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Built by job seekers, for job seekers

We believe job searching shouldn't mean hundreds of hours of soul-crushing busywork.

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Our Story

The Problem

We watched talented professionals — friends, colleagues, people who deserved great jobs — waste hundreds of hours sending generic resumes into the void. They'd apply to 200+ jobs and get 10 interviews. A 5% success rate. They'd use ChatGPT and get robotic output. They'd manually customize each resume for 2+ hours. And worst of all? They had no idea what was working.

The Idea

Complained to my brother Casey (who built CouchSurfing to 14M users). He said: “The tech exists to do this right. Why isn’t anyone building it?”

The Solution

So we built something different. Advanced AI with RAG verification — not career coach opinions. Intelligent reframing — not keyword stuffing. Application tracking — not flying blind. Under-2-minute transformation — not hours of busywork.

By the Numbers

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Years Building

Since 2024

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Hallucination Reduction

AI-verified accuracy

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AI Workflow Steps

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Our Values

We built the tool we wished existed when we were job hunting.

Data Over Dogma

We track what actually gets people interviews, not what career coaches think works. Real outcomes drive every decision.

Respect for Time

Your time is sacred. We give you back hundreds of hours by eliminating busywork and focusing on what matters.

Transparent Intelligence

We show you why our AI makes recommendations. No black boxes — just clear reasoning backed by data.

Community Growth

Built by job seekers, for job seekers. Every feature is designed to make your search faster and more effective.

We're building the operating system for career advancement.

The Founders

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Gabriel Fenton

Co-Founder, Building

I spent 6 months analyzing why job seekers waste 150+ hours applying to jobs. The answer: broken tools, generic AI, and no way to track what works. So I built Vivid to fix all three.

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Casey Fenton

Co-Founder, Strategy/Scaling

I built CouchSurfing to 14 million users. Now I'm bringing that platform-building experience to career tech. Vivid has the AI technology and intelligent optimization to become the default for job seekers worldwide.

Questions?

Email gabriel@imimvivid.com

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