Backdoor
You found the startup. Now reach its founder.
Welcome to the Jungle shows you what a company is like before you apply. Backdoor takes the next step and writes to the founder, from your own Gmail, with your approval.
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Backdoor
Knowing a company well doesn't mean they hear you.
- 1
You find a company you'd love.
- 2
Your application goes to a recruiter.
- 3
The posting quietly expires.
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.
BackdoorA founder reads it, not a filter
Your note goes to the founder who decides, not to an application queue.
BackdoorNothing goes out without your yes
Every draft waits in your chat, and nothing goes out until you reply SEND.
BackdoorYou hear back in your chat
When a founder replies, you get a text, so you never have to keep checking an inbox.
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.
If your applications go unanswered, try reaching the founder directly. Backdoor picks startups that fit you each morning and drafts a short note to the founder for you to approve.
Many do. Among Backdoor users from May to September 2026, 8 in 10 people who got an interview had it within two weeks.
Yes. Use it to learn about companies, and use Backdoor to write to the founders of the startups you like.
No. You see every note first, and it only sends from your Gmail after you reply SEND. 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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