the ORIGIN
Thirty years ago, Mo walked into a McDonald's to apply for his first job in America. He got it because the manager took a chance on a person standing in front of them — not a form, not a resume. That trust layer has disappeared. Cleo is bringing it back.
the ORIGIN
"I walked into a McDonald's with nothing but a willingness to work. Someone trusted me enough to say yes."
1994
That moment stayed with Mo. Thirty years later, frontline workers are applying to dozens of jobs and hearing nothing. Operators are drowning in unverified applicants while their best managers spend their afternoons screening people who never show up.
The human moment got replaced by a form. The trust got replaced by friction. And nobody built the infrastructure to fix it — because everyone building hiring tech was focused on desk workers.
Cleo exists for the 80 million people working frontline jobs and the operators who employ them. Both sides deserve better than the current system.
our mission
the ORIGIN
Cleo exists for the 80 million people working frontline jobs and the operators who employ them. Both sides deserve better than the current system.
What Cleo is not
Not a background check company
Not a job board
Not another ATS
Not a chatbot with a resume parser
the team
The people
building Cleo.
Co Founder & CEO
Pablo Alvarado,
Pablo knows how frontline employers think because he's spent years working with them. At Orbispay, he helped bring earned wage access to hourly workers. As CleoHR's Chief Marketing Officer, he's responsible for getting CleoHR into the hands of QSR, retail, and warehouse operators who need verified candidates, not just applicants. He believes marketing is about solving real problems, not clever campaigns
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Boston, MA
Founded 2024
SalaryX Inc.
