Liftoff

Liftoff (onliftoff.com, formerly liftoff.xyz) is a B2B network-based hiring and networking platform for startup leaders and hiring managers. Rather than cold applications or job-board sourcing, companies create a job search, attach a self-set "Match Incentive" referral bonus, and share the search link with their own network or with Liftoff's curated "Top Connectors" — senior leaders who refer pre-vetted candidates from their professional circles. Candidates surface through 2nd- and 3rd-degree trusted connections, and companies pay on a success-only basis, with fees due after a new hire completes 90 days. Liftoff targets seed-to-Series-B technology companies, primarily in the New York City and San Francisco ecosystems, and positions itself between LinkedIn recruiting and traditional retained search. Backed by Forerunner Ventures. Liftoff publishes no public API, SDK, or developer portal; it does publish an llms.txt for AI agent grounding. Not to be confused with Liftoff Mobile (liftoff.io, ad tech) or useLiftoff (useliftoff.com, job-seeker interview practice).

Liftoff is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Hiring, Recruiting, Talent, and Human Resources.

Liftoff’s developer surface includes signup flow, support, and 6 more developer resources.

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14.5/100 minimal ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyHiringRecruitingTalentHuman ResourcesProfessional NetworkingReferralsSaaS

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 14.5/100 · minimal

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: liftoff
name: Liftoff
description: Liftoff (onliftoff.com, formerly liftoff.xyz) is a B2B network-based hiring and networking platform for startup
  leaders and hiring managers. Rather than cold applications or job-board sourcing, companies create a job search, attach
  a self-set "Match Incentive" referral bonus, and share the search link with their own network or with Liftoff's curated
  "Top Connectors" — senior leaders who refer pre-vetted candidates from their professional circles. Candidates surface through
  2nd- and 3rd-degree trusted connections, and companies pay on a success-only basis, with fees due after a new hire completes
  90 days. Liftoff targets seed-to-Series-B technology companies, primarily in the New York City and San Francisco ecosystems,
  and positions itself between LinkedIn recruiting and traditional retained search. Backed by Forerunner Ventures. Liftoff
  publishes no public API, SDK, or developer portal; it does publish an llms.txt for AI agent grounding. Not to be confused
  with Liftoff Mobile (liftoff.io, ad tech) or useLiftoff (useliftoff.com, job-seeker interview practice).
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/liftoff/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://framerusercontent.com/assets/3N0Cw6PgcqXYs02ke2T6FJTXLo.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- forerunner-ventures
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead-no-public-api
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Hiring
- Recruiting
- Talent
- Human Resources
- Professional Networking
- Referrals
- SaaS
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.onliftoff.com
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/liftoff-llms.txt
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/liftoff-domain-security.yml
- type: SignUp
  url: https://app.onliftoff.com/join-hiring-waitlist
- type: Login
  url: https://app.onliftoff.com/login
- type: Support
  url: mailto:support@liftoff.xyz
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.onliftoff.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.onliftoff.com/privacy
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence