# Weekday

> Weekday is a YC-backed (W21) AI recruiting platform that runs automated outbound sourcing campaigns to help technology companies hire software engineers. It pairs a database of 250M+ people across the US and India with AI-written outreach and managed multi-channel follow-ups (email, WhatsApp, phone), delivering interested, pre-vetted candidates ready to interview. Founded in 2021 by Amit Singh, Anubhav Malik and Chetan Dalal, the company started with a crowdsourced referral model and evolved into a full AI sourcing engine.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States (operations in Bengaluru, India)
- **Founders:** Amit Singh (Co-Founder & CEO), Anubhav Malik (Co-Founder), Chetan Dalal (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~38-220 employees (sources vary; YC lists ~38, Apollo data lists ~220)
- **Products:** Contingency (White Glove), Marketplace Subscription, AI Outreach Engine, AI Resume Screener, Chrome Extension & API Integrations
- **Notable:** Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch company, Raised $2.2M seed led by Venture Highway (2023), covered by Forbes, Product Hunt #1 Product of the Day

## Products & services

- **Contingency (White Glove)** — Fully managed outbound recruiting: dedicated recruiters find candidates, run AI-assisted outreach, follow up across channels and schedule interviews. Priced at 15% of the hire's annual salary, free if no hire is made, with a 60-day replacement guarantee.
- **Marketplace Subscription** — Direct access to Weekday's 250M+ candidate database with AI smart filters and built-in outreach tools; sold as outreach credits (typically 10k-150k) at custom pricing.
- **AI Outreach Engine** — AI drafts high-converting emails and sequences follow-ups, complemented by human WhatsApp and phone outreach to drive 50%+ response rates.
- **AI Resume Screener** — Free tool that evaluates and scores resumes against a role.
- **Chrome Extension & API Integrations** — Browser-based candidate discovery plus 20+ integrations with ATS and HR tools.
- **Candidate Tools** — For job seekers: AI application assistance, salary lookup, company culture reviews, and resume scoring/building. Free to premium ($4-6/month).

## Achievements

- Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch company
- Raised $2.2M seed led by Venture Highway (2023), covered by Forbes
- Product Hunt #1 Product of the Day
- Built a database of 250M+ people across the US and India with contact data
- Reported 50%+ response rates on outbound campaigns
- Operates across 7 countries

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Raised $2.2M seed round led by Venture Highway; Forbes reports the company 'pledges to take on LinkedIn'.
- **2026-01** — Weekday featured atop 2026 AI candidate-sourcing tool lists; database cited at 250M+ across 7 countries.

## Links

- Website: https://weekday.works
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weekdayworks
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/weekdayworks
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weekdayworks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weekday.works

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Last updated: 2026-07-30