# George Carollo

> George Carollo is the co-founder and CEO of Dover, a San Francisco recruiting company that began as a no-code service, grew its original recruiting-automation product to roughly $15 million in annual recurring revenue, contracted to $1.8 million after the 2022 hiring downturn, and rebuilt around a marketplace for fractional recruiters. A Stanford-trained economist and infrastructure researcher, Carollo previously worked in project finance, venture capital, fintech, and co-founded recruiting software company TopFunnel.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Dover
- **Organizations:** Dover, TopFunnel, LendingHome, TrueBridge Capital Partners, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Stanford University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Economics and BA in Urban Studies; MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded two recruiting technology companies, TopFunnel and Dover., Helped build Dover's original recruiting platform to roughly $15 million in annual recurring revenue., Led the experiment that became Dover's fractional-recruiter marketplace after the original business contracted sharply.

## Career timeline

- **2011-2012** — Worked as a research assistant at Stanford University and contributed to a report on public-private partnerships for infrastructure delivery.
- **2012-2013** — Worked as an associate consultant at Parsons Brinckerhoff in project finance and infrastructure.
- **2013-2015** — Worked as an investment analyst at TrueBridge Capital Partners, including analysis for the Forbes Midas List.
- **2015-2016** — Led strategy and finance work at fintech company LendingHome.
- **2016-2018** — Co-founded TopFunnel, a recruiting software company.
- **2019** — Co-founded Dover with Max Kolysh and Anvisha Pai; the company joined Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch.
- **2021** — Dover raised a $20 million Series A led by Tiger Global, with Founders Fund, Abstract Ventures, and Y Combinator participating.
- **2022** — Dover reached roughly $15 million ARR before the hiring downturn undermined demand for its original Autopilot product.
- **2024** — Dover launched its recruiter marketplace after Carollo ran a focused customer experiment; the marketplace connected startups with fractional recruiters.
- **2026** — Carollo became Dover's CEO after co-founder Max Kolysh stepped down; Dover was profitable and reported renewed year-over-year growth.

## Achievements

- Co-founded two recruiting technology companies, TopFunnel and Dover.
- Helped build Dover's original recruiting platform to roughly $15 million in annual recurring revenue.
- Led the experiment that became Dover's fractional-recruiter marketplace after the original business contracted sharply.
- Helped return Dover to profitability and renewed growth after revenue fell to $1.8 million.
- Raised a $20 million Series A for Dover with his co-founders in 2021.
- Co-authored a 2012 Stanford report on public-private partnerships for infrastructure delivery.
- Graduated from Stanford with two bachelor's degrees, honors and distinction, and a master's degree.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Continued publishing analysis of the changing hiring market, including AI-driven application volume, ghost jobs, and the effects of return-to-office policies.
- **2026-08** — Dover launched an MCP integration designed to let users perform hiring tasks from AI assistants.
- **2026-01** — Appeared on the Before It Clicked podcast to discuss Dover's rise to roughly $15 million ARR, fall to $1.8 million, and second product-market fit.
- **2026-01** — Took over as CEO of Dover after co-founder Max Kolysh stepped down.

## Links

- Website: https://www.georgecarollo.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-carollo-7b235a2b
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/I-I78YvIc7Q

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Last updated: 2026-09-27