# Wellfound Reviews **Vendor:** Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) **Category:** [Job Search Sites](https://www.g2.com/categories/job-search-sites) **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 108 ## About Wellfound Wellfound is the #1 startup community -- an ecosystem comprised of job seekers, founders, recruiters, talent managers, and more. The ethos of the community: connect startups with great talent, and talent with great opportunities. ## Wellfound Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users find Wellfound **easy to use** , valuing its intuitive interface and effective candidate filtering options. (11 reviews) - Users value the **high quality of candidates** available on Wellfound, enhancing their hiring experience significantly. (5 reviews) - Users appreciate the **user-friendly interface** of Wellfound, making candidate searches easy and efficient worldwide. (4 reviews) - Users value the **effective communication** features of Wellfound, making candidate interactions seamless and efficient. (3 reviews) - Users value the **easy communication with candidates** via Wellfound's simple and efficient messaging features. (3 reviews) - Easy Access (3 reviews) - Filtering Features (3 reviews) - Job Matching (3 reviews) - Users value the **recruitment efficiency** of Wellfound, enabling quick sourcing of quality candidates and job opportunities. (3 reviews) - Users value the **ability to find quality talent** efficiently and effectively with Wellfound's streamlined process. (3 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users report **frustrating candidate management issues** , such as missing messages and inadequate support for hiring contractors. (4 reviews) - Users find the **limited features** across subscription tiers restricts functionality and complicates the user experience. (3 reviews) - Users note the **limited functionality** of Wellfound, particularly with free subscriptions impacting job listing visibility and analytics. (3 reviews) - Users find **limited opportunities** on Wellfound due to subscription restrictions and lack of essential sourcing features. (3 reviews) - Users face **account issues** with Wellfound, including fraud opportunities and lost messages, leading to frustration and dissatisfaction. (2 reviews) - Email Issues (2 reviews) - Expensive (2 reviews) - Insufficient Data (2 reviews) - Limited Availability (2 reviews) - Limited Options (2 reviews) ## Wellfound Reviews ### 1. Good Platform for StartUp Jobs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sumit S C. | Associate Software Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 17, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Wellfound is one of the easiest platforms to use when it comes to discovering startups, exploring open roles, and connecting with founders or hiring managers directly. I like that it focuses specifically on startups, which makes the opportunities more relevant compared to general job portals. The user interface is clean, intuitive, and helps me find companies and roles that match my interests without getting lost in unnecessary details. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** While the platform is extremely helpful, the response rate from companies can sometimes be low, which makes it hard to understand whether an application is still being considered. Some job postings also appear to stay active even if the role has already been filled, which can create confusion. Adding more filters or verification for active jobs would make the experience even smoother. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wellfound solves the challenge of discovering genuine startup opportunities in one place. Instead of spending hours searching across multiple platforms, I can directly explore curated roles from early-stage to growth-stage companies. It also bridges the gap between job seekers and founders or hiring teams, making the application process feel more personal and transparent. This has saved me time, helped me target the right kind of roles, and given me insights into the startup ecosystem that I wouldn’t easily find elsewhere. ### 2. User-Friendly, but Limited for Hiring in Latam **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Daniela S. | Recruiter, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 19, 2026 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Wellfound is user-friendly, anyone can navegate without any training before. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Depending on the role, Wellfound does not work if you want to hire en Latam **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Hiring different types of roles. ### 3. Wellfound is awesome! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Eric I. | Co-Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I like how Wellfound has the ability to search for talent all around the world in varying areas of work. The options and selection for candidates was way larger than I thought it would be and the criteria such as price, location, experience, and availability that can be filtered out is great. It is easy to use Wellfound and no additional integrations are needed once on the website. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** The downsides about Wellfound are how it does not have the availability for founders or folks hiring to see video recordings of candidates looking for work. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am able to find talent that is willing to work for the price I can offer. Other websites usually do not have candidates who are willing to work as independent contractors or full time employees. The filtering options on Wellfound really benefit me. ### 4. Wellfound is the easiest and fastest way to find talent! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Khristina K. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I really liked how simple it was to post a job without going through tons of checks and verifications. It’s also great that there’s a free posting option, and there’s no pressure to upgrade to a paid plan — a huge plus for early-stage startups with tight budgets. Other platforms promised free listings but turned out to require payment at the final step. With Wellfound, everything was transparent from the start, which I appreciated. Messaging with candidates is easy, and the application management tools are very convenient too. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Everything is great. Maybe the only thing I didn't like was the duplicate email notifications after an application is accepted. But I'm sure that's customizable somewhere. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Find talents ### 5. Efficient, Targeted, and High-Quality Candidate Discovery **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rick P. