# Sense (Sense)

> AI-powered talent engagement and recruiting platform offering candidate CRM, messaging, screening, and interview scheduling.

## Facts
- **Website:** http://www.sensehq.com
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Country:** United States
- **Founded:** 2016
- **Employees:** 201-500
- **Funding stage:** Series D (approx. $90M raised total; $50M Series D in 2021)
- **Total funding:** $89.5M
- **Categories:** Employee Referral, Recruiting CRM

## Overview
Sense (legal entity Sense Talent Labs) is a San Francisco-based recruiting technology company founded in 2016 that provides an AI-powered talent engagement platform. Its products include a conversational recruiting CRM, AI recruiter and chatbots, SMS/WhatsApp candidate messaging, candidate matching, and interview scheduling, and it integrates with ATS systems such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Greenhouse, and Salesforce. The company was co-founded by Anil Dharni, Pankaj Jindal, Alex Rosen, and Ram Gudavalli, and has raised roughly $90 million from investors including SoftBank, GV (Google Ventures), Accel, and Avataar Ventures.

## Products
Sense AI-Powered Talent Engagement Platform, Conversational AI (recruiting chatbot), Automated Candidate Communication, Employee Referral Programs, Talent CRM & Redeployment, Interview Scheduling, SMS & WhatsApp Recruiting, Candidate Experience Surveys, Onboarding Automation, Staffing & RPO Solutions, ATS Integration, Analytics & Insights

## Leadership
- Anil Dharni — co-founder ([profile](https://www.dhrmap.com/people/anil-dharni))

## Sources
- [Sense — official website](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/613f2494a7d5cd1817022b81/6193a3272e0a012eb26f998c_Fav-256.png) — official
- [About Sense | The new way companies hire amazing talent](https://www.sensehq.com/company) — company_website
- [About Sense | The new way companies hire amazing talent](https://www.sensehq.com/company) — company_website
- [Sense - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sense-talent-labs) — third_party
- [Sense Raises $50 Million in Series D](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/sense-raises-50-million-in-series-d) — news
- [About Sense](https://www.sensehq.com/company) — company_website
- [Sense - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sense-talent-labs) — third_party
- [About Sense](https://www.sensehq.com/company) — company_website
- [Sense - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sense-talent-labs) — third_party
- [Sense Raises $50 Million in Series D](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/sense-raises-50-million-in-series-d) — news
- [Sense Raises $50 Million in Series D](https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/sense-raises-50-million-in-series-d) — news
- [Sense - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sense-talent-labs) — third_party

## FAQ
**What does Sense do?**

AI-powered talent engagement and recruiting platform offering candidate CRM, messaging, screening, and interview scheduling.

**Where is Sense headquartered?**

Sense is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

**When was Sense founded?**

Sense was founded in 2016.

**How many employees does Sense have?**

Sense has 201-500 employees.

**How much funding has Sense raised?**

Sense has raised $89.5M (Series D (approx. $90M raised total; $50M Series D in 2021)) to date, per DHRMap records.

**What kind of HR technology is Sense?**

Sense is categorized under Employee Referral, Recruiting CRM on DHRMap.

---
**Verification:** partially_verified · last reviewed 2026-09-10
**Canonical page:** https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/sense
Machine-readable: [sense.json](https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/sense.json) · © DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution.