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# About

Refer Services, Inc. — a public benefit corporation founded in 2024 in Palo Alto, California. Team, funding and manifesto.

## What Refer is

Refer is an AI career agent called Lia. Candidates tell her what they want from their next role and she introduces them directly to decision makers at US tech companies, bypassing the application pile. Lia is free for companies; candidates pay a success fee of 20% of their first month's salary, and only if they are hired through an introduction she made.

## Company facts

- **Legal name:** Refer Services, Inc.
- **Structure:** Public Benefit Corporation
- **Team size:** 8 people
- **Founding year:** 2024
- **Funding:** $10M
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Website:** https://www.tryrefer.com
- **Public benefit fiduciary duty:** Enable talented individuals to fulfill their professional potential by helping them pursue their ideal job.

## Other pages

- [Refer](https://www.tryrefer.com/index.md)
- [For your career](https://www.tryrefer.com/for-your-career.md)
- [For your company](https://www.tryrefer.com/for-organizations.md)