HR & recruiting

Lever

Website
Founded 2012Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Lever is one of the most recognized brands in talent acquisition software for high growth companies. We enable teams to post jobs, source, interview, and hire top talent. We've combined ATS & CRM into a single platform, Lever TRM. Our Talent Acquisition Suite also includes tools for recruitment marketing and analytics: Lever Nurture, Lever Advanced Analytics, and Lever Data Warehouse Sync. Our customers include Netflix, KPMG, Spotify, Talend, Cirque du Soleil, and over 5000 other customers.

Lever has raised $123 million in funding from Apax Digital, Adam Street Partners, Scale Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, and Y Combinator among others. With an overall gender ratio of 50:50, Lever is also fiercely committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. For more information, visit https://www.lever.co/.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
LinkedIn
HR & recruitingIndustry softwareBusinessesMid marketSubscription

Product & workflow

" Lever’s ability to integrate with different tools has not only improved our efficiency but also contributed to our team’s productivity and effectiveness in sourcing top talent.

Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-16

Founders & team

Nate Smith

Founder/CEO/CTO

Nate co-founded Lever, leading as both CEO and CTO. He is passionate about software’s potential for business transformation and user experience. Prior to Lever, Nate was a product manager on Google Analytics and the Google Search team. He led the first major redesign of Google’s image search UI, which launched in July 2010. Nate received a degree in electrical and computer engineering from Olin College, at which he was a member of the school’s second ever graduating class.

LinkedIn X
Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
225team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2012 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Index Ventures · Y Combinator

Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Not assessed · 4 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

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