Serra
p/serra
Find the best talent with AI
Michael Seibel
Serra (YC S23) — Find the best talent with AI
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Serra is a GPT-powered search engine for recruiters. Instead of manually selecting keywords and reviewing candidates one by one, recruiters can search in plain English and instantly see the best matches, with all their research done for them.
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Alan Wang
Hi everyone, Alan from Serra here! Excited & nervous to launch haha! ✅ Our goal at Serra is to make it easy to find better, more relevant candidates immediately through natural language search. We accomplish this by building a vector-based search engine on top of ~1 billion candidates across LinkedIn, Indeed, and Github. 🔍 A search works in 3 steps: 1. Type who you're looking for. This can be as simple as "show me people that sell to SMBs" or as complicated as "Find senior data scientists in SF with expertise in ML, Python, and R in a healthcare setting, and have STEM degrees from the top 10 engineering programs in the US"! 2. Check the generated keyword filters. You can edit fields ranging from "Past Job Titles" to "Funding Stage" or rely on the ones Serra generates out of the box. 3. Sit back and let Serra do the rest! We take your search parameters, display the results, and rank them in terms of best fit. We also surface summaries for each profile and why they showed up in your search. 📣 For the free options, we're doing 2 free searches limited to ~40 results each, and no email contact info. We're early and iterating daily, so please do let us know any and all feedback! If you're interested to find out more about the premium version, book a demo with us at https://calendar.app.google/5CkC...!
Alan Wang
@owenfar Thanks Owen! Likewise wishing you the best!
Rachel Hu
@alan_wang5 I've heard an incredible amount of great feedback about Serra! Highly recommend everyone's HR to try it out!
Alan Wang
@rachel_hu Thanks a ton Rachel, appreciate the support!
Jackieline Cosares
@alan_wang5 Love the idea of using natural language to find the perfect candidates, no more digging through endless profiles! Congrats on launching!
Joseph Abraham
@alan_wang5 Well done on the launch! Wishing you continued success and growth. How did you come up with the idea?
André J
Nice! Seems like a very useful tool in the HR process. Where would one source the candidates tho?
Alan Wang
@sentry_co Hey Andre, for saving your search results, we have saved lists straight in Serra and we also integrate with your ATS!
Tinna Williams
This would have saved me hours of scrolling through profiles! Love that Serra allows searches in plain English—super intuitive. Have you considered a feature that suggests candidates who aren’t actively job searching but are likely open to a switch?
Alan Wang
@tinnawilliams_ We've had this requested many times, we're excited and it's in the works!
hannah
Congrats on the launch! I wonder if innovation like this in the recruiting field will help combat subconscious biases.
Ryu D Swift
Just got on and this is what I see. Recruitment Industry is going to be taken by storm and shaken. Another win for AI. Nervous that you going to get HUGE. But no, thank you is in order. HR can now become truly laser focussed. Great job guys.
Alan Wang
@ryudswift Thanks! And yes our goal is to make the HR industry more efficient not to replace them!
William Scott
Serra sounds like a powerful tool for recruiters and hiring managers looking to streamline the candidate search process! The natural language search feature combined with vector-based search technology is impressive—it seems like it would save a ton of time by finding highly relevant candidates without needing to manually input dozens of filters. The ability to generate keyword filters automatically and rank results by best fit is a game-changer for finding top talent efficiently. For anyone who’s given it a try, how did Serra’s search results compare to more traditional methods? I’d love to hear how it’s helping with your hiring process!
Viktor Surkov
Where do you get the candidates' database from?
Alan Wang
@viktor_surkov Thank you! We're doing a combination of a few third-party data providers as well as having our own streaming pipelines set up to augment that data.
Allen
Congratulations on launching Serra! This is such an exciting step forward for recruiters and the hiring industry as a whole. I'm really impressed by how it can streamline the candidate search process using plain English—it's a game changer for simplifying what can often be a tedious task. I'm particularly intrigued by the ability to see the best matches instantly and the automated research feature. It sounds like a powerful way to save time and ensure that recruiters can focus on what really matters: finding the right fit for their teams. Have you thought about integrating additional filters or analytics for tracking successful hires? I think it could provide even more value. Looking forward to seeing how Serra evolves—keep up the great work!
Alan Wang
@allen_xu1130 Definitely, filter enrichment is one of our top of mind features to add, thanks for joining along the journey!
Tanmay Parekh
All the best for the launch @albert_stanley1 & @alan_wang5
Alan Wang
@albert_stanley1 @parekh_tanmay Appreciate it Tanmay!
Hussein Syed
Crazy good use case :)))
Alan Wang
@hussein_syed Thanks for the support Hussein!
Shushant Lakhyani
I hope HR teams find this helpful
Alan Wang
@shushant_lakhyani That's the goal!
Iulian D
Congrats on Serra’s launch! 🎉 Making recruiting easier with GPT-powered searches is brilliant. How customizable are the keyword filters that get auto-generated?
Alan Wang
@idowbmarc Thank you and great question! Every keyword filter is editable that is auto-generated!
Alan Wang
@gdc Thank you!
Abhinav Gopal
Great product, team! Super excited to see where this goes. I can see some really cool use cases with CRM integrations on top of Serra too!
Girdharee Saran
Congrats to the Serra team on the launch! A GPT-powered search engine for recruiters is a game-changer. Simplifying talent search with plain English queries will save recruiters time and effort. Excited to see the impact!
Tony Yang
it's a gamechanger for our recruitment! love it
ma
Serra is a groundbreaking platform for simplifying data workflows! 📊💼 Its no-code approach makes it accessible for teams of all sizes to automate and optimize processes. Excited to see how Serra will empower users to focus more on insights and less on manual tasks! 🚀👏
Omar Dadabhoy
Congrats guys! Super cool, definitely going to use this when we start hiring!
Alan Wang
@omar_dadabhoy1 Appreciate you Omar!
Haris Ikram
This is amazing. As we grow, this transforms our hiring experience. Nice job
Alan Wang
@haris_ikram Thanks Haris! Appreciate the support!
Derek Rey
@alan_wang5 congrats on the product and launch. I'm using the product now and it functions great! I'll be rooting for ya'll!