Lever

Lever is an AI-powered recruitment platform (often positioned as a Talent Acquisition Suite / TRM) that combines applicant tracking (ATS), candidate relationship management (CRM), and recruiting analytics in one system. It is designed for talent acquisition teams that need to manage the full hiring lifecycle—from sourcing and pipeline building to interview execution, feedback capture, and reporting—while keeping hiring workflows consistent across recruiters and hiring managers. Lever is part of Employ Inc.'s portfolio of brands (acquired in 2022 by Employ Inc., which is backed by K1 Investment Management). On its website, Lever emphasizes an "ATS + CRM in one" approach intended to help teams build and engage talent pipelines even before roles open. The platform also promotes AI-powered capabilities such as candidate matching and interview summaries, aiming to reduce manual effort and improve speed and consistency in evaluation. Lever highlights built-in automation features including candidate self-scheduling, bulk actions, and smart suggestions to streamline day-to-day recruiting operations. Lever offers additional solution modules beyond the core ATS/CRM experience. These include AI Interview Companion (formerly Pillar) for structured interview enablement with AI-assisted transcription and summarization, interviewer guidance, real-time feedback collection, and skills-based questions designed to reduce bias and standardize interviews. The AI Screening Companion provides predictive candidate loss risk identification and insights powered by ProboTalent. Lever also markets an onboarding solution with stated support for I-9 and E-Verify workflows. For reporting and decision support, Lever describes "powerful reporting" with comprehensive out-of-the-box and custom analytics to track funnel performance and ROI. Lever also underscores extensibility through integrations, referencing connections with tools such as LinkedIn RSC, Slack, Zoom, and HCM systems including Workday, BambooHR, and SAP SuccessFactors, with a broader partner marketplace covering HRIS/payroll, job boards, background checks, and other recruiting technologies. Founded in 2012 as part of Y Combinator Summer 2012 (S12) batch, Lever raised $123 million in venture funding before being acquired by Employ Inc. in 2022. The platform serves customers ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies and is led by CEO Dara Brenner. Pricing on Lever's website is not published as fixed amounts but scales based on company size and hiring needs via custom quotes.