# SquarePeg

> SquarePeg is an AI-native recruiting platform that acts as an intelligence layer on top of a company's existing applicant tracking system. It enriches, evaluates, and scores candidates - explaining every match - so lean recruiting teams can screen unlimited applicants, rediscover past candidates, source passively from 500M+ profiles, and filter out fraudulent applications without swapping out their tools. Founded by Claire McTaggart, the company raised a $3.5M seed round in early 2025 to build candidate-evaluation software for the modern recruiter.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- **Founders:** Claire McTaggart (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~21 employees
- **Products:** Applicant Screening, Talent Rediscovery, Passive Sourcing, Fraud Detection, Data Enrichment
- **Notable:** Raised $3.5M seed round in early 2025 led by Next Frontier Capital (~$6.44M total funding)., Built an explainable 'glass-box' AI with continuous third-party bias assurance via Warden AI., Integrated with 95+ applicant tracking systems with no data migration required.

## Products & services

- **Applicant Screening** — Screen unlimited applicants with confidence - AI evaluates and scores every candidate in the ATS, surfacing top talent beyond keyword matching.
- **Talent Rediscovery** — Mine past candidates already sitting in the ATS to hire faster and cheaper without new sourcing spend.
- **Passive Sourcing** — Discover and reach passive candidates across 500M+ profiles using adaptable, role-specific criteria.
- **Fraud Detection** — Filter fraudulent and ineligible applicants before they reach a recruiter's desk.
- **Data Enrichment** — Infer skills and enrich resumes with company research to enable scalable, contextual candidate evaluations.
- **Outcome Intelligence** — Refine job requirements and predict hiring timelines using outcome data from the recruiting funnel.

## Achievements

- Raised $3.5M seed round in early 2025 led by Next Frontier Capital (~$6.44M total funding).
- Built an explainable 'glass-box' AI with continuous third-party bias assurance via Warden AI.
- Integrated with 95+ applicant tracking systems with no data migration required.
- Provides access to 500M+ passive candidate profiles.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Announced a $3.5M seed round led by Next Frontier Capital to build a candidate-evaluation platform for the modern recruiter.
- **2025-02** — Published Warden AI case study detailing SquarePeg's explainable glass-box AI and continuous bias assurance.
- **2025-01** — Launched the SquarePeg Product Council to test and evaluate emerging AI recruiting technologies.

## Links

- Website: https://www.squarepeg.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/squarepeg-ai
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVJ71lwDJHg

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Last updated: 2026-07-02