Bad hires cost startups more than money
You don't have an HR department or months to recover from a wrong call. A single bad hire at the seed stage can derail a product roadmap, burn runway, and fracture a small team. Resume keywords and take-home projects only tell you what someone claims, not what they can actually do under real conditions.
SCI scoring
Each candidate carries a Skill Credibility Index built from peer-verified sessions, not self-reported checkboxes. You see exactly how their ability was measured.
Passport verification
Request a candidate's Lemma Passport before the first interview. Review their verified skill history, session track record, and peer endorsements in one place.
API for ATS integration
Pull SCI scores and verification status directly into your applicant tracking system. No tab-switching, no manual lookups.
How it works
Get started in 3 steps
Create a verification invite
Send an invite link from the Lemma dashboard or API. The candidate receives a request to share their verified skill data.
Candidate authorizes access
They grant you read access to their Skill Passport. If they don't have one, they can build one through a quick assessment session.
Review verified evidence
See SCI scores, session history, peer endorsements, and external proofs for every claimed skill. All data is immutable and timestamped.
What teams say
We used to spend three interviews figuring out if someone could actually code. Now we know before the first call.
Sarah K.
CTO, Series A Startup
Lemma Passports gave us the confidence to hire someone we'd never met in person. The verified session data was that convincing.
Marcus T.
Head of Engineering, Seed Stage
Our time-to-hire dropped by 40% once we started requesting Passports upfront. No more wasted interview rounds.
Priya R.
Founding Engineer
No vendor lock-in
Lemma Passports belong to candidates, not your company. You query our API; candidates control their data.
Works with your ATS
Pre-built integrations for Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby. Custom integrations via REST API and webhooks.
Free tier is generous
10 verification lookups per month at no cost. Most seed-stage teams never need to upgrade until they scale hiring.
Frequently asked questions
Send candidates a verification invite through the Lemma dashboard or API. They authorize sharing their Passport, and you receive a link to their verified skill profile within minutes.