CandorIQ
YC S23San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 4 employees · 4 known investors
CandorIQ is an AI-powered platform that helps companies plan and manage compensation, headcount, and workforce spend by automating routine planning cycles and enabling real-time collaboration across HR, Finance, and Talent teams. The platform uses AI agents to run compensation cycles, plan headcount, and build job architecture, while providing shared data and transparency to support fair pay decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S23)
CandorIQ was founded in 2023 by Haris Ikram and Sutthipong Thavisomboon.
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Haris Ikramin𝕏Co-Founder & CEOHaris Ikram previously served as Head of Product at Checkr and Salesforce, and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BSc in Computer Engineering from KFUPM. He is currently Founder & CEO of CandorIQ.
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Sutthipong ThavisombooninCo-Founder & CTOHe previously served as chief architect at a Series B startup and principal engineer at Salesforce Einstein, and holds a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University.
Investors · 4
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeedJul 2025 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
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The YC application· Summer 2023 batch
Alumni Q&A
- How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)
- The founders each encountered problems with organizational financial planning around headcount spend, approvals, and compensation, and built internal tools to address them at Checkr, Blend, and Slync. Drawing on this HR tech experience and finding no existing product that fully solved the problem, they started CandorIQ.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does CandorIQ do?
- CandorIQ is an AI-powered platform that helps companies plan and manage compensation, headcount, and workforce spend by automating routine planning cycles and enabling real-time collaboration across HR, Finance, and Talent teams. The platform uses AI agents to run compensation cycles, plan headcount, and build job architecture, while providing shared data and transparency to support fair pay decisions.
- Who founded CandorIQ?
- CandorIQ was founded by Haris Ikram, Sutthipong Thavisomboon in 2023.
- Who are CandorIQ's investors?
- CandorIQ's investors include Array Ventures Management Llc, Switch Ventures, TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital), Y Combinator.
- Where is CandorIQ headquartered?
- CandorIQ is headquartered in San Francisco, US.