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A New Era of Recruitment: Inside Wellfound's Acquisition of Celential.ai

Wellfound is thrilled to share some exciting news: We've recently acquired Celential.ai, an AI recruiting tool that has been making waves in the startup ecosystem. This acquisition is a significant milestone in our journey toward revolutionizing the way companies connect with top talent.

Celential.ai has been a game-changer for hundreds of startups, streamlining the hiring process and helping them discover perfect candidates for their roles.

Celential's AI builds strong pipelines of ready to interview tech talent by identifying good fits and reaching out with hyper-personalized outreach.
They've built a talent graph that uncovers insights on candidates' backgrounds and career trajectories by analyzing billions of data points. Celential uses these insights to create matches that other tools miss.

Our mission


At Wellfound, we believe in creating meaningful connections between companies and candidates and prioritizing mutual fit. However, in today's market, navigating the noise of recruitment can be overwhelming. That's where AI comes in.

By integrating Celential's technology with our proprietary data on candidate backgrounds, preferences, and activity, we're not just creating a dataset; we're unlocking the code to seamless and successful recruiting of top talent.

We aim to:

  • Facilitate Smart Matches: Helping candidates find the perfect fit out of countless opportunities.
  • Enhance Connectivity: Increasing the chances of meaningful connections between companies and candidates.
  • Eliminate Busywork: Automating mundane tasks to expedite the hiring process.

While working alongside the Celential team, we saw their expertise could speed up our progress toward our shared vision.

What's next?


Celential's technology is now seamlessly integrated into RecruiterCloud, our AI Recruiter. With RecruiterCloud, recruiters, hiring managers, and founders can outline their ideal hire, and we'll take care of all the logistics; delivering qualified and interested candidates directly to your calendar in a matter of days.

But we're not stopping here. Our team is already hard at work on several new products designed to empower both companies and candidates. Stay tuned in the coming months -- we can't wait to share them with you!

The acquisition of Celential is a pivotal moment in our mission to redefine the future of recruiting. Together, with our combined expertise and technology, we're in the perfect position to make hiring smarter, faster, and more efficient than ever before. Try out RecruiterCloud and join us on our journey to revolutionize recruiting!




-- The Wellfound Team