Job references are an important part of hiring the right person, especially for remote positions. But the founders of Weekday say that over 95% of recruiters don’t seek referrals from previous co-workers when assessing candidates for a position. Weekday wants to change that with a hiring platform focused on referrals and references through job seekers’ social graphs. The company launched today from stealth with $2.2 million in seed funding led by Venture Highway with participation from angel investors. Weekday was a member of YC’s winter 2021 batch.
Weekday was founded in 2021 by Amit Singh, Anubav Malik and Chetan Dalal after the three ran into challenges hiring for a previous startup. Despite all the job platforms and networking tools available, it took them three months to find their first engineer. As a result, they turned to their networks to get references, doing video calls with friends and aski...
