For Jess Lynch & Greg Raiz · Founders Edge
A disruptive UX that removes friction from a legacy industry.
Jobby.dev is the on-demand job fair for tech. We collapse sourcing, screening, and the first interview into a single live conversation — AI-enabled matching wrapped in a UX that finally respects everyone's time.
Why we're writing to you specifically
Founders Edge's thesis reads like it was written for Jobby.dev: the intersection of AI and user experience, legacy industry transformation, technical founders who build the product themselves, and early customer validation. Hiring is one of the last workflows still stuck in email and spreadsheets — and it's exactly the kind of friction Founders Edge was built to fund.
Jess — this is a unit-economics story
Recruiting agencies charge $25K per placement. Our employer subscription undercuts that by an order of magnitude with software-margin economics. We'd love your read on the model — the same financial rigor you brought to Wishroute is exactly what we need at this stage.
Greg — this is a UX story
The product you built at Raizlabs for AAA, Costco, and Dunkin made hard workflows feel obvious. That's the bar we're holding ourselves to: one click from "I need to hire" to a live video call with a ranked candidate. No scheduling, no ATS, no ghosting.
The problem
Engineering hiring is broken on both sides. Candidates tailor cover letters nobody reads, complete take-homes nobody grades, and wait weeks for silence. Teams pay $25K agency fees, run 6-round pipelines, and still lose their top pick to a faster competitor.
AI has broken the top of the funnel — generated resumes and auto-apply have made traditional ATS pipelines unusable. Teams need a signal AI can't fake: a live human in a live conversation.
Our solution
Jobby.dev is a real-time matching marketplace. Seekers upload a resume, recruiters post a role, and our algorithm connects them into a video call on the spot. Sourcing, screening, and the first interview collapse into one event.
Parse in seconds
Resumes and JDs become structured profiles automatically.
Match live
Embedding-based ranking puts the right person in front of you now.
Interview on the spot
One click into a video room. No scheduling, no email chains.
How we fit your thesis
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AI ∩ UX. Matching is an AI problem; conversion is a UX problem. We own both.
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Legacy industry transformation. Hiring is a $200B+ industry running on 2014 tooling.
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Technical founder building the product. Web app, native mobile, matchmaking, and live video — shipped by the founder.
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Capital efficient. Zero headcount outside the founder. $200K pre-seed takes us through employer GTM and the first paid cohort.
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Early validation. Product is live. Seekers and recruiters are matching and interviewing on the platform today.
Business model
Free for candidates, always. Employers pay a flat monthly subscription for matchmaking access and live interview seats — a fraction of a single agency placement. No success fees, no per-hire tax. Software margins on a market currently priced like a services business.
The ask
We're raising a ~$200K pre-seed, which aligns with Founders Edge's typical check. The round funds employer GTM and matchmaking infrastructure. Beyond capital, we'd value the 1:1s, the operator LP network, and the rigor you bring to early-stage companies — that's the part that made us write to you first.
Important disclosure
This page is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Any such offering will be made solely to accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, and only pursuant to definitive offering documents and applicable legal exemptions from registration.
Securities offered by Jobby.dev have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption. Nothing on this page should be construed as investment, legal, or tax advice.
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