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Guide

Private

San Francisco, CaliforniaEnterprise Softwarehttps://guide.co

Last Round

Seed

Mar 8, 2022

Total Funding Raised

$8M

Momentum Score

50 /100

Company Overview

Guide is a software company that provides an AI-powered platform to streamline interview operations and enhance the candidate experience for talent teams.

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

HR, Workflow Automation, Customer Experience, Vertical SaaS

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

candidate experience platforminterview scheduling automationrecruiting operations platformRecOps platformcandidate portalrecruiting automationtalent acquisition platformATS integrationscheduling automationcandidate journeyrecruiting techinterviewer load balancingrecruiting analyticsHR tech

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Guide Comps

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Company	Status	Est. Valuation	Rev Multiple
OpenAI	Private	$86.0B	~40x
Cohere	Private	$5.0B	--
Competitor 1	Public	$XX.XB	XXx
Competitor 2	Public	$XX.XB	XXx

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Guide Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Round	Date	Amount Raised	Valuation	Investors	Sources
Seed	Mar 8, 2022

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Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Austin Cooley

CTO, Co-founder

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Guide Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Investor	Rounds
TNT Ventures	Seed
Spero Ventures	Seed
SV Angel	Seed
PeopleTech Angels	Seed
MKT1 Capital	Seed
Scribble Ventures	Seed
First Round Capital	Seed

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Apr 21, 2026
Monthly visitors grew 63% MoM, reaching 375.3K.
Sep 3, 2025
Added Klaviyo Inc., a marketing automation company, as a customer.

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Guide Filings

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California

Employee Range228

Year Founded2021

Last FundingMar 8, 2022

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