Recruitment technology startup HireBound has raised $2 million in a seed funding round, and this investment signals strong investor confidence in AI-led hiring solutions. Kalaari Capital led the round, while Antler, Infinyte Club, and CareerNet also participated, thereby strengthening the startup’s early institutional backing.
The Bengaluru-based company plans to deploy the capital to advance product development, expand go-to-market initiatives, and accelerate international expansion over the next 12 to 24 months. Consequently, HireBound aims to scale its platform across new geographies while deepening its capabilities for enterprise and staffing clients.
Founded in 2024 by Sharad Vij and Kumar Vikramaditya, HireBound builds and operates artificial intelligence agents that automate large portions of the hiring workflow. Specifically, the platform handles sourcing, candidate engagement, screening, and evaluation and therefore reduces manual effort across recruitment teams.
Moreover, HireBound runs seamlessly across multiple communication channels, including email, WhatsApp, SMS, and voice, which allows recruiters to engage candidates where they are most responsive. Additionally, the platform integrates with applicant tracking systems and HRMS platforms, and as a result, it fits smoothly into existing hiring infrastructures.
“The (hiring) process has been broken and remains unsolved with current ATS systems because they’re just a system of record. The vision has been to use AI agents for helping drive recruiting outcomes for organisations,” Vij said.
The company stated that its platform has already enabled more than three million candidate conversations, and it has trained its AI models on over two million resumes and 30,000 job descriptions. As a result, HireBound delivers data-driven hiring insights at scale while maintaining consistency across high-volume recruitment operations.
Currently, HireBound primarily serves staffing firms and enterprise talent acquisition teams through SaaS and managed hiring models. Furthermore, this dual approach allows the startup to address both technology-led and service-driven hiring needs across diverse industries.
As global companies increasingly seek faster, smarter, and more efficient recruitment solutions, HireBound’s technology-first approach places it on a strong growth trajectory in the evolving HR tech landscape.
