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24 alternatives to KickStartup

Fastest way to find and invite engineer's for an Interview

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. KickStartup launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Kickstart Careers▲94

   A job board for women looking to get into technology

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Skipp▲434

   Match with the perfect remote tech team — on mobile

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   kickstartDS▲104

   The starter kit for design systems, open source, low-code

   2022 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   HireBeat 2.0▲164

   Attract, screen & hire in a heartbeat, no more spreadsheets

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   University Hiring by interviewing.io▲87

   Hire the best students without ever going to a career fair.

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CreatorClub▲150

   Teaching hardware startups how to succeed on Kickstarter/IGG

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Shortlisted.ca▲66

   First-round technical interviews for fast growing companies

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   AirCTO▲255

   Borrow top engineers to interview your candidates.

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9AI
   Anonymous interview evals of strong software/ML engineering candidates▲95

   We are a recruiting startup with a small twist. We represent engineering candidates who receive a recommendation through our personalized vetting process, which includes a technical interview with an unbiased third-party senior engineer. We match the candidates with interviewers based on their background and the roles they are looking for. We pay for the senior engineer's time to interview so that the feedback is completely unbiased. These interviews are unique in that they are not set up to test if a candidate is a fit for a pre-set role, but instead they are personalized to extract each…

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Kick Your Startup▲82

    Empowering startups to kickstart their success

    2023 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    GradPipe▲84

    Find engineers who never apply by actual github code

    Mar 2026 · gradpipe.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    HireBeat - Video Interview▲103

    Automated interview platform that accelerates hiring process

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    HRBLADE▲168

    Hire better employees faster with video interviewing and AI

    2022 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    askreferral.io▲94

    Reach out to relevant network with single click

    2024 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Jumpstart▲152

    Build great ideas faster

    2019 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Work at a Startup - from Y Combinator▲179

    One common application for hundreds of top engineering jobs.

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    PR Boost by Press Hunt▲174

    Get your startup in the news with PR campaigns powered by AI

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    HireSweet▲156

    AI-powered search to help startups hire passive candidates

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    KickBooster▲97

    The first affiliate program for crowdfunding campaigns

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Job Prepper▲73

    Interview simulator for new front end developers

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21BY
    Bootstrap your startup with high end gigs▲71

    Hey guys, we just launched a platform to match top startups with high end projects. We're focused on supporting startups that would rather take on a short term consulting gig than raising a round of funding. We'd love some feedback. Thanks!

    2011 · grouptalent.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    CodingPrep▲103

    Open Source coding interview prep tool with AI interviewer

    Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Generavitae▲121

    Ace your job search

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Prosper▲94

    Interview coaching in a snapchat-style video interface

    2018 · its alternatives →

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