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Belgium's Spott raises $21M Series A for AI recruitment platform

Balderton Capital leads the round, with Base10, Y Combinator and Fortino joining, as the Leuven-founded startup pushes into the US and Australia.

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What to know

  • Spott raised a $21M Series A led by Balderton Capital, with Base10 Partners, Y Combinator and Fortino also participating, bringing total funding to $24M.
  • The Leuven-founded startup builds an AI-native applicant tracking system and CRM combining candidate management, search, outreach and automation for recruitment agencies.
  • Funds will support expansion into Sydney and New York, enterprise features and further development of agentic AI capabilities.
  • Spott says the platform keeps human recruiters in control, requiring approval before candidates are moved into pipelines or presented to clients.

“During our work with recruitment businesses, we saw firms under intense pressure to cut costs and make more placements, while their recruiters lost hours moving information between outdated systems. Recruitment succeeds through trust and human judgement. Spott gives agencies control of their data and puts AI to work around their recruiters, freeing them to deepen relationships with candidates and clients”

Spott, Company statement · Tech.eu ↗ · Sep 21

Lander Degreve Co-founder, SpottManu Vanderveeren Co-founder, SpottSamuel Smeys Co-founder, SpottBalderton Capital Lead investor

Belgium's Spott raises $21M Series A for AI recruitment platform
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    Axios and Tech.eu report the funding round

    Axios first reported the deal terms, followed by Tech.eu with additional detail on Spott's platform and expansion plans; Techmeme aggregated the coverage.

    1. 2 outlets Spott secures $21M Series A to expand its AI platform for recruitment agencies

      first by Tech.eu, 2d ago · also Axios

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  2. background

    Spott closes $21M Series A led by Balderton Capital — The round, which included Base10 Partners, Y Combinator and Fortino, brings Spott's total funding to $24M; the company will use it for international expansion, enterprise functionality and agentic AI development.

  3. background

    Spott founded by three consultants-turned-founders in Leuven — Lander Degreve, Manu Vanderveeren and Samuel Smeys founded Spott after identifying inefficiencies in recruitment agencies' fragmented software stacks through their prior work at McKinsey, Bain and BCG.

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  1. 2 outlets Spott Raises $21 Million To Build AI Operating System for Recruiters

    first by Ventureburn, 2d ago · also Balderton Capital

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