Abu Dhabi’s Skilled.me raises $3.1 million to assist recruiters discover prime candidates quicker with AI 

Abu Dhabi-based AI-powered recruitment platform Skilled.me has raised $3.1 million in a seed funding spherical led by Raha Seashore Ventures, bringing its complete funding to $4.6 million. Its earlier spherical of $1.5 million pre-seed was additionally led by the identical agency.

The recruitment platform and Raha Seashore Ventures are each based and led by Ryan Adams.

Raha Seashore Ventures, in keeping with its web site, is a startup studio that gives founders with engineers, designers, monetary experience, advertising and marketing, companion networks, and mentoring. In return, it takes fairness, normally between 35% and 50%, relying on the extent of assist offered.

Skilled.me, which launched in October 2024, positions itself as a substitute for conventional resume-based hiring. The platform makes use of what it calls “personalised micro-LLMs,” customized language fashions that create detailed skilled profiles for each job seekers and employers past customary resumes.

Its fashions, the startup says, are educated on knowledge spanning 167 industries and 1.2 million duties, with bias-aware suggestions designed to advertise inclusive hiring.

Ryan Adams, the founder and CEO of Skilled.me, mentioned, “We’re not digitizing résumés; we’re changing them. Every firm and every skilled will get their very own micro-LLM that acts as a context-aware advocate. It surfaces the best-fit matches robotically and meaningfully.”

The startup claims to have processed over 300,000 skilled profiles since launch. Its consumer base spans Europe, the UK, and the Center East and North Africa area.

The corporate claims its AI screening can cut back the time wanted to overview a single resume from over two minutes to fifteen seconds, probably saving recruiters hours of guide work. Relatively than changing current hiring techniques, Skilled.me integrates with present applicant monitoring techniques to offer what the corporate describes as “AI-driven shortlists” and ability matching. The platform presents a free tier for as much as 100 candidates month-to-month, with premium pricing beginning at $0.24 per candidate.

In contrast to many AI recruitment instruments, the corporate says its platform seems at organizational buildings, crew dynamics, and enterprise objectives on the employer facet, whereas additionally factoring in portfolios, certifications, and trade engagement for job seekers.

With this new spherical of funding, Skilled.me will develop its engineering crew, strengthen its community of information and analysis partnerships, and scale platform entry to extra employers throughout EMEA and past.

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