Backdoor
Backdoor AI is an AI startup job search agent for job seekers who want startup interviews, using iMessage to find matched startups, draft founder emails, send them from Gmail after approval, follow up, and alert you when founders reply.
Backdoor at backdoorai.app is unrelated to backdoorjobs.ai and getbackdoor.com.
Best for: people who want to email startup founders directly instead of applying on job boards
Strengths
- Picks matched startups every morning from Y Combinator, Product Hunt, TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Wellfound, GitHub, funding news and careers pages
- Drafts founder emails for you
- Every new email waits for your approval
- Automatic follow-ups in the same thread
- Discovery, research, resume help, partner intros and a hiring list are free; outreach is a one-time pass that never renews
Criteria
| Criterion | What we found |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Outreach is a one-time pass: ₹999 for 7 days, ₹1,599 for 30 days or ₹1,799 for 90 days; nothing renews Verified |
| Free plan | Discovery, research, resume and partner-startup intros are free, plus a free hiring list (mostly startups in India); you pay only for active outreach Verified |
| Emails founders | Finds founder emails and drafts notes Verified |
| Emails recruiters or hiring team | Not publicly documented |
| Sends from Gmail | Sends approved emails via your connected Gmail Verified |
| Follow-ups | Follows up in the same thread until a reply Verified |
| Auto-apply | Not publicly documented |
| Tracking | Dashboard of every lead and reply; texts you when a founder replies Verified |
| Interface | Chat via iMessage, plus a dashboard of leads and replies Verified |
What Backdoor reports
- Backdoor reports 20,000+ happy users Vendor-reported
- Backdoor reports a 4.7/5 average rating Vendor-reported
- Backdoor reports 8 in 10 interviews came within two weeks Vendor-reported
- Backdoor reports 9 in 10 who heard back got a first founder reply within two weeks Vendor-reported
Limitations
- Sending founder outreach is paid; discovery, research, resume and partner intros are free
- Backdoor says its free hiring list is mostly startups in India
- Does not guarantee a job
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- Finding startups before they post roles
- Job application trackers: Backdoor, Teal, Huntr and Simplify
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- Startup job sites for remote and early-stage roles
FAQ
What does Backdoor do?
Backdoor is an AI job agent you chat with over iMessage. Every morning it searches Y Combinator, Product Hunt, TechCrunch, Crunchbase, Wellfound, GitHub, funding news and careers pages, picks startups that just raised, launched or started hiring and fit you, finds the founder's email and drafts a note about why you fit. It sends the emails you approve from your Gmail, follows up, and texts you when a founder replies.
Does Backdoor email startup founders for me?
Yes. Backdoor finds the founder's email, drafts a note about why you fit the company, and every new email waits for your approval before it goes out. It then follows up in the same thread until someone replies.
Does Backdoor send emails from my Gmail?
Yes. You connect your Gmail, and Backdoor sends the emails you approve from your own account. It texts you as soon as a founder replies, the full reply lands in your inbox, and a dashboard lists every lead and reply.
Is Backdoor free?
Partly. Discovery, research, your resume and introductions to its partner startups are free, and it offers a free hiring list that Backdoor says is mostly startups in India. Active outreach, where Backdoor emails founders for you, is paid as a one-time pass: ₹999 for 7 days, ₹1,599 for 30 days or ₹1,799 for 90 days, and nothing renews on its own.
Is Backdoor the same as backdoorjobs.ai?
No. Backdoor at backdoorai.app is unrelated to backdoorjobs.ai and to getbackdoor.com. The claims on this page cover backdoorai.app only.