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 03, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** We used Wellfound to source candidates for a health tech startup and were genuinely impressed by the quality and specificity of applicants. Unlike other platforms, it didn’t just generate volume—it surfaced people with relevant experience, startup mindset, and strong fit for our culture. The UI is intuitive, filters are actually useful, and messaging was seamless. Found several qualified candidates in under a week. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Few, if any!Nothing truly bad—just wish more top-tier profiles were actively looking or responsive. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wellfound helps cut through the noise of traditional hiring platforms by connecting startups directly with candidates who are actually interested in early-stage work. It saves time, improves candidate quality, and aligns better with startup culture and pace. ### 6. Wellfound Great Resource for Finding Student Interns **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jonathan C. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 09, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I have found that many bootcamps and universities are recommending their students to look for internships on Wellfound. If you have a strong internship program, Wellfound is a great place to find candidates for it. Wellfound has a streamlined interface which makes matching and finding the best candidates easy. Wellfound is simple to use and especially good for finding candidates in UI/UX design and software engineering. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** When using Wellfound to list job postings for free, it is very hard to know how much exposure your listings are getting. It is hard to tell if you need to refine your listing or if the listings just isn't being shown to too many people. It would be great if Wellfound provided more analytics to show how free listings are performing. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wellfound is helping me recruit interns to help in an early stage startup. ### 7. Wellfound Helped Us Build a Strong Early-Stage Team **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lawrence C. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 01, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** We loved how Wellfound made it easy to connect with passionate, startup-ready talent who resonated with our mission. The platform’s messaging tools and candidate transparency helped us move quickly and build authentic relationships, even in a volunteer-driven early stage. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** One challenge is that the volume of unqualified or mismatched applicants can be high, requiring extra time to filter through profiles. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wellfound solves the critical early-stage hiring gap by connecting mission-driven startups with talented individuals open to unconventional roles like volunteering or equity-based contributions. This has allowed us to build momentum, validate ideas, and grow our team even before securing funding. ### 8. the best review for Wellfound job pltfrom **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Laxman S. | QA Engineer, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** it is solving unwanted job suggestions and not showing a bad match profile, and getting more chances to interview calls. it is easy to use and handy to understand aply process. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** it taking more time to adding new job or laates job list very few job found but quality job i get **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** it is giving me job that match with my profile and good job . ### 9. Great for connecting with Startups! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Reagan N. | Customer Success Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I like the ease of filtering down to the job title I'm looking for, and what type of work (remote, hybrid, etc.). I also love the fact that most times the salary ranges are provided in the job listings. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Honestly, I haven't had anything in particular that I've found unhelpful or worth of dislike. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wellfound is helping me to connect with via employers (usually startup stage) that are looking for more mid and senior level candidates, like myself. ### 10. Horrible experience and support **Rating:** 0.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Alex C. | Chief Executive Officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 04, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The network of people is decent but not verified **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Experience; fraud enabled; messages and candidates disappear despite paying for them. zero messags or response time within weeks. horrible across the board **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Candidates ### 11. Simplicity and Comprehensive Access to Senior Leadership of Extraordinary Companies **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robin B. | CEO | Founder, Outsourcing/Offshoring, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I have been using this platform on and off since it was AngelList Talent as a job seeker. It consistently provides an amazingly simple way to connect with senior leadership and get to know companies in a user-friendly way. As a job-seeker, it was my daily go to platform to access available positions. One easy to complete profile provides AI suggested roles for ongoing access to applying to jobs selectively chosen to fit the profile. Now, as a Business Owner, my perspective on the value of this platform is enhanced even more. I know how easy it is for prospective employees to find us and apply as we offer positions. I know how easy it is for me to create a presence for our company on this valued platform. The implementation process is extremely simple, pricing is more than fair. As I had a few questions during this account creation, customer support has been extremely and instantly helpful. The integration for account setup was extremely efficient and easy. I'm excited to continue my relationship with Wellfound! **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Occasionally, there is a match with companies that are questionable. That isn't a fault of Wellfound, but it did take time to review the AI presented roles. