Backdoor
Better job matches, still no one writing back.
Jobright finds posted jobs that match you and helps you apply. Backdoor finds startups that fit you, often before a role exists, and writes to the founder.
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A great match still waits in the same line.
- 1
You find a role that fits.
- 2
You apply along with everyone else.
- 3
The reply never comes.
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
It reads funding, launch and hiring news each morning to find startups before the role is posted.
BackdoorIt sounds like you, not a template
Each draft says why you fit that team, in a short note that sounds like you.
BackdoorFollow-ups happen without you
Backdoor follows up in the same thread for you and stops when someone replies.
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.
It helps you find posted roles that match you. If you also want to reach startups before they post, Backdoor writes to their founders for you.
For startup jobs, Backdoor. It picks startups that fit you and drafts a note to the founder or hiring manager, sent from your own Gmail.
They do. 4 in 10 founder replies came after a follow-up, and Backdoor sends those for you in the same thread.
Yes. Keep applying to posted roles there, and let Backdoor handle founder outreach at pre-seed to Series C startups.
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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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