Wade & Wendy
AcquiredNew York, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 3 known investors
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Leverages AI to optimize the process of matching job-seekers with employers.
Also known as Wade and Wendy
Founders & leadership
Wade & Wendy was founded in 2015 by Joshua Brandoff and Drew Austin Greenfeld.
Board
Investors · 3
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$3.9M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2015–2016
▶$2.4MraisedApr 2016 · 7 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Drew Austin GreenfeldExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- John FrankelDirector
- Joshua BrandoffDirector
- Offering amount
- $2.4M
- Amount sold
- $2.4M
- Minimum investment
- $5K
- First sale
- Apr 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$1.5MraisedOct 2015 · 10 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Joshua BrandoffDirector
- John FrankelDirector
- Drew Austin GreenfeldExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $1.5M
- Amount sold
- $1.5M
- Minimum investment
- $5K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $17.3K
- First sale
- Oct 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Wade & Wendy was a New York City-based conversational artificial intelligence company focused on hiring and recruiting, founded in 2015. Its product was an AI chatbot that helped identify quality candidates, screened applicants and set interview appointments, applying contextual engagement to candidate sourcing for HR and talent acquisition teams.
The company was positioned in the HR and future-of-work software segment alongside machine learning and SaaS vendors serving recruiters. In May 2021 it was acquired by PandoLogic, a programmatic job advertising and recruitment platform also headquartered in New York City, which said the conversational AI would personalize the candidate experience and reduce inefficiencies for HR teams as remote and hybrid hiring and diversity hiring grew in importance.
Founding story
Founded in 2015 by Drew Austin, who served as founder and CEO.
Business model
Software for employers and HR teams: a conversational AI chatbot that automated candidate sourcing, screening and interview scheduling within recruiting workflows.
Latest developments
PandoLogic announced the acquisition of Wade & Wendy in May 2021, with terms undisclosed; founder and CEO Drew Austin said the company had entertained multiple offers and cited a rebound in hiring as a reason for the timing.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Operated in the AI recruiting and HR technology market in New York, in a segment that also included companies such as pymetrics, AllyO, Montage Talent and HackerRank; it was absorbed into PandoLogic's recruitment platform in 2021.
Technology
Conversational artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to recruiting, delivered as a chatbot that engages candidates contextually, screens them and books interview appointments.
Go-to-market
Employers, HR teams and talent acquisition organizations that need to source and screen job candidates at scale.
Geography
Headquartered in New York City, United States.
Compiled by commissioned research from 3 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsProgrammatic job advertising and recruitment platform PandoLogic, also headquartered in New York City, acquired Wade & Wendy and its AI chatbot for candidate screening and interview scheduling. Financial terms were not disclosed. Wade & Wendy CEO and founder Drew Austin said the company entertained multiple offers and selected PandoLogic on cultural fit; PandoLogic president and CEO Terry Baker said the conversational AI would extend its 'Hire Intelligence' approach to sourcing qualified candidates.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
▸Research sources · 3
primary sources listed
- Wade & Wendy | Goldengolden.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Wade & Wendy do?
- New York conversational-AI hiring company whose chatbot screened candidates and scheduled interviews; acquired by PandoLogic in 2021.
- Who founded Wade & Wendy?
- Wade & Wendy was founded by Joshua Brandoff, Drew Austin Greenfeld in 2015.
- Who are Wade & Wendy's investors?
- Wade & Wendy's investors include Ff Venture Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, Indicator Ventures.
- How much funding has Wade & Wendy raised?
- Wade & Wendy has disclosed $3.9M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Wade & Wendy headquartered?
- Wade & Wendy is headquartered in New York, US.