Outship
YC W25San Francisco, US · Founded 2025 · 3 employees · 2 known investors
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Outship is a recruiting platform that evaluates engineers by observing how they use AI coding tools to complete tasks, analyzing their problem-solving approach and decision-making process alongside the resulting code.
Also known as Trace
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechArtificial IntelligenceB2BRecruitingUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
Outship was founded in 2025 by Saner Cakir and Kayla Lee.
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Saner Cakirin𝕏Founder & CEOSaner Cakir worked on robot learning research at UC Berkeley before founding Outship, a platform for hiring engineers based on their AI tool usage patterns.
Investors · 2
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2 people who came through Outship went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Outship do?
- Outship is a recruiting platform that evaluates engineers by observing how they use AI coding tools to complete tasks, analyzing their problem-solving approach and decision-making process alongside the resulting code.
- Who founded Outship?
- Outship was founded by Saner Cakir, Kayla Lee in 2025.
- Who are Outship's investors?
- Outship's investors include Treeo VC, Y Combinator.
- Where is Outship headquartered?
- Outship is headquartered in San Francisco, US.