We track 2,000+ YC-backed founders resting and vesting at Google, Meta, Stripe, Databricks, and every major public tech company. You get the signal before they update LinkedIn.
Request Early AccessAfter their startup exits (or doesn't), YC founders take Big Tech jobs. They vest. They rest. Then they get the itch. You need to be there the moment the itch becomes a decision — right before they dip.
By the time they update their profile, they've already picked their next thing. You're seeing the announcement, not the opportunity.
InMails to 10,000 people. 2% response rate. Zero timing intelligence. It's expensive and it doesn't work for elite talent.
"Hi {FIRST_NAME}, I saw your impressive background..." — straight to trash. These founders built AI companies. They can smell a template from orbit.
Vesting cliffs. Promo cycles. Conference talks. GitHub activity spikes. The signals are there if you know where to look.
Right now, hundreds of former YC founders are sitting in all-hands meetings, mentally checked out, counting the days until their next vest date. The question isn't if they'll leave — it's when.
Every YC founder at a public company is somewhere on this spectrum. We classify them so you know exactly when to reach out — and what they're reaching for.
Just arrived. Still decompressing from startup trauma. Not ready. Don't bother yet.
Watching the cliff approach. Golden handcuffs loosening. Starting to take calls "just to chat."
Side projects appearing. Conference talks booked. GitHub going green. The itch is undeniable.
Decided to dip and start their own thing. Domains registered. Deck drafted. Looking for co-founders, not jobs.
Ready to jump into something — but not alone. Wants the right startup, right stage, right team. Recruitable if you time it right.
We aggregate public and semi-public signals to predict when a founder is about to dip — and give you a timing confidence score.
Every YC founder (W05–W24) currently at a major public tech company. Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Stripe, Databricks, Coinbase, Salesforce — and growing.
Vesting schedules, GitHub activity, conference appearances, angel investments, domain registrations, Twitter engagement shifts, side project launches.
Each founder gets a readiness score (0–100) and archetype classification updated weekly. You see who's about to dip before they dip.
Set alerts by company, batch, archetype, or readiness threshold. Get notified the moment a founder crosses your trigger point.
No annual contracts. No seat minimums. Start with Scout, upgrade when you're hooked.
For individual recruiters testing the waters.
For teams making 5+ senior hires per quarter.
For VC firms and recruiting platforms.
Signals ingested from public and semi-public sources. No scraping. No creeping. No stalking. Just smart aggregation of what founders put out into the world themselves.
We're onboarding recruiters and VC firms in batches. Tell us who you are.
We'll reach out when your batch is ready. In the meantime, go recruit someone the old-fashioned way.