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Nestor

YC S18

San Francisco, US · Founded 2018 · 20 employees · 3 known investors

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Nestor provides HR teams and managers with software to catalog, evaluate, and assign employees based on their skills, using AI to match workers to internal roles, projects, and upskilling opportunities aligned with business needs.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S18)

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Bogdan Apostolin𝕏Founder/CEO

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Raluca Apostolin𝕏Founder/CPO

Investors · 3

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Underline VenturesBucharest · $500K

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Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Eleven VenturesreportedSofia · $270K – $1.6M

Competitors · 10

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