# Greenhouse Software

> Greenhouse Software is a New York-based hiring platform that helps companies run structured, data-driven recruiting. Founded in 2012 by Daniel Chait and Jon Stross, it centralizes applicant tracking, interview scorecards, candidate sourcing, onboarding and reporting into one system used by more than 7,500 organizations. Rather than pushing automation for its own sake, Greenhouse pitches 'structured hiring' - a consistent, comparable process for evaluating candidates - and has layered in AI tools and fraud detection to keep that process reliable as application volumes surge.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Daniel Chait (Co-founder & CEO), Jon Stross (Co-founder & President)
- **Team size:** ~950 employees
- **Products:** Applicant Tracking System (ATS), Structured Hiring & Scorecards, Greenhouse Onboarding, Real Talent, Greenhouse AI (Notetaker, Job Kickoff Agent, Analytics Chart Agent, Report Insights)
- **Notable:** Ranked #1 in 57 G2 reports across Mid-Market, Enterprise and EMEA categories, Among the first companies worldwide to attain ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management, Grew to serve more than 7,500 companies globally

## Products & services

- **Applicant Tracking System (ATS)** — Core platform that centralizes applications from job boards, referrals and sourcing into one dashboard, aggregating resumes and interview feedback for structured comparison.
- **Structured Hiring & Scorecards** — Interview kits, job-specific scorecards and standardized rubrics so every candidate is evaluated against the same criteria.
- **Greenhouse Onboarding** — Onboarding workflows that carry new hires from offer acceptance into their first days with the company.
- **Real Talent** — Suite combining AI-powered Talent Matching, Spam and Fraud Detection, and CLEAR-powered Identity Verification to fight AI-generated and fraudulent applications.
- **Greenhouse AI (Notetaker, Job Kickoff Agent, Analytics Chart Agent, Report Insights)** — AI features that transcribe interviews, structure job setup, generate charts from plain-text questions and summarize dashboards - built to reinforce structured hiring.
- **Greenhouse MCP** — A governed Model Context Protocol interface that lets customers connect external AI tools directly to Greenhouse with control and oversight.

## Achievements

- Ranked #1 in 57 G2 reports across Mid-Market, Enterprise and EMEA categories
- Among the first companies worldwide to attain ISO/IEC 42001 certification for AI management
- Grew to serve more than 7,500 companies globally
- Acquired at an $820M valuation by TPG in 2021
- Published an AI Principles Framework for responsible hiring in the AI era
- Launched Real Talent, described as a first-of-its-kind solution to fight hiring fraud at scale

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced a new wave of AI capabilities across role setup, interview note-taking, candidate insights and analytics, framed as strengthening structured hiring rather than shortcutting it.
- **2026-05** — Launched Greenhouse MCP, a governed way for customers to connect AI tools directly to Greenhouse, developed with design partners StubHub and Komodo Health.
- **2025** — Introduced Real Talent, combining AI Talent Matching, Spam and Fraud Detection, and CLEAR-powered Identity Verification to combat fake and AI-generated applications.
- **2025** — Published an AI Principles Framework and pursued ISO/IEC 42001 certification, aligning with emerging regulations including the EU AI Act.

## Links

- Website: https://www.greenhouse.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenhouse-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Greenhouse
- GitHub: https://github.com/grnhse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GreenhouseSoftware
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenhouse.io/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/greenhouse.io/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenhouse.io

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Last updated: 2026-07-20