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Standing out and providing executive leadership access during the recruiting process is a challenge that is met by Wellfound. ### 12. Easy to set up and navigate **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jeremy H. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** It allows me to create a job posting in minutes and even gives you access to find candidates yourself. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** For a platform geared toward startups, it doesn’t offer a good experience if you’re trying to hire commission based contractors. Would love to see that option as early stage startups may not always be able to afford a salary up front **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Giving me access to a candidate pool that is focused on the startup ecosystem. As a growing business that’s important to me ### 13. Wellfound helped me find a great candidate for my company. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mark B. | Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 22, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** After a small adjustment, Wellfound was easy, and user friendly. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Candidates didn’t always get their alerts when reaching out to them. Maybe they went into spam or junk, but when you are expecting an open communication thread, you’d want your candidates to be able to get their alerts. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** It’s allowing me to reach out to clients that may not be available anywhere else. ### 14. Wellfound for Startups **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Moh N. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 05, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Offers insights to candidates and who wants to apply. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** The limitations on freeware they offer. The UI/UX can also improve because it looks like too many features in one page. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Access to candidates all over the world. ### 15. Wellfound had the highest quality applicants out of the three platforms I was posting my jobs. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The quality of applicants is generally higher for software oriented jobs and is geared towards startup buisnesses which is my exact use case. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I think splitting "jobs" and "applicants" into a two tabs is a bit redudant. I think there should just be a "My Listings" page where you can click into a job, edit, view, AND browse applicants rather than splitting it into two top level views. It was a bit odd to jump between two nearly identical views just to edit the listing versus edit the listing OR view applicants. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Recuiting software engineers for my startup. ### 16. Wellfound is a great startup-focused recruiting platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 20, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** - Ease of use - Quality of candidates - Alignment between candidate goals and hiring goals - Ability to have real conversations with candidates - Job seekers and employers are in a multitude of industries **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** - Limited features depending on which subscription tier you have - Could use more features for sourcing and qualifying applicants **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Access to candidates in similar industries or with startup experience Access to candidates who are actively looking for a new role ### 17. Refreshing alternative **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ralph C. | Designer & Co-founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The profile settings are smart, like the type of start-up you prefer - early, seed round, etc. You often get a name for who is doing the hiring, which is nice. In general the short form message and chat interfaces feel more conversational, which I like. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I have yet to get an interview. It would be nice if you knew the application was at least received/viewed. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is specific to start ups and it's not linkedIn or Indeed. ### 18. Good Place To Discover Global Startup Talents **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Chien-Chih C. | Working Group Member, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 11, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Easy to Access Global Technical Talents for Startups. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Interview Questions Requires Paid Version **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Connect Global Startup Talents To Accelerate The Startup Journey ### 19. Very easy to navigate, which makes it easy to find relevant opportunities and apply for vacancies. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Carlos C. | Chairman of Nonprofit Corporation, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 09, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The platform stands out for offering a wide variety of positions in startups, which is ideal for those interested in the startup ecosystem. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** The Dashboard could have improvements in the messages section. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Expand the geographical areas of the vacancies ### 20. My Goto platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** jordan a. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 07, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The ability to find quality talent and network **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I miss when it used to be free before they became well found **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding cofounders not many platforms handles this as well as Will has since the beginning ### 21. Amazing platform to find opportunities **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Brian L. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 11, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I have been a user since it was formally AngelList, I think the platform is a great place to seek out opportunities. I think the offers are genuine, authentic and real. As someone that is actively seeking a job, I will turn to Wellfound. Other friends have also recommended Wellfound when I told them I was looking for a job. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I don't have any concrete feedback I want to give. It's UX friendly and the UI is very clean too. