Company profile

Fountain

AI-powered high-volume hiring platform that sources, screens and onboards hourly and frontline workers for enterprises.

San FranciscoFounded 2014Series C

About

Fountain (formerly OnboardIQ) is a San Francisco-based recruiting and workforce platform built for high-volume, high-turnover hourly and frontline hiring across food service, retail, hospitality and logistics. It automates sourcing, screening, onboarding and scheduling for enterprises such as Chipotle, Stitch Fix and GoPuff. In 2022 it raised an additional $100M to extend its Series C to $185M.

Leadership

founders · executives

Sean BehrChief Executive Officer

Recent moves

funding · M&A · launches

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Jan 29, 2026Fountain Reinvents the Frontline Worker Hiring Funnel with AI: ‘Pool’ and ‘Source’ to Help Employers Find Qualified Workers Faster and Lower Acquisition Costs Share

Fountain launched Pool and Source inside Frontline OS to help employers cut wasted recruiting spend. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude AI, the tools rediscover past applicants, automate outreach via email/SMS, and optimize…

Aug 26, 2025Fountain Launches Frontline OS to Cut New Hire Screening Time of Frontline Workers by up to 98% and Boost Retention by 50% Through Agentic AI

Fountain has launched Frontline OS , an AI-native operating system designed for the world’s 2.7 billion frontline workers. Powered by Copilot AI with Anthropic’s Claude models, the platform automates hiring, onboarding,…

May 15, 2024Fountain Launches New AI Products to Help Customers Manage Frontline Workforce

Fountain , the leading platform for frontline workforce management, has introduced four new products: Fountain Assist, Fountain I-9 Center, Fountain Reach, and Fountain Communicate. These tools are designed to enhance…

Feb 1, 2024Fountain Ushers in a New Era of Workforce Management with the Launch of Fountain Onboard and Fountain Compliance

Fountain introduces Fountain Onboard and Fountain Compliance, AI-driven solutions transforming workforce management for frontline workers. These platforms streamline onboarding and compliance, enhancing efficiency,…

Jun 7, 2023Fountain Acquires Clevy to Further Advance AI for Hourly Hiring

Acquisition of global conversational artificial intelligence technology amplifies hiring software growth, leading to a more robust R&D innovation pipeline [ SAN FRANCISCO, CA – June 7, 2023] – Fountain , the leading…

Jun 15, 2022Fountain Raises an Additional $100M to Extend its Series C Funding

The new Series C extension, led by B Capital Group, enables Fountain to continue powering high volume hiring June 15, 2022 (SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) – Fountain , the world's leading applicant tracking system (ATS) for…

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