What does Refer do?
Refer is a Bay Area AI recruiting platform (Public Benefit Corporation) founded in 2024 by Andre Hamra that flips traditional recruiting by making job seekers the primary customer through an AI career agent named Lia. Lia learns a candidate's experience and preferences, matches them to roles, and makes direct email introductions once both sides are interested, with candidates paying 20% of their first month's base salary only after they are hired. The platform reports ~2,000 companies, ~7,000 open roles, and 5,000+ facilitated interviews.