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Posting job opportunities. I think this is sometimes better than LinkedIn because of the platform and jobs are actually hiring. ### 22. Need report functiom **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Irina L. | Hr manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** many candidates are from web3/crypto industry which is what our company exactly looking for. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** If Wellfound can have a filter to select country, thats great. I receive 100 resumes per day and 80 of thems are from Nigeria and India. Sometimes we only need US based employees and it takes time for me to review and reject. Filter is a good function and there is no report function. I can't see how many resumes came in after the job has been closed. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Web3 candidates ### 23. Great jobs with good interview rate **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ryan K. | Account Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 26, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The user friendly platform and ability to connect with hiring managers **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Hard to think of negatives, but if I had to choose there aren't as many job postings as LinkedIn **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm looking for jobs at companies that are more interesting and forward thinking. Wellfound provides that. ### 24. Very smooth and convenient! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I like how easy it is to filter and sort through jobs as a job seeker. The UI is very pleasing, and the website's functionalities are tailored for seamless communication between a job seeker and companies that are hiring. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Sometimes, when jobs set a timezone preference, I can't apply to it even if I'm in a similar timezone until I change it in my profile. This is very frustrating and leads me to cancel the application. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Connecting with and providing information about startups through the lens of a job seeker ### 25. Efficient and User-Friendly Job Posting Experience **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 05, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Wellfound stands out for its streamlined job posting process, which makes it easy to connect with a wide range of talented candidates. The platform's intuitive interface and detailed candidate profiles greatly enhance the recruitment experience by simplifying the search and screening process. The on-platform messaging and email alerts and notifications were helpful too! **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** While Wellfound offers a robust platform, I find that the filtering options could be more advanced to better tailor candidate searches to specific needs. Additionally, the response rate varies widely, which can be challenging but understandable due to candidate behaviors. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wellfound is helping me solve our hiring needs and is benefiting us by being an all-encompassing platform for our search and candidate vetting. ### 26. A strong replacement for Indeed for Startups **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yash J. | Venture Scout, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** It allows startups to post jobs for free that can only offer i.e equity, profit sharing agreements. - It is easy to use, straight forward, and straight to the point. - Customer support responds promptly, I've found that I can ask questions and don't get constantly routed to the FAQ bots. - I use it for all my job postings I have not found another website with the audience size or the functionality to accomplish this task. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Sometimes the prioritization of the jobs that do not have normal forms of compensations i.e a base salary, are deprioritized to the point that they cannot be shown. This happens rarely, but it does happen. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use it for recruiting candidates and messaging users. ### 27. easy And convenient **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Reshma C. | Owner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I like that it was easy to use and reached a big audience **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I didn't like how the people who applied came up **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** I think the backend and now people who apply come up needs work ### 28. Quick and effective way to source candidates for start-up stage company **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anne Y. | COO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 22, 2025 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Easy to use + update, quick to filter candidates **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** More premium/pay features recently that make it a bit trickier to use **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sourcing + finding candidates ### 29. Great recruiting tool for startups **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Allows startups to quickly post, screen, and get people through the interview process for a good value and complements other recruiting tools **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I would love if there were better scorecard functionality to allow interviews to capture more characteristics about the candidate during the interview process. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Recruiting for start up roles ### 30. My experience with Wellfound **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Richard N. | It was an internship, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I was able to land a paid internship on there, and the payments weren't withheld but frequent. Landed the internship with Viavii. They taught me so much **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Nothing so far. Except I have been finding it hard to find people interested in my skilset lately **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Startups finding good individuals to join their team, it helps me have a chance to land a job ### 31. Effective **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Istvan J. | President, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Great user interface and ease of use. We've found several candidates for our startup that we ended up hiring. The support team is very responsive, although we didn't need them much. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** No big issues. There is one buy where the job description cloning doesn't clone all fields, so that would be good to get fixed. