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Greenhouse Completes Acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, Bringing Voice AI Interviews to the Top of the Hiring Funnel
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Greenhouse Completes Acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, Bringing Voice AI Interviews to the Top of the Hiring Funnel

Greenhouse has completed its acquisition of Ezra AI Labs, bringing structured voice AI interviewing into the hiring process. Ezra founder Ophir Samson joins Greenhouse as Head of Voice AI, while Ezra remains available as a standalone produc

May 27, 2026
Venture Capital

Greenhouse Acquires Ezra AI Labs to Reinvent AI Interviewing with Voice Conversations

Greenhouse is acquiring Ezra AI Labs ,to bring voice-based AI interviews into its hiring platform. With applications per recruiter up 412% since 2023 and 74% of candidates using AI, the deal aims to improve early-stage screening with struct

May 5, 2026
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AI-Native Hiring Platform Elly Secures $8M to Reinvent Interview and ATS Workflows

Elly , operated by Recruit Tech Labs dba Elly, launched its AI-native hiring platform and raised $8M led by Sorenson Capital, with Atomic and Next Wave Capital participating. Early users report up to 1h45m saved per candidate and 10h/week s

Feb 25, 2026
Product News

Paradox Conversational Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Now Available Through Workday, Helping Organizations Hire Frontline Workers Faster

Workday announced that Paradox Conversational Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is now available through its platform, extending Workday’s AI-driven workforce solutions to organizations that hire frontline workers at scale. Designed to remove

Jan 8, 2026
Product News

HireClix Launches Second Chance Pages to Further Improve the Candidate Experience

HireClix has introduced its new Second Chance Pages, a career site enhancement designed to solve one of the most common candidate-experience failures: the dead-end encountered when job seekers click on a closed job listing. According to the

Dec 9, 2025
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Zoom Acquires BrightHire, Bringing AI-Powered Interview Intelligence to Zoom Workplace

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

Nov 13, 2025
Product News

HireClix Unveils Recruiter Hub to Personalize the Hiring Journey and Strengthen Candidate Relationships

HireClix has launched Recruiter Hub , a new platform that transforms how recruiters engage with candidates by creating personalized landing pages synchronized with an organization’s ATS. This innovation allows every recruiter to showcase cu

Oct 16, 2025
Product News

iHire Introduces Interview Scheduling Tool to Accelerate the Hiring Process

iHire  , a leading industry-specific employment platform, has launched a new interview scheduling tool embedded in its ATS (Applicant Tracking System). Employers with a Job Slot subscription can now sync their calendars (Outlook, Google, Wi

Oct 8, 2025
Company News

Workday Completes Acquisition of Paradox, Launches AI-Powered Candidate Experience Agent

Workday has officially completed its acquisition of Paradox, a leading AI-powered candidate experience platform. By integrating Paradox with HiredScore and Workday Recruiting, Workday now offers a unified, end-to-end talent acquisition suit

Oct 1, 2025
Company News

Josh Bersin Company Research Reveals How Talent Acquisition Is Being Revolutionized by AI

The Josh Bersin Company has released new research, in collaboration with AMS, revealing how AI is revolutionizing talent acquisition (TA). The $850 billion global recruiting market is undergoing a seismic shift from manual, fragmented recru

Sep 16, 2025
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SAP Completes Acquisition of SmartRecruiters

SAP has officially completed its acquisition of SmartRecruiters, a leading enterprise-grade talent acquisition platform. This strategic move integrates SmartRecruiters’ intuitive recruiting workflows and AI-enabled capabilities into the SAP

Sep 11, 2025
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Stockholm-Based Hubert Raises €2.5M to Scale AI Screening Agents for Global Employers

Hubert , a Stockholm-based AI-first recruitment platform, has secured €2.5 million in seed funding led by Spintop Ventures with support from Bonnier family investors. The company, already profitable, plans to accelerate its proprietary AI s

Sep 1, 2025
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Workday to Acquire Paradox, Expanding AI-Powered Hiring Suite for Frontline and Back Office Workers

