Got an Email and Want to Know: Is Calyptus Legit?
If you've just received an email from Calyptus or seen us mentioned somewhere and want to check we're a real company you're in the right place.
This page answers every legitimate question candidates and clients ask about us. Short answer: yes, Calyptus is a real, UK-based recruitment platform founded in 2022 and run by a team of 20 humans all available on LinkedIn. The longer answer is below.
Yes - Calyptus Is a Real, UK-Based AI Recruitment Platform
Calyptus is an AI-powered recruitment platform that helps high-growth companies particularly in AI, tech, and Web3 hire top engineers, marketers, and salespeople. We combine AI-driven candidate sourcing with a human recruitment team that personally speaks with every outbound candidate we reach out to.
Here's how you can independently verify that we're real:
Companies House registration:
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13822106LinkedIn company page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/calyptusOur CEOs Profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-calyptus/
Why You Might Be Asking "Is Calyptus Legit?"
Being cautious is the right instinct. Recruitment scams are real - fake job postings, phishing emails, and impersonation attempts have increased significantly in the last few years. Candidates have every right to verify a company before sharing personal details or booking a call.
You likely landed here because one of the following happened:
You received an outbound email from our recruiter team (Callum, Dan, Nicole, Dianmarie & more) on a role we thought you'd be a fit for.
You applied to a job (inbound) on LinkedIn and received a follow-up asking you to speak with our AI interviewer, Alex.
Someone referred you to Calyptus, or you saw us mentioned in a thread, article, or newsletter and wanted to double-check before engaging.
All of those are normal ways people first hear from us. None of them are fortunately scams.
How Calyptus Actually Works
Our platform runs on a methodology we call Just-in-Time Talent.
Here's the full flow, so you can see exactly where you fit in:
1. An employer posts a real job
Every opportunity on Calyptus is tied to a real employer who has paid to hire through us. We do not post fake or "ghost" jobs, and we do not create job listings to generate leads or collect candidate data.
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2. Our AI sourcing tech identifies candidates
When an employer opens a role, our AI begins identifying best-match candidates from public sources (LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.) based on the role's specific requirements. This is standard AI-assisted sourcing used by most modern recruitment teams.
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3. A human recruiter reviews the match and reaches out
Before any outbound email is sent, a human recruiter on our team reviews the AI-generated shortlist, verifies the fit, and personalises the outreach. The email you received from us was sent and signed by a real person - not an AI.
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4. For outbound candidates, you speak with a human
If you were emailed by our team, the Calendly link in that email is to book time directly with a member of our recruitment team: Nicole, Callum, Dianmarie, or a Web3 team member if the role is Web3/blockchain. They're real humans with public LinkedIn profiles available.
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5. For inbound candidates, you speak with our AI interviewer (Alex)
If you signed up to our platform directly or applied to a role on LinkedIn, your first interaction will be with Alex, our AI interviewer. This is an AI tool that conducts an initial screening interview so we can understand your background, skills, and goals before connecting you to a human recruiter and employers. We're fully transparent about this - you'll always know when you're speaking with Alex vs a human.
Does Calyptus Sell Candidate Data to Train AI Models?
No. Where other platforms might do this, Calyptus does not.
Two things we will never do:
- We do not use candidate data to train AI models.
- We do not post fake jobs or ghost listings to harvest data.
What we actually do with your data:
- We use it to match you to real job opportunities from real employers, and we store it securely in line with GDPR and our Privacy Policy.
Meet the Calyptus Team
Every member of our outreach team has a public LinkedIn profile that’s verifiable:
For Web3 and blockchain roles specifically, your recruiter will be one of: Chris Fitzpatrick, Antoine Bremond, Daniel Coughlan, James Coughlan, or Shaun O'Donnell. All have public LinkedIn profiles.
If someone has emailed you claiming to be from Calyptus but isn't on this list, that's a red flag please email support@calyptus.co so we can investigate impersonation.
How to Verify an Email From Calyptus
Because scammers do sometimes impersonate recruitment companies, we maintain a full public list of every sending domain we use. If the email you received came from any of these domains, it's genuinely from us:
See the full list at: https://www.calyptus.co/verify-an-email
If the sending domain is not on that list, do not engage. Don't click any links, don't reply, don't share personal details. Instead, email support@calyptus.co and let us know so we can act on it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still unsure? Contact us directly
If you have any doubts about an email, message, or call claiming to be from Calyptus - we'd rather you ask than risk it. Email us at support@calyptus.co and we'll personally confirm whether the communication is from our team.
Check our verified sending domains:
https://www.calyptus.co/verify-an-email
Message Dan Jones (co-founder) directly on LinkedIn
Read our story:
https://www.calyptus.co/our-story