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Top of the funnel for software engineering employee candidates. ### 32. Candidate Applicant Identification **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** D'Ana H. | Head of HR, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 23, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Wellfound provides an intuitive portal to search most qualified candidates for your positions. Easily manageable. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** The downside to Wellfound are the limitations of searches if you have a free service. The costs are pretty hefty as well. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** The problems Wellfound is helping me find is by identifying intelligently solid applicant pools throughout the U.S ### 33. Easy to use and has a good reach **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Usability is the best part, and also the fact that the audience is mostly qualified **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Free features are too limited and sometimes you get bad applications **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Find candidates for US sales and bizdev positions ### 34. Smooth operations :) **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I really like the ATS section for hiring purposes. Also like to communicate with candidates through chat directly. I also got my current job from Wellfound :) It is really intuitive and easy to use. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Hand-picked section does not bring ideal candidates for our searches. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Bringing good quality pipeline with no agency costs ### 35. Best place to find candidates **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matthew H. | Community Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 22, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The navigation is amazing and the good candidate opportunities are extremely high within wellfound, i wouldn't recommend another. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Need better operations for equity/salary **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding eligible candidate for my industry ### 36. A good way to find startups opportunities and hire candidates. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Thierry D. | CTO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 10, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I used Wellfound as a candidate and as a hiring manager: in both case, I was able to source good opportunities and good candidates. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Some startups are sometimes not as reactive as you would expect. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sourcing good statup opportunities when I was looking for a new project. Sourcing good candidates who are motivated by joining an early stage project. ### 37. My go-to for Recruitment **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Laura S. | Founder & CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The talent Wellfound attracts is uniquely qualified. You don't get the same irrelevant reusmes to comb through as other platforms **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I dont love that I have to disclose the salary and equity, but at least I'm able to put a range. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** I only want startup candidates, and no other platform is able to be as exclusive curating them. ### 38. Hired our engineer with Wellfound! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Margaret S. | Executive Director, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 17, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Not only was it easy to get a job posted on Wellfound, it sourced incredibly qualified candiates immediately. We were able to find and hire our latest team member within a month of posting the role- and as small team with no in-house recruitment support, Wellfound was essential in this success! **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** The workplace settings (eg. remote/in-person/hybrid) were difficult to accuratly idenitfy and configure. I did not realize I set them incorrectly until notified by a candidate. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Recruiting ### 39. Wellfound disabled my account and didn’t say why **Rating:** 1.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** King D. | Chief executive officer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 04, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I appreciate the access to quality candidates for a position. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** I do not appreciate them suspending my account with no reason and then reposting it after I emailed them asking for an explanation. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Talent pool ### 40. Easy to use, free job posting **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Miriam M. | Talent Scout & Operations, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 30, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Free job posting with salary range tags and alternatives job title centralization of the messages with candidates **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** no rejection option for an accepted candidate **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Limitation in recruitment budget ### 41. Sometimes profiles are confusing.. errors by email but no issue on screen. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dhaval S. | Founder/CTO , Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 16, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Ability to reach executives Like Minded folks **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Ability to post job seeking help. Ability to create/ piblish job. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** When jobs are posted, I can see candidates their application details etc.. Would be nice if I can post questions optionally. ### 42. Excellent Candidate Management **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 24, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Wellfound's pipeline management for candidates is incredible. We've made some geat hires through Wellfound. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Limited access to candidates outside of engineering, design, and similar. