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Fountain

HR
Velocity6.3

Fountain rebuilds its ATS around Hire Go while an AI agent creeps into retention.

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◆Current state
Fountain shipped a dense batch of releases centered on Hire Go, its next-generation applicant-tracking app — adding a workflow-stage board view, bulk actions, direct applicant creation, and configurable data-key columns for sorting and filtering. In parallel it is extending access controls (user groups), translation coverage, and its Data Pipeline with JavaScript transformation and enrichment steps.
◆Where it's heading
The clear arc is bringing Hire Go to functional parity with a full ATS: this cycle closed several workflow gaps at once (pipeline visibility, bulk operations, record creation). Alongside that, Fountain is quietly building an agent layer — Sam, a proactive check-in agent — that points toward workforce retention, not just hiring. The company is widening from front-of-funnel sourcing into the full worker lifecycle.
◆Prediction
Expect Hire Go to keep absorbing legacy ATS capabilities toward general availability, and the Sam agent to expand from satisfaction check-ins into more of the post-hire retention workflow.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1h ago

    View, Sort, and Filter Hire Go Applicants by Data Keys

    Hire Go's applicant table gains custom columns, filtering, and sorting by any applicant data key — a workflow-usability step that makes the new ATS practical for real recruiter triage.

  2. 2h ago

    Print Selected Stages

    Recruiters can now choose which pipeline stages to include in an applicant printout. A small but concrete control that fits the broader Hire Go usability push.

  3. 2h ago

    Merge Key Translation Control

    Admins can flag Merge Key fields as translatable so they flow through the translation engine into the applicant experience — closing a localization gap for global hiring.

  4. 2h ago

    Add Applicants Directly in Hire Go

    Hire Go users can create applicant records directly in the app, with contact info, documents, and consent capture. Fills a core workflow gap on the path to ATS parity.

  5. 2h ago

    Unified Access User Groups

    New unified User Groups let admins grant access to locations and location groups at scale — an access-control foundation that matters for Fountain's large, distributed customers.

  6. 2h ago

    Available Now in ATS | Applicants board view and bulk actions in Hire Go

    Hire Go adds a workflow-stage board view and bulk applicant actions, giving hiring managers full pipeline visibility and mass operations. The headline of this cycle's Hire Go buildout, though still incremental against a standard ATS feature set.