# Simera

> Simera is a Cambridge-based global hiring platform combining AI matching, candidate assessments and human review with onboarding, international payments and compliance support. It serves companies hiring remote professionals across functions, with a particular focus on Latin America and MENA, and has expanded through Interfell and Talent Sam.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Cambridge, United States
- **Founders:** Panos Bethanis (Co-founder and Executive Chairman), Said Hassan (Co-founder and CEO), Sofia Castillo (Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer), Steve Burr (Co-founder), Joseph Kling (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Global remote hiring platform, Agent David, Simera Professional Key (SPK), Smart Interviews, Onboarding, global payments and compliance support
- **Notable:** Simera reports serving 400+ companies worldwide., Interfell joined the group in September 2025., Talent Sam acquisition announced May 18, 2026.

## Products & services

- **Global remote hiring platform** — Candidate sourcing and matching across technical and business roles, with structured profiles, ranking, interviews and human review.
- **Agent David** — AI hiring assistant for natural-language candidate search, comparison and evaluation; Simera describes a hybrid process with human vetting.
- **Simera Professional Key (SPK)** — Evidence-based professional dossier combining verified information, scores, interview content, work samples and logistics; integrated with Interfell recruiting.
- **Smart Interviews** — Interview responses are used to produce structured candidate scores and summaries.
- **Onboarding, global payments and compliance support** — Post-selection support for contracts, onboarding and international worker payments, with agreement-specific terms.
- **Interfell** — Simera group company focused on Latin American IT recruiting, staffing and contractor payroll; joined in September 2025.
- **Talent Sam** — Acquired South African talent business with recruiting, legal employment, HR, equipment, IT and workforce-management capabilities.

## Achievements

- Simera reports serving 400+ companies worldwide.
- Interfell joined the group in September 2025.
- Talent Sam acquisition announced May 18, 2026.
- Manufact documented Agent David’s interactive candidate search implementation in May 2026.
- Homepage advertises a network of 2.5 million+ global professionals; this is company-reported.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published a LATAM salary guide on October 8 and an accountant-capacity article on October 16.
- **2026-09** — Announced backing for Dovra, a first-person workplace-video data project, in a September 30 blog post.
- **2026-05** — Manufact published a customer story on Agent David on May 28.
- **2026-05** — Announced acquisition of Talent Sam on May 18; Milan Levy became CRO, Michael Bassin SVP of Sales and Daniel Schwartz SVP of Growth and Partnerships.

## Links

- Website: https://simera.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simera-talent/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/simeratalent
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simeratalent/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simeratalent

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Last updated: 2026-10-23