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AI · July 13, 2026

Loam

AI-native hiring, built for early-stage founders

Loam launched on July 13, 2026 with 8 votes, #2,235 of 24,623 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Loam is an AI-native hiring system built specifically for early stage founders. Let the Loam agent (or Claude Code) build your job site, source candidates, read resumes, and track applicants - all in a single platform. Most hiring tools like Ashby and Greenhouse were built before AI for 100+ person companies with recruiting teams. Loam gives you everything you need to make your first 10 hires.

Loam is an AI-powered hiring workspace for founders and early-stage teams, with applicant tracking, candidate briefs, sourcing, chat, and MCP access.

Collaborate with AI to source candidates, track applicants, and build your job site - all in one place. Pipeline, triage view, and AI briefs for every candidate in one lightweight ATS. Connect Loam to any MCP-compatible AI tool. Source candidates, review applications, move stages, and add notes—without leaving your AI workflow. Write signals in plain English—“ex-founder”, “top school”, “has startup experience”—and Loam evaluates every candidate against them. Filter and sort so the best fits rise to the top. Describe who you're looking for like you'd tell a recruiter. Loam searches 800M+ profiles and returns real candidates with full context—ready to shortlist in one click. A branded job…from hireloam.com

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