Gild

What Gild does

Gild is a private, San Francisco-based technology company founded in 2011 that applies data science, consumer-friendly technologies, and predictive analytics to bring intelligence to all stages of the hiring process. The company operates in the HR technology sector, building tools for candidate sourcing, evaluation, and matching, with Venky Ganesan serving as Chairman of the Board. Gild has executed four venture funding rounds between 2011 and 2014, raising approximately $25.9 million in total from investors including Menlo Ventures (lead investor on the 2014 round), Baseline Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Sapphire Ventures, and others. Gild pursued a tuck-in M&A strategy with two acquisitions—Coderloop in 2011 and Distill in 2014—to broaden its technical and product capabilities. The company is positioned in the talent intelligence category of HR tech, competing with adjacent recruiting analytics and sourcing platforms, though current product line, pricing model, and customer segmentation details are not disclosed in the available data.

Name

Gild

Legal name

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

Website

https://gild.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gild is a private San Francisco-based HR technology company founded in 2011 that uses data science and predictive analytics to bring intelligence to the hiring process for employers and recruiters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Acquisition Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skills Assessment & Talent/Employability Testing Platforms (EDAFADAM), Workforce, Capacity & Scheduling Optimization (HDAAAHAG), Talent Management & Workforce Planning Consulting (BPAHAGAA)

Keywords

• Talent acquisition software
• Predictive hiring analytics
• Recruitment intelligence platform
• Candidate assessment technology
• Data-driven hiring tools

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Pharmaceutical Product Sales: Revenue generated from sales of prescription medications across virology, oncology, and inflammation therapeutic areas. Products include HIV treatments, hepatitis medications, and cancer therapies like Trodelvy.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gild uses data science, consumer-friendly technologies, and predictive analytics to bring intelligence to all stages of the hiring process. The company's platform helps employers identify, assess, and hire talent by applying algorithmic analysis to candidate data beyond traditional resume screening, supporting recruiting teams and hiring managers in making data-informed hiring decisions.

Product overview

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company offering a portfolio of more than 25 medicines globally across three core therapeutic areas: Virology (HIV and Viral Hepatitis), Oncology, and Inflammation. The company's product portfolio includes approved medicines such as Trodelvy for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer and a deep pipeline of 47 clinical programs spanning investigational therapeutics in virology, oncology, and inflammation. Gilead operates a unified pharmaceutical portfolio rather than a software platform, with medicines distributed globally and accessible through medication access programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gild Hiring Intelligence Platform

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ACLXcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2026Gilead Sciences is planning to acquire ACLX to strengthen its cell therapy franchise. This acquisition would expand Gilead's capabilities in cell therapy, which is a key strategic growth area in oncology. The move is expected to enhance Gilead's competitive position in the cell therapy space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): LinkedIn is the dominant professional network and a major player in recruiting, talent sourcing, and hiring analytics through LinkedIn Talent Solutions. It competes with Gild across candidate sourcing, recruiter tools, and increasingly predictive matching, and dwarfs Gild in scale and data advantage.
• Indeed: Indeed is the largest job search platform globally, owned by Recruit Holdings, with a broad suite of recruiter products including sponsored jobs, assessments, and ATS integrations. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Gild for recruiter budget and employer mindshare in talent acquisition.

Direct peers

• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a public online employment marketplace that uses AI-driven matching to connect employers and job seekers. Its data-science-driven matching philosophy and SMB-mid-market focus make it one of the closest direct comparables to Gild's predictive-hiring approach.
• Greenhouse: Greenhouse is a leading applicant tracking system (ATS) and hiring platform focused on structured hiring and recruiting analytics. It is a direct peer in the talent-acquisition software category, serving similar mid-market and enterprise HR buyers as Gild.
• Lever: Lever provides a combined ATS and CRM platform for talent acquisition, with analytics and automation features for modern recruiting teams. It directly overlaps with Gild in serving HR leaders who want data-driven, pipeline-oriented hiring workflows.
• Workable: Workable is a global ATS and recruiting platform that uses AI sourcing, scoring, and automation to streamline hiring. It competes with Gild for SMB and mid-market employer customers seeking data-driven hiring tools.
• SmartRecruiters: SmartRecruiters is an enterprise-grade talent acquisition suite with AI-driven candidate matching and a marketplace of integrated assessment providers. It directly overlaps with Gild in predictive and structured hiring capabilities for mid-to-large employers.
• HireVue: HireVue specializes in video interviewing, AI-driven candidate assessments, and predictive hiring analytics for enterprise employers. It is a close peer in the predictive-hiring subcategory where Gild also operates.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI offers a deep-learning talent intelligence platform covering recruiting, retention, and skills matching. Its data-science-centric approach to hiring and workforce planning places it squarely in Gild's predictive-hiring peer set.
• Entelo: Entelo applies predictive analytics and AI to candidate sourcing, diversity hiring, and recruiter automation. As a smaller, analytics-focused recruiting platform, it is one of the most comparable direct peers to Gild's data-science-led approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gild
• Facebookfacebook.com/Gild
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gild

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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