Build your early-stage team via referrals.

Via is an invite-only talent network that connects you with off-market, cosigned talent. Get reference checks first, not last.

Via is an invite-only talent network that connects you with off-market talent that has been vouched for by someone who knows them well. Get reference checks first, not last.

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Many candidates get referred to Via while still currently employed
Actively looking
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Lead Engineer, MongoDB
UC Berkeley
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"She's an excellent leader that has grown teams of all sizes, and believes strongly in mentorship. She's also an excellent engineer and takes immense pride in her work and results. I'd love to work with her again in the near future."

— Former teammates
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Many candidates get referred to Via while still currently employed
Actively looking
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(San Francisco)
Employee #1 at Pave
Data Science at Accenture
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“Pablo was my CoS for 2 years, and i’m pumped to help him find his next opportunity on a founding team of an impactful company. Privileged to extend my cosign"

— Justin Kan
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(NYC, Remote)
First 100 at Uber, Growth
Associate, Bain & Company
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“I was lucky to hire her during the early days of building Uber. She was one of the scrappiest and most proactive people in the whole company, and built a reputation for fearlessly going after the hardest problems. She was vital to our growth over her 2 years”

— Former employer
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(Remote)
Product Lead, Canva
Founder, Onyx
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"He is not only a world class human, but also a former founder and incredibly talented leader - he would make the perfect addition to a growing start-up based on his experience and passions."

— Friends for 10 years
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Head of Product, AbstractOps
Director, Narrative Science (acq Salesforce)
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(Remote)
Computer Science, Stanford
Founding Engineer, Stealth
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“He was my college classmate at Stanford. Beyond beating me in nearly every competition with his insane hustle and technical skills, he is just a special human being. Any company would be lucky to have him.”

— College classmates
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Tailor-made for Pre-seed to Series-B Startups

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  • Some of the most talented people never apply to jobs

    Top talent often leans on their network to find and get referred to their next opportunity, rather than cold applications. With Via, you're on their radar.

  • Less time hunting, more time closing

    For founders, every minute recruiting is a minute not spent building. Reduce time-to-hire by only talking to candidates who are “on deck” for early-stage startup opportunities, rather than cold-emailing and scouring LinkedIn.

  • Designed for startup uncertainty

    With most recruiting (both in-house and outsourced), you risk paying for their time without seeing an outcome. With Via, you only pay a placement fee if and only if you hire from the network. If you part ways within 3 months, we refund half of the fee back.

Cosigned* talent only

*Cosign (verb) /kō-sīn/
To give your stamp of approval for someone you would highly recommend.

We have access to non-obvious, non-public information about top talent, and pass it on to you.
Every candidate comes with a cosign from our network.

Know who’s “on deck”

The first place great talent goes when confidentially looking for early-stage roles? Their startup friends connected to networks like On Deck.

Reduce false positives: know what's not on paper

Spend less time interviewing mediocre candidates by getting a reference check ahead of every conversation. A cosign from a former manager or colleague can validate their work ethic and hustle required to succeed at early-stage.

How it works

1 — Onboard

If you meet our criteria, onboard to Via with just a 30-minute call, share top roles, preferences, and unlisted opportunities

2 — Crowdsource referrals

We share your opportunities only with top talent that has been vouched for and fits your criteria

3 — Inbound cosigned leads

We send you talent that has already opted-in and is excited to connect with you, alongside a vouch from our network. You tell us if you want the intro.

4 — Hire

If you hire a candidate through Via, you pay a flat outcome-based placement fee

Our network has insider info on top talent

Our candidates come from Connectors like these, who share the best talent they know with Via as they hit the market

Brian Rumao

Ex-CoS to LinkedIn CEO; Coach; Investor

Sarah Fazal

Chief of Staff at CareRev; Partner a16z

Jimmy Douglas

Director of Sales & Delivery Ops at Tesla; Angel Investor

Natasja Nielsen

Amazon Labs Eng Lead; Founder/CTO

Sasha Orloff

CEO of Puzzle; Repeat Founder

Kristen Reinert

Strategic Finance, Lemonade

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Become a Connector to help people you cosign find their next career-defining opportunity.

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Get invited as talent to get your foot in the door with the founders of exciting early-stage startups through the Via network

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