Workday has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Paradox, the AI-driven candidate experience platform known for its conversational recruiting assistant Olivia. With Paradox, Workday aims to deliver a fully AI-powered talent acquisition

Aug 21, 2025
Venture Capital

SAP to Acquire SmartRecruiters: Integrating Innovative Talent Acquisition Portfolio Will Help Companies Attract and Retain Top Talent

SAP   has announced its agreement to acquire SmartRecruiters , a leading provider of AI-powered talent acquisition solutions. This strategic move aims to enhance SAP’s SuccessFactors HCM suite by integrating SmartRecruiters’ strengths in re

Aug 1, 2025
Product News

Greenhouse Launches Dream Job To Fix Job Hunting and Boost Candidates' Chances Of Getting Hired

Greenhouse, a leading hiring software platform, has launched “Dream Job,” a new feature designed to counteract the inefficiencies of modern job hunting in the AI era. With job applications doubling since ChatGPT's release and recruiters ove

Jun 5, 2025
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Seattle-Based AI Recruiting Platform Humanly Raises $7M to Accelerate Growth and Innovation

Humanly , an AI-powered conversational recruiting platform, has raised a $7 million momentum funding round to accelerate growth and innovation in inclusive hiring. With a proprietary platform that screens and schedules over 250,000 candidat

May 8, 2025
Product News

HireClix Launches JobFlow SEO to Improve Employer’s Search Engine Optimization for Job Postings on Google and Beyond

HireClix has introduced JobFlow SEO , a new recruitment marketing solution designed to enhance the visibility of job postings across search engines like Google. Compatible with any applicant tracking system (ATS), this tool helps employers

Apr 22, 2025
Product News

Jobot Launches Jax 6.0 Featuring AI Fast Track

Jobot , the AI-powered recruiting and consulting firm, has unveiled Jax 6.0, the latest version of its proprietary recruiting platform designed to accelerate hiring and enhance candidate engagement. With intelligent features like Fast Track

Apr 14, 2025
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Canada-Based Ribbon Lands $8M to Build the AI-First Hiring Platform for High-Turnover Industries

Ribbon , an AI-native hiring platform, aims to fix the broken recruitment system by offering intelligent, voice-based interviews and real-time analytics that drastically reduce hiring times and improve candidate experiences. Backed by $8M i

Mar 31, 2025
Venture Capital

Employ Acquires Pillar: The Future of AI-Powered Hiring is Here

Employ has acquired Pillar, a leading AI interview intelligence platform, to enhance hiring efficiency and transform talent acquisition. By integrating Pillar’s AI-powered insights, Employ aims to eliminate inefficiencies, accelerate hiring

Mar 5, 2025
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Workday and Randstad Partner to Transform Hiring with AI

Workday and Randstad have partnered to revolutionize talent acquisition by integrating Workday’s AI-powered Recruiting Agent with Randstad’s vast talent network. This collaboration streamlines the hiring process, allowing recruiters to inst

Feb 27, 2025
Product News

Paylocity Launches New Recruiting Features to Transform High-Volume Hiring

Paylocity has announced new features in its Recruiting platform to address the challenges of high-volume hiring, particularly in industries like retail and hospitality. These enhancements include streamlined recruiter scheduling, candidate

Jan 23, 2025
Product News

Sense Releases Conversational Voice AI to Transform Candidate Engagement with Automated Phone Calls

Sense has unveiled its groundbreaking Conversational Voice AI , revolutionizing talent engagement by automating phone conversations for sourcing, screening, and scheduling. Integrated with Sense's powerful Recruiting Automation and Messagin

Dec 18, 2024
Product News

LinkedIn’s first AI agent, Hiring Assistant

LinkedIn has entered the AI agent market with its new Hiring Assistant , aiming to streamline up to 80% of the pre-offer recruitment workflow. The tool integrates directly into LinkedIn's platform, enhancing recruiter productivity and candi

Oct 29, 2024
Company News

hireEZ Named Accelerator in 2024 Talent Acquisition Technology by