# Will Kramer

> Will Kramer is the CEO and co-founder of Laila Technologies, a Buffalo, New York startup building HireGPT, an AI recruitment platform that pairs a marketplace of expert tech recruiters with AI agents to screen, evaluate, and match candidates. A Cornell graduate with more than two decades of software development experience, including leadership roles at startups and Fortune 500 firms such as Paychex, he says HireGPT processes over 50,000 technical applications a month and has helped companies cut hiring costs and timelines by more than half. He also mentors founders at the University at Buffalo and runs plain-English AI workshops for small business owners.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Laila Technologies
- **Organizations:** Laila Technologies Inc., University at Buffalo (mentor), Paychex (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Laila Technologies, creator of HireGPT, Built an AI recruitment platform processing over 50,000 technical job applications per month, Reports helping companies cut recruitment costs and timelines by more than 50%

## Career timeline

- **—** — Earns Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University
- **—** — Spends two decades in software development across startups and Fortune 500 firms, including leadership roles at Paychex
- **—** — Co-founds Laila Technologies in Buffalo, New York, with backing from The Research Foundation for SUNY
- **—** — Launches HireGPT, an AI recruitment platform now processing 50,000+ technical applications a month
- **2025** — Speaks at the Yates County Chamber 'Practical AI for Business' seminar in Penn Yan, NY

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Laila Technologies, creator of HireGPT
- Built an AI recruitment platform processing over 50,000 technical job applications per month
- Reports helping companies cut recruitment costs and timelines by more than 50%
- Secured backing from The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Mentors founders at the University at Buffalo

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Presented a hands-on 'Practical AI for Business' workshop for the Yates County Chamber of Commerce in Penn Yan, New York.

## Links

- Website: https://laila.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/will--kramer

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Last updated: 2026-06-20