randal Truong, and Brian Noguchi."
- Public listing
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No listing on the pages read; treated as private.
- Status
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Company disclosure · 18 Oct 2026
Employ Legal Center: "Employ, Inc. is the parent company & brand of JazzHR, Jobvite, Lever, and NXTThingRPO"; the acquisition was announced 2022-08-05 as "Lever Joins Employ to Accelerate Growth". Lever keeps its own domain, pricing page and terms. Employ is not in the catalogue, so no acquired edge is written.
- Description
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Pricing page: "AI-Powered Hiring Platform"; "AI-powered screening"; footer: Employ Inc.
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