HR & recruiting

Dover

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Founded 2019Origin source ↗Checked 2026-11-08

Overview

Dover is on a mission to help every company build an amazing team. Every founder and business leader should have the tools and support they need to hire the right talent — fast.

Dover combines powerful free software with flexible recruiting services to help startups and growing companies scale efficiently. Dover is built around two core offerings:

Free Recruiting Tools:

Dover's ATS is a lightweight but powerful applicant tracking system built for busy founders and hiring managers. It’s as easy to use as a spreadsheet but includes everything you need to manage your first 100 hires — without the bloat of traditional ATS platforms. Hundreds of companies use Dover’s free tools to streamline their hiring process and stay in control as they grow.

Recruiting Partner Marketplace:

When companies need help, Dover connects them with top-tier, fractional recruiters through our on-demand marketplace. Recruiting Partners are experienced, startup-savvy professionals who can step in quickly to manage sourcing, interviewing, closing, and more — without the cost or commitment of an agency or full-time hire.

Dover went through Y Combinator in 2019, and today 500+ companies use our product to run a better hiring process. We've raised $23M from top VCs.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Previously Swapspace

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

George Carollo

Founder

Founder at Dover (S19) –– free recruiting tools for startups

Founder profile As recorded 2026-11-08
12team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-11-08

Founded 2019 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

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Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Operating · 4 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The company website explicitly reports customer or user adoption. This is a source-based assessment of a company claim; scale and revenue are not independently verified.

Company website: home Checked 2026-09-16

Trusted by 600+ top companies

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