We built Truffle for the people who hire without a recruiter
Easy-apply and AI-generated resumes flooded every role with hundreds of candidates who all look the same on paper. Most tools answered by handing the decision to an algorithm. But when you're the owner doing the hiring yourself, you don't want a machine making a call you can't afford to get wrong. You want the evidence to make it yourself, with confidence.
Why Truffle exists
Sean Griffith spent years inside high-volume hiring at SimpleTexting, with no recruiter to hand the pile to. He saw the same pattern everywhere. Owners and operators drowning in applications. Phone screens that revealed less every quarter. AI tools promising to make the hiring call for them.
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The signals broke
Resumes got AI-polished. Cover letters got AI-written. Even take-home assessments got fed to ChatGPT. Every traditional screening method got easier to game in two years.
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The volume got worse
Owners used to be able to muscle through application volume themselves. Easy-apply changed that. The pile got bigger and there was still no recruiter to hand it to. The old workflow stopped working and nothing emerged to replace it.
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The industry got it wrong
Every competitor decided the answer was an algorithm that picks for you. But the owner doesn't want a machine making a hire they can't afford to get wrong. They want the evidence to decide themselves.
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We built a different answer
Truffle gives you three layers of evidence in one workflow. Resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments. AI handles the busywork. You make the call.
How we build, decide, and show up
Four things we hold ourselves to. Every product decision and customer conversation runs through them.
Trust over everything
Every match score shows its reasoning. Every AI summary cites its source. We don't ship a black box and hope you trust it.
Confidence, not just speed
You don't have hours, and you can't afford to hire wrong. We measure success in confident decisions reached in minutes, not features shipped per quarter.
Say the hard thing
When a customer's process is broken, we say so. When AI in hiring is overhyped, we say so. Calm, direct, no corporate hedge.
Be intentional
We're remote-first, self-funded, and slow to add complexity. Every feature has to earn its place in your day.
Small team, focused on one thing
Truffle is led by Sean Griffith, formerly at SimpleTexting, where he watched hiring break under volume firsthand. The team is remote, self-funded, and accountable to customers, not to investors with a five-year clock.
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Sean Griffith
Founder, Truffle
Sean began his career in leadership at Best Buy Canada before scaling SimpleTexting from $1MM to $40MM ARR. As COO at Sinch, he led 750+ people and $300MM ARR. A marathoner and sun-chaser, he thrives on big challenges.
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Rachel Hubbard
Senior people and ops lead
Rachel is a senior people and operations leader who drives change through strategic HR, inclusive hiring, and conflict resolution.
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Aliye Menzies
Senior recruiter
Aliye is a people-first recruiter and team leader who supported $80M+ in revenue growth at Meta by guiding hiring and process improvements across emerging tech roles.
- Founded
- 2024
- Funding
- Self-funded
- Team
- Remote-first
- Pricing
- From $49/month
"We build Truffle for the long run. The owner who hires without a recruiter deserves software that respects their judgment, gets out of their way, and ships every screening capability without a contract negotiation."
Sean Griffith, Founder & CEO
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