Backdoor
Stop waiting for recruiters to find you.
Instahyre lines up matches and waits for recruiters to show interest. Backdoor writes to startup founders for you, and nothing goes out until you say yes.
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When recruiters hold the first move, you wait.
- 1
Your profile sits among the matches.
- 2
A recruiter may or may not look.
- 3
Your search runs on their schedule.
Skip the pile. Land in the founder's inbox.
Founders at early startups often read their own email. A short note about why you fit them stands out there in a way a form application rarely does.
A founder's inbox, the week a role goes up.
One short note, about why you fit. Then a reply.
Hey, this is great timing. We're about to open this role.
Free for a quick call Tuesday?
Here's what it feels like instead.
Backdoor does the searching, writing and chasing. You stay in the loop and say yes.
BackdoorReach them before the job is posted
Every morning you get startups that just raised or launched, often before a role is posted.
BackdoorA founder reads it, not a filter
Your note goes to the founder or hiring manager, the person who can actually say yes.
BackdoorNothing goes out without your yes
You read every draft in your chat, and it only sends after you reply SEND.
Replies come in weeks, not months.
Backdoor only writes to founders you fit, so the ones who answer tend to answer fast. See the research
first founder replies came within two weeks
interviews came within two weeks
replies came after a follow-up Backdoor sent
Among people who got a reply or an interview, May to September 2026.
Give it three weeks.
Out of every 10 people who let Backdoor run for three weeks or more:
And you never have to chase.
4 in 10 founder replies came after a follow-up. Backdoor sends those for you, so you never have to chase.
Start tonight. Wake up to founders who fit you.
Every morning Backdoor picks startups for you and drafts the notes. All you do is reply.
Say hi
On WhatsApp or iMessage. It takes ten seconds.
Send your LinkedIn
Or your resume. Backdoor reads up on you.
Get your first founders
Startups that fit you, with notes ready to send.
Questions, answered.
Backdoor, if you want to reach founders at pre-seed to Series C startups yourself. It finds the right email, drafts the note and follows up in the same thread.
Many do. Among Backdoor users from May to September 2026, 8 in 10 people who got an interview had it within two weeks.
Yes. Leave your profile open for recruiters, and use Backdoor to write to startup founders directly.
No. Nothing goes out until you reply SEND, and it sends from your own Gmail. After that, follow-ups go out on their own in the same thread.
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Free to start · No forms · No app
Your next role could be one email away.
Say hi and share your LinkedIn. Backdoor finds the founders, writes the notes and follows up. You just say send.
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