
Sixley is an AI-powered referral platform designed to function as a cost-effective headhunter for companies. It automates the process of seeking referrals, social shares, and applications from employees and their extended networks. The platform emphasizes efficiency and fairness, aiming to deliver better hires faster and at a lower cost than traditional recruitment methods. Key benefits include a higher likelihood of candidates being hired and staying longer, with a focus on diversity and inclusion. Sixley integrates seamlessly with existing ATS and HRIS systems, offering a low AI risk level due to its human-centric approach. The business model includes a success fee on hire for smaller companies and subscription-based plans for larger organizations, with all plans facilitating rewards for successful referrals.

Sixley is an AI-powered referral platform designed to function as a cost-effective headhunter for companies. It automates the process of seeking referrals, social shares, and applications from employees and their extended networks. The platform emphasizes efficiency and fairness, aiming to deliver better hires faster and at a lower cost than traditional recruitment methods. Key benefits include a higher likelihood of candidates being hired and staying longer, with a focus on diversity and inclusion. Sixley integrates seamlessly with existing ATS and HRIS systems, offering a low AI risk level due to its human-centric approach. The business model includes a success fee on hire for smaller companies and subscription-based plans for larger organizations, with all plans facilitating rewards for successful referrals.
Product: AI-assisted, privacy-first employee referral and social-sharing recruitment platform
Founded / HQ: 2019 — London, UK
Founder / CEO: Paul Naha-Biswas
Business model: Success fee on hire for smaller companies; subscription plans for larger organizations
Integrations: Pre-built integrations with 120–200+ ATS/HRIS/Directory systems
Recruitment / talent sourcing — scaling employee referral and network-based hiring
2019
Recruitment technology (SaaS)
“Backed by a group of senior executives and industry leaders (individuals from roles including senior partners, CMOs, CEOs and MDs at firms such as Korn Ferry, Odgers, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Standard Chartered) but no named institutional rounds disclosed”