Spott is the AI-native ATS and CRM for recruiting firms, bringing applicant tracking, CRM, multi-channel outreach and AI agents into one system. Recruiting teams work from cleaner data, run fewer tools, and place candidates faster. Hundreds of agencies across Europe, the US and APAC run on Spott. Founded in 2024 and backed by Y Combinator, Spott has raised $24.2M, including a $21M Series A led by Balderton Capital, and has offices in Leuven, New York City and Sydney. It's one of the fastest-growing Belgian startups today.
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Founders
Meet the founders.
Lander, Manu, and Samuel met at KU Leuven and spent their early careers at Bain, McKinsey, and BCG.
They started Spott to fix the tools they kept seeing recruiting firms struggle with.
Lander Degrève
Co-founder & CEO
Previously at Bain, leading strategy projects across HR-tech and recruiting operations.
Manu Vanderveeren
Co-founder & COO
Previously at McKinsey, working on HR strategy and tech due diligence.
Samuel Smeys
Co-founder & CTO
Previously at BCG, building data and ML pipelines for recruiting agencies.
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