# Victor Luo

> Victor Luo is the CEO and co-founder of Perfectly (YC W26), an AI-native recruiting operating system that automates sourcing, outreach, screening, and qualification for high-growth tech teams. A former machine learning scientist at TikTok who worked on large-scale recommendation systems, Victor sat through more than 800 agency-sourced interviews before deciding that hiring should work more like a recommendation engine. He is a two-time founder, a University of Virginia computer science graduate, and builds recruiting agents named Paul and Parker that deliver interview-ready candidates straight to Slack.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at Perfectly (YC W26)
- **Organizations:** Perfectly, TikTok, Amazon, Synthminds.AI, University of Virginia
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Computer Science (UVA Engineering, Link Lab), University of Virginia
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Perfectly, described as the first AI-native recruiting operating system, Took Perfectly to roughly $1M/yr in traction during the YC W26 batch, one of 14 teams to reach the milestone, Reported outcomes for clients: 4x faster hiring, 10x candidate volume, and 2x higher interview pass rates

## Career timeline

- **—** — Studied computer science at the University of Virginia, including research work with the UVA Engineering Link Lab
- **—** — Held roles at Amazon and the AI venture Synthminds.AI
- **—** — Worked as a machine learning scientist at TikTok on large-scale recommendation systems
- **2025** — Co-founded Perfectly with Zhuang (Gary) Luo and Huimin Xie, former TikTok colleagues
- **2026** — Went through Y Combinator's Winter 2026 batch; launched 'Hire with Perfectly' and the Paul recruiting agent
- **2026** — Launched Parker, an AI career super-connector on iMessage and WhatsApp for candidates
- **2026** — Perfectly reached roughly $1M/yr in traction, one of 14 teams in the batch to hit the milestone, and was ranked Tier A

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Perfectly, described as the first AI-native recruiting operating system
- Took Perfectly to roughly $1M/yr in traction during the YC W26 batch, one of 14 teams to reach the milestone
- Reported outcomes for clients: 4x faster hiring, 10x candidate volume, and 2x higher interview pass rates
- Built two AI agents - Paul for hiring managers and Parker for candidates
- Signed early customers including Giga, Corgi, LlamaIndex, and Porter
- Previously worked on TikTok's recommendation systems as a machine learning scientist
- Two-time startup founder

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Launched 'Hire with Perfectly' on Launch YC, an AI recruiting agency that fills roles in days with a success-based pricing model.
- **2026-03** — Launched Parker, an AI career super-connector on iMessage and WhatsApp that helps candidates reach their dream companies.
- **2026-06** — Perfectly reached roughly $1M/yr in traction during YC W26 and was ranked Tier A.

## Links

- Website: https://perfectly.so
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-luo
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@victorluo00
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victorwluo/

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Last updated: 2026-07-31