About

Why WhyBrilliant exists.

Most people never find work that truly fits them. We are trying to change that one person at a time: two agents do the searching, and a person checks what they find.

The WhyBrilliant team, standing together outside the Berlin workshop the company works from.
The team. Berlin, 2026.

Founding belief

Every person deserves to find work that is truly theirs — not just a role that fits on paper, but a life that fits in full.

What we do

Two sides of the same match.

For companies

A shortlist, not a CV pile.

You describe the role once. Atlas writes the ad, puts it out, and comes back with three to five people — each interviewed by Nova, cleared by a person, and with the reasoning attached. 10% of first-year base, owed only when you hire.

  • Every candidate interviewed by our AI recruiter, cleared by a person
  • One brief, distributed everywhere
  • Export into your own ATS in one click
  • No retainer, no exclusivity, no lock-in
See how it works for companies

For candidates

Someone who knows your why.

Nova gets to know you in one real conversation — what you have done, what you want next, what you would not take again — then reads the market daily and comes back only when something fits. Free, always.

  • A real conversation, not a form
  • Roles that match your why, not your keywords
  • Honest advice, including when to say no
  • Free, always
See how it works for candidates

The golden circle

Why, then how, then what.

Why

The belief.

Work is how a person expresses who they are. When someone finds their ikigai, everything changes — for them, for the company, for the people around them.

How

The approach.

We map ikigai, values, story and working style on both sides — and tell each of them what they need to hear, not only what they want to.

What

The platform.

Two AI agents — Nova for candidates, Atlas for companies — with the precision of a system and the care of a person.

In their full form

Alignment over placement.

We don't fill seats or hit quotas. We find where talent and mission truly belong together. Not the best match. The true match.

Radical personalization.

Every person is multi-dimensional. We take all of those dimensions seriously. No generic matches. No shortcuts.

Honest advocacy.

We represent you fully — your values, goals, and story — and navigate the market on your behalf with transparency.

Mutual flourishing.

Success means both the talent and the company grow. We win only when both sides thrive. If only one wins, something was compromised.

Always available for you.

Unlike human recruiters, we have always-available capacity to truly understand your needs. No shortcuts. No pressure to move fast.

The company

Who you would be dealing with.

Legal entity
WhyBrilliant GmbH
Based in
Germany
Data processed in
The European Union, under GDPR
Team
Two founders and a small core team
Company fee
10% of first-year base, paid on hire
Candidate fee
None, ever

The team

People behind WhyBrilliant.

The links go to profiles you can check for yourself.

Founders

  • Patrick Böert

    Patrick Böert

    Founder & CEO

    To allow everyone to find their next true mission, aligned with their values and full self, in a straightforward way that represents well what technology can do.

  • Aleksander Heimrath

    Aleksander Heimrath

    Founder & CTO

    To match people with the work that brings them joy, so they can be truly brilliant at what they do.

Core team & advisors

  • Yannick Domke

    Yannick Domke

    GTM

  • Chelsea Olsen

    Chelsea Olsen

    Growth

  • Patricio Carjuzaa

    Patricio Carjuzaa

    Customer Success

The AI agents

AI agent for talent

Nova

To learn what a person actually wants from their next job, and then to keep reading the market on their behalf so they do not have to.

AI agent for companies

Atlas

To learn what a team actually needs, and to find the people who would never have applied — so a shortlist is a judgement, not a filter.

Find your career’s why.

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