Hello Recruiter is proud to announce the successful closure of our pre-seed funding round. This moment represents a bold step forward in our commitment to transform how hiring is done. We are building AI tools that don’t replace people, but empower them. At the heart of our journey is a clear mission: make hiring smarter, faster, and fairer.
Why We Started: A Frustration Shared by Many
Like many startup journeys, Hello Recruiter was born from personal pain points. Our founding team faced repeated mismatches between candidates and roles. Recommendation engines were running on outdated filters, matching keywords instead of capabilities, profiles instead of people.
Recruiters were overwhelmed, great candidates were overlooked, and hiring decisions were frequently made without full context. We knew AI had potential, but only if it was designed with people in mind. That is where we began by building intelligent systems that learn from intent, relevance, and real-world fit, not just static data points.
Backed by Belief: Codestand and Microsoft for Startups
This funding round was led by Codestand LLC, a firm known for backing early-stage technology ventures that push the boundaries of innovation. Their belief in the human-first AI model not only validates our vision but also brings strategic support to fuel the next phase of growth.
We are also thrilled to be part of the Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, which gives us access to a wide suite of development tools, cloud infrastructure, mentorship, and enterprise-grade security—all critical enablers as we build scalable, secure, and robust recruitment solutions.
This backing is all about a shared belief in the future of work; a future where technology complements human intelligence, not replaces it.
What’s Next: Building the Future of Hiring
With this funding, Hello Recruiter is poised to accelerate on multiple fronts:
Product innovation: We are deepening the capabilities of our AI models to go beyond superficial matching and understand the context behind each role, company, and candidate journey.
Team expansion: The capital will support key hires across engineering, data science, and customer success, helping us move faster while staying focused on our users’ evolving needs.
Outcome-driven solutions: We are developing features that reduce time-to-hire, improve diversity in shortlists, and make the recruiter’s workflow more intuitive and insightful.
Our guiding principle remains unchanged: Every product decision we make must bring recruiters closer to better outcomes and better human connections.
From Vision to Reality: The Human Touch in AI
Too often, recruitment tools focus on automating what should be empathetic. At Hello Recruiter, we see AI as a guide and not a gatekeeper. We are building systems that amplify the recruiter’s ability to make informed, inclusive, and confident hiring decisions.
Our solutions are grounded in ethical AI principles. Bias mitigation is built into the core of our models. Transparency, fairness, and data security are not afterthoughts, they are foundational to everything we create.
We are not alone in this journey. Our early users, mentors, and supporters have played a crucial role in shaping our roadmap. To everyone who said “I’m in” when all we had were whiteboard sketches and late-night prototypes—thank you. This win belongs to you as much as it does to us.
Let’s Build the Future Together
This is only the beginning. We are building for recruiters, hiring managers, founders, and teams that care about getting hiring right.
If you are someone who is tired of broken hiring processes or outdated tools, let’s talk. Whether you are a recruiter struggling with irrelevant matches, or a founder building your first team, Hello Recruiter is here to help.
Explore how our AI-driven recruitment platform can power your next hiring breakthrough. Book a free demo now.
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