Haystack

Haystack creates value by aggregating technology candidates, pre-screening them, and matching them to employer demand through a software platform supported by human recruiters. The business combines marketplace-style candidate access, recruitment workflow software, and outsourced hiring services. This lets it serve employers that want either faster self-serve sourcing or a fuller managed recruitment model.

Haystack is a UK-based hiring technology company operating a recruitment platform for technical roles. It provides employers with access to pre-screened candidates through an AI-assisted matching workflow and also offers a managed recruitment service for companies that want more hands-on support. On the candidate side, it runs a consumer-facing job search app aimed at technology professionals.

Its revenue model is hybrid rather than purely software-led. Haystack earns money from employer-side hiring fees, managed recruitment services, and bespoke subscription arrangements such as Haystack Pro. Its direct paying customers are employers, hiring managers, talent acquisition teams, and businesses recruiting technical staff; job seekers appear to use the app as a free acquisition and matching layer rather than the primary monetised audience.