Zoom has acquired BrightHire, adding AI-powered interview intelligence to Zoom Workplace. The deal brings interview planning, automated notes, real-time coaching, and analytics directly into Zoom, enhancing millions of hiring conversations each year. BrightHire—trusted by Canva, Duolingo, Instacart, Ramp, and more—continues operating cross-platform while gaining access to Zoom’s AI infrastructure. The transaction closes in the coming weeks.


Broadens Zoom’s AI-first platform with intelligent interview capabilities for millions of hiring conversations.

Zoom today announced the acquisition of BrightHire, a leading AI-powered interview intelligence platform, further expanding its AI-first Zoom Workplace suite with hiring lifecycle capabilities. The company stated that BrightHire will continue operating cross-platform while benefiting from Zoom’s infrastructure, scale, and AI resources. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks, after which BrightHire CEO Ben Sesser and his team will officially join Zoom.

BrightHire, founded in 2019, is known for creating the “interview intelligence” category and is trusted by hundreds of enterprises including Canva, Duolingo, Instacart, Ramp, HCA Healthcare, Lucid Group, and SoFi. The platform enhances interviews through structured planning, AI-generated job descriptions, automated notes and summaries, real-time coaching, recordings and transcripts, and streamlined feedback workflows. It also integrates with major applicant tracking systems while prioritizing responsible AI designed to augment human decision-making rather than replace it.

Zoom noted that millions of high-stakes hiring conversations already take place on its platform each year. The company sees BrightHire as a natural extension of its AI-driven collaboration tools, enabling talent teams to leverage insights embedded in every interview and improve hiring outcomes.

This acquisition also strengthens the broader ecosystem formed by Zoom Workplace and Workvivo, creating a unified talent journey that spans discovering talent, conducting structured interviews, and engaging employees once they join. According to Zoom, the goal is to build a more connected and intelligent workplace.

BrightHire’s Financing History

BrightHire’s rapid rise was fueled in part by strong venture backing.
In October 2021, the company raised a $20.5 million Series B round led by 01 Advisors, with participation from Index Ventures and the Zoom Apps Fund. This investment round accelerated product development and strengthened BrightHire’s integration with Zoom, laying early groundwork for today’s acquisition. At the time, investors—including former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo—noted that hiring decisions often suffer from bias, memory gaps, and subjective assessments, and that BrightHire’s technology could meaningfully address these structural weaknesses.

Why Zoom Acquired BrightHire

The acquisition aligns closely with Zoom’s multi-year strategy to evolve into a cross-functional AI-first work platform and expand beyond meetings into mission-critical business workflows. Several factors explain why BrightHire became a strategic target:

1. Interviews are Zoom’s native stronghold.
Millions of interviews already occur on Zoom. Integrating structured, AI-powered interview intelligence deepens Zoom’s role in hiring rather than leaving the value capture to third-party apps.

2. BrightHire solves a known business problem.
Hiring remains subjective, inconsistent, and manually intensive. BrightHire brings automation, transcription, summarization, benchmarking, and behavioral insights—all areas where Zoom seeks to enhance workplace productivity.

3. Strong historical alignment and investment.
Zoom invested in BrightHire in 2021 through the Zoom Apps Fund, developed integrations with the platform, and witnessed its adoption firsthand. This existing partnership reduced acquisition risk and increased strategic clarity.

4. Fits Zoom’s talent lifecycle strategy with Workvivo.
By combining BrightHire with Workvivo, Zoom is building a full employee journey—from first interview to employee engagement—creating a more seamless platform for HR and people teams.

5. A defensive and offensive move in the HR tech landscape.
With AI reshaping recruiting, platforms such as Microsoft Teams, LinkedIn, and specialized talent intelligence providers are moving upstream. Acquiring BrightHire positions Zoom competitively in high-value HR and recruiting workflows.

With the deal closing soon, Zoom plans to expand BrightHire’s AI capabilities while retaining its candidate-first philosophy. The company frames this acquisition as a step toward helping organizations make smarter, fairer, and faster hiring decisions—right where work already happens: on Zoom.