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Wellfound for us solves two problems. Sourcing of quality candidates and managing the candidate review process. ### 43. let's hope for the best **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Danilo D. | CEO, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 13, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** meeting with a bunch of potential candiades was great. I ended up hiring the cto for my company through well found... let's see how it goes! **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** that there are agencies posing as people for interviews. It wastes my time and theirs. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** The paywall is a bit much. like to do anything half useful you need to spend a good chunk. ### 44. Awesome candidates and easy recruiting tools **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** We have had a lot of success finding great candidates on Wellfound. We have hired nearly half of our team from it's network of applicants. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** The conversation and tracking part of the product is a bit clunky. It can be hard to find someone once you approve someone to move them through the process. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding great candidates without having to pay to post a job (like LinkedIn) ### 45. WellFound is an amazing resource for startup world **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Michael D. | VP of Operations, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Easy to navigate job post and get a broad understanding of the Startup job market **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** None that I've found. It's really an incredible resource for both companies and job seekers **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helped find and interview our candidates for a sales role. ### 46. Good hiring and networking app for startups **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Visibility into all early stage startups, so you can see what kind of new businesses are being created and how they are hiring. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Wouldn't let me post an equity only role. Other startups do this, my job post was only deleted after a candidate complained. This seems strange for a startup investment/hiring platform. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Visibility into how other startups are advertising early hire positions, as well as compensation reference points. ### 47. MY EXPERIENCE **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Boris Z. | Lecturer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** It is a well-designed platform that does what it offers. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Not much. You just need to pay attention. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** It solves multiple problems, and I benefit from all of them. ### 48. Don't waste your time and go with Carta **Rating:** 0.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Max K. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2023 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** Potentially lower pricing than Carta? Not much to like beyond that. **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Where do I begin? 1. No support, only a bot and email which takes forever 2. Deel integration does not work 3. Constant issues trying to release grants to employees - what should've taken days, took months of back and forth 4. AVOID at all cost. I wish someone told me this when I was comparing them to Cart - on paper all looks great but AL for startups is a product that simply does not work as advertised. **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cap table management ### 49. Best place to hire for startups **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 30, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** The quality of both candidates and companies is very high **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** The quantity is high, but could be higher **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding the best candidates ### 50. Overall Great Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2024 **What do you like best about Wellfound?** I really like the flexibility and options available **What do you dislike about Wellfound?** Not having an option for part time roles **What problems is Wellfound solving and how is that benefiting you?** Having a proper ATS unlike Linkedin, which feels better than it ## Wellfound Discussions - [What is Celential.ai used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-celential-ai-used-for) - [How do you respond to an AngelList match?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-respond-to-an-angellist-match) - [How does Angel List make money?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-angel-list-make-money) - [What is AngelList profile?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-angellist-profile) - [How good is AngelList?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-good-is-angellist) - [View Wellfound pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/wellfound/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-19+03%3A27%3A41+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=606efe59-ffe4-41cc-beb3-0cbe0852a868&secure%5Btoken%5D=94bfcb64cf17b76d50464e9bf5a66310d440b16de41b676e69cf3927b0291019&format=llm_user) ## Wellfound Features **Platform Basics** - Interoperability - Performance - Self-service - Automation **Platform Functionality** - Sourcing and Candidate Identification - Job Posting - Interview Scheduling - Applicant Tracking **Platform Basics** - Reporting - Interoperability - Performance **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Platform Data** - Platform Search - Dashboard - Alerts and Notifications - Analytics **Platform Content** - Automation - Search Tools - Posting Tools **Agentic AI - Recruiting Automation** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making **Platform Functionality** - Dashboard - Talent Management - Diversity - Add-on - Talent Acquisition - Proctoring - Assessments **Platform Additional Functionality** - Dashboard - Mobility - Payment - Portal - Marketing Tools - Integrations **Platform** - Customization - Integration APIs - Internationalization - User, Role, and Access Management - Performance - Mobility - Reporting - Dashboards **Agentic AI - Talent Intelligence** - Multi-step Planning - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Decision Making ## Top Wellfound Alternatives - [LinkedIn Job Search](https://www.g2.com/products/linkedin-job-search/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (1,038 reviews) - [Indeed Hiring Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/indeed-hiring-platform/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (638 reviews) - [LinkedIn Recruiter](https://www.g2.com/products/linkedin-recruiter/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (419 reviews)