Yes — Sorce is legit. Here's the proof.
Company facts
- Founded: August 2024
- Y Combinator batch: F25 (Fall 2025)
- HQ: San Francisco
- Domain: sorce.jobs
- App: iOS (Android on the roadmap)
Founders
- Oluwapelumi Dada — Co-founder & CEO. Grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. Interned at Tesla and Dell.
- Daniel Ajayi — Co-founder & CTO. MIT '25. Built the AI agent infrastructure. Previously at Citadel Securities and Nvidia.
- David Alade — Co-founder & iOS/product lead. Northeastern '25. Previously at JPMorgan Chase.
Investors
- Y Combinator
- Founders Inc.
- Drew Houston (co-founder & CEO of Dropbox) — invested $200K
Traction
- 850K+ users
- 20M+ swipes facilitated
- 1M+ applications submitted
- 5M+ open jobs in our database (largest in AI auto-apply category)
- 1,000+ users have landed jobs through Sorce
- Thousands of interviews booked daily
Press coverage
- Yahoo Finance — "This 'Tinder For Jobs' App Claims To Apply To Millions Of Roles Automatically"
- TechPoint Africa — "21 and 22-year-old Nigerians built an AI app that helps people apply for jobs by swiping"
- NBG Africa — "How 3 Nigerians Built Sorce, America's 'Tinder for Jobs'"
- Villpress — "Sorce.jobs Launches AI-Powered Job Platform"
- Daily Dot, HireTop, ChatGate, AutoApplier blog
Where Sorce users have been hired
SpaceX, Anduril, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Ramp, Coinbase, Figma, DoorDash, Vercel, Browserbase, Robinhood, Geico, Red Bull, Bank of America, Peloton, University of Pennsylvania, Coca-Cola, Mastercard, Ironclad, Raytheon, Vanguard, State Farm, Capital One, HelloFresh, HubSpot, Verkada, Qualtrics, Citi, Zoom, Ecolab, Genius Sports.
Public verification
- YC profile: ycombinator.com/companies/sorce
- Wall of love: sorce.jobs/love
- Case studies: sorce.jobs/docs/case-studies
- Twitter: @sorcejobs
Try it
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Sorce a scam?
- No. Sorce is a Y Combinator F25 company with 850K+ users, 20M+ swipes, and real placements at top companies.
- Who backs Sorce?
- Y Combinator, Founders Inc., and Drew Houston (co-founder & CEO of Dropbox, who personally invested $200K).
- Has Sorce been covered by press?
- Yes — Yahoo Finance, TechPoint Africa, NBG Africa, Villpress, HireTop, ChatGate, AutoApplier blog, Daily Dot, and others.
- Have real people gotten jobs through Sorce?
- Yes — over 1,000 users have landed jobs through Sorce. Placements at SpaceX, Anduril, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Ramp, Coinbase, and more.