Serra
AI recruiting agent that sources, ranks, and reaches candidates through your network
Last reviewed 2026-06-19
Serra is an AI recruiting agent that automates technical sourcing. It works as a GPT-powered search engine on top of a company's ATS plus external sources like LinkedIn, GitHub, and Crunchbase, returning a ranked shortlist of candidates with reasons in under a minute. It combines outbound search with a team's existing connections to find warm intro paths, drafts personalized outreach, tracks replies, and books interviews, and keeps searching as new fits appear. Founded in 2023 by Alan Wang (ex-Disney+ data engineer), Serra went through Y Combinator (S23) and raised a reported ~$500K pre-seed. It reports serving roughly 100 companies including Replit, Verkada, and EquipmentShare. Reply-rate and time-saving figures it cites are vendor-reported. Note: despite a sales-adjacent outbound motion, Serra is a recruiting product, not a sales SDR.
What it can do
Source and rank candidates
SupervisedActs as a search engine over the ATS plus LinkedIn, GitHub, and Crunchbase, returning a ranked shortlist with reasons in under a minute and continuing to search as new fits appear.
sourceFind warm-intro paths via team networks
AssistantCombines outbound search with a team's existing connections to surface warm paths to candidates.
sourceDraft outreach and track replies
SupervisedGenerates personalized email and LinkedIn outreach, sends it on schedules, and monitors reply engagement.
sourceBook interviews
SupervisedSchedules qualified candidates for interviews based on engagement.
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Strengths
- +Fast ranked shortlists with stated reasons over ATS plus public sources
- +Warm-intro pathing through team networks, not just cold outreach
- +End-to-end from sourcing to interview booking
Limitations
- −Recruiting-only; not a fit if you want a sales SDR
- −Small, early-stage company (YC S23, ~$500K reported)
- −Reply-rate and time-saving figures are vendor-reported
Overview
Serra is an AI recruiting agent that automates technical sourcing. It behaves as a search engine over a company's ATS plus public sources and returns ranked candidate shortlists with reasons, then runs outreach and books interviews. It targets startups and growth-stage companies hiring technical roles.
What it does
A recruiter types what they are hiring for and gets a ranked shortlist in under a minute, with the agent continuing to search as new fits appear. Serra combines outbound search with the team's connections to find warm intro paths, drafts personalized email and LinkedIn outreach, tracks replies, and schedules interviews.
Integrations & setup
Searches across the customer's ATS plus LinkedIn, GitHub, and Crunchbase.
Pricing
Subscription. Third-party listings report a Starter plan around $400/mo and a Team plan around $900/mo, with enterprise custom pricing. Figures are reported, not official.
Best for / not for
Best for startups and growth-stage teams that need fast, ranked technical sourcing plus warm-intro outreach. Not a fit for buyers looking for a sales SDR.
Traction
Founded in 2023 by Alan Wang, Serra went through Y Combinator (S23) and raised a reported ~$500K pre-seed. It reports serving roughly 100 companies including Replit, Verkada, and EquipmentShare.
Alternatives
Mercor and micro1 overlap on AI-driven talent matching and recruiting.
What people are saying
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FAQ
Is Serra a sales tool?+
No. It runs a sales-style outbound motion, but it is a recruiting agent: it sources, ranks, and reaches job candidates, finds warm intro paths, and books interviews.
How autonomous is Serra?+
It sources and ranks candidates automatically and can run outreach on schedules, but recruiters review shortlists and outreach, so in practice it is a supervised agent.
Sources
- Serra (Y Combinator company profile) · accessed 2026-06-19
- Launch YC: Serra, the AI recruiter that hires through your network · accessed 2026-06-19
- Serra (official site) · accessed 2026-06-19
Last reviewed 2026-06-19