{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtf13f4800ero3nelfc3rlsb","name":"Pelgo","slug":"pelgo","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/pelgo","shortDescription":"Pairs AI with human counselors for career transition, reskilling and job placement into AI-first roles.","categories":[{"name":"AI Coaching","slug":"ai-coaching"},{"name":"Learning & Development","slug":"learning-development"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"mapofhrtech export + official site (2026-10-18)","url":"https://pelgo.com/","type":"official","field":"linkedinUrl","verifiedAt":"2026-10-18"},{"name":"Pelgo — official website","url":"https://pelgo.com/favicon.svg","type":"official","field":"logoUrl","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-18T17:28:22.457Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/pelgo","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Pelgo","website":"https://pelgo.com","longDescription":"Pelgo is an AI-powered career transition platform that combines software with human counselors to make job placement, reskilling and career pathing more affordable for laid-off workers, new graduates and employees pivoting into the AI economy. The New York startup was co-founded by CEO Chieh Huang (former Boxed CEO) and Francisco D'Souza (former Cognizant CEO), and raised a $5.5M seed led by Flybridge Capital Partners.","hqLocation":"New York, NY","country":"United States","founder":"Chieh Huang, Francisco D'Souza","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/pelgo"},"leadership":[{"name":"Francisco D'Souza","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/francisco-dsouza"},{"name":"Chieh Huang","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/chieh-huang"},{"name":"Chieh Huang","role":"ceo","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/chieh-huang"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Pelgo do?","a":"Pairs AI with human counselors for career transition, reskilling and job placement into AI-first roles."},{"q":"Where is Pelgo headquartered?","a":"Pelgo is headquartered in New York, NY, United States."},{"q":"Who founded Pelgo?","a":"Pelgo was founded by Chieh Huang, Francisco D'Souza."},{"q":"Who is the CEO of Pelgo?","a":"Chieh Huang leads Pelgo as CEO."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Pelgo?","a":"Pelgo is categorized under AI Coaching, Learning & Development on DHRMap."}]}