One API call to match any resume against any job. Plug into any ATS, job board, or HR platform in minutes.
YC W26 | cvpass.nextry.app
-- HR Director, mid-market SaaS
Cost per hire trending up +17.5% YoY (SHRM)
of resumes are unqualified
400-750 applications per offer in 2025. Most recruiter time wasted on non-fits.
Not another ATS. An intelligence layer that plugs into any system.
One POST. Structured JSON: score, skills, gaps, verdict.
POST /api/v1/screen
{"score":87,"verdict":"good",
"matched_skills":["Python",
"Docker","FastAPI"]}2 lines of HTML. Any site gets screening.
<div id="cvpass"></div>
<script src="cvpass.js"
data-key="cvp_..."
data-accent="#4F46E5">Auto-detects JD language. Built for EU where jobs mix languages.
Resume screen: $0.002 with Claude Haiku. Was $0.20+ with GPT-4 in 2023. API-first screening only viable now.
67% of companies worry about AI bias in screening. Our structured JSON (matched skills, not black-box) is audit-ready. Compliance = competitive advantage.
No ATS has >10% share. Most are CRUD apps. Building AI in-house costs $500K+. They need a plug-in solution — us.
Remote roles get 3-5x more applicants. 3.2B applications/year on top 3 platforms alone. Manual screening is dead.
TAM - AI in HR
By 2030. 24.8% CAGR
(Grand View Research)
SAM - ATS Market
By 2030. 8.2% CAGR
(MarketsandMarkets)
SOM - Screening API
10% of ATS needing
AI screening layer
Comparable: Finch (unified HR API) raised $68M, 12x revenue growth. Kombo (YC, EU API-first HR). CVPass is to screening what Finch is to payroll.
At $0.01/screen on 3.2B apps: $32M/year volume floor. Enterprise ($0.05-0.50/screen): $160M-1.6B.
Mid-size job board: 5K screens/mo
Revenue: $250/mo
AI cost: $10/mo
Margin: 96%
LTV (24mo avg): $5,760
Pro plan: $19/mo
Avg: 15 screens + 3 tailors
AI cost: $0.07/mo
Margin: 99%
LTV (3mo avg): $57
Full product. Solo. Zero funding.
Backend, frontend, AI, payments, API, widget, admin, bot, 5 languages, docs
| Company | Approach | API | Widget | Multi-lang | Price | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HireVue | Video AI | No | No | Yes | Enterprise | $93M |
| Eightfold AI | Talent platform | No | No | Yes | Enterprise | $410M |
| Harver | Behavioral | No | No | Yes | Enterprise | $56M |
| Textio | JD writing | No | No | EN | Enterprise | $42M |
| Manatal | Full ATS | No | No | Limited | $15/user | $47M |
| CVPass | API-first screening | Yes | Yes | 5 langs | $0.03/call | $0 |
They build another ATS. We build the intelligence layer for existing ATS. We don't compete with their customers -- we sell to them.
"Powered by CVPass" on 1,000 job boards = brand lock-in. Each embed is a permanent distribution channel with zero CAC.
EU jobs mix Finnish+English, German+English in one JD. US competitors can't do this. Deep prompt engineering per language pair.
Once an ATS integrates our API, switching = rewriting their screening pipeline. Same moat as Stripe. Technically possible, practically never happens.
Today Claude, tomorrow GPT or Llama. Value is in the API layer (auth, billing, widget, analytics) -- not the LLM. AI is a commodity; distribution isn't.
Boards embed free. Users see "Powered by CVPass". Every install = distribution + brand. Zero CAC loop.
Free 100/mo -> dev tries -> boss sees -> paid. Stripe/Twilio playbook. Self-serve, no sales team needed initially.
Entire product in 3 weeks. CV + generative AI + full-stack background. Built AI products for e-commerce.
Based in Finland. Native EU recruitment understanding, GDPR, multilingual.
Hiring: 1 backend eng + 1 sales/partnerships.
Seed. 2 hires. B2B sales. DACH expansion.
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