SeekOut, launched in 2017, sources candidates from an index that aggregates data from GitHub, Stack Overflow, academic publications, and patents alongside traditional social profiles, reaching technical and specialist candidates that sourcing tools built only on social-profile data miss entirely.
Its diversity-sourcing capability is the most mature in the category, with dedicated filters for gender, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, and first-generation college background, a depth of diversity-focused sourcing most competitors in this directory don't match. The company has raised $189 million and reached a $1.2 billion valuation, backed by Tiger Global and Madrona Venture Group among others.
A free trial precedes paid plans; the Professional tier runs $149 a month billed annually, with enterprise plans and annual contracts ranging from under $10,000 to $90,000 or more depending on seat count. For a technical-recruiting or diversity-focused hiring team that needs candidate data sourced from GitHub, patents, and academic papers, beyond social profiles alone, SeekOut's deep-index approach addresses that directly.
