Hiring Didn’t Get Harder. It Got More Complicated.
Recruiting should be about people. Somehow, it became about managing tools.
Over the last decade, hiring teams have been flooded with technology that promised efficiency. Each tool solved a narrow problem (sourcing, screening, scheduling, interviewing) but together they created something worse: fragmentation. Context gets lost. Information lives in too many places. Recruiters spend more time coordinating than connecting.
That’s the problem we set out to solve with Elly.
Today, we’re launching the new Elly platform.
And we’re announcing $8M in funding led by Sorenson Capital, with participation from Atomic and Next Wave Capital.
We raised this capital to build the AI-native hiring system — one that understands how decisions actually get made, so teams know who to focus on and what to do next.
When Tools Get in the Way of People
Talk to any recruiter and you’ll hear the same frustration. They’re buried in logistics. They’re copying notes between systems. They’re chasing calendars. They’re asking candidates to repeat answers because nothing carries forward.
Candidates feel it too. Interviews feel disjointed. Conversations start over instead of building. The process feels transactional when it should feel human.
The irony is that recruiters already know how to hire well. What they’re missing is time, focus, and shared context.
Why We Built Elly Differently
Elly wasn’t created to be another feature-rich ATS. It was built to replace the patchwork entirely.
From day one, we designed Elly as one connected system where sourcing, screening, interviews, and feedback all live together. What a candidate shares early in the process follows them through every conversation. Interview feedback is captured automatically and shared clearly. Scheduling and follow-ups happen in the background.
Recruiters stay focused on people, not process.
This isn’t about automating judgment or replacing human decision-making. It’s about removing the friction that prevents recruiters from doing their best work.
AI That Supports, Not Distracts
There’s no shortage of hype around AI in recruiting. But technology only matters if it actually helps.
At Elly, we believe AI should quietly handle the things humans shouldn’t have to, like coordination, organization, and context, so people can focus on trust, nuance, and connection. When automation works in the background, hiring becomes more thoughtful, not less.
That’s the bar we hold ourselves to.
What This Launch Represents
Launching Elly is just the beginning. By bringing the entire hiring process into one system, we’ve built a foundation that gets stronger over time without adding more tools or complexity.
As we grow, our focus remains the same: helping recruiting teams hire better by giving them their time back.
Hiring doesn’t need more software. It needs better systems.
That’s what we’re building at Elly.
If you’re ready for a simpler, more connected way to hire, try Elly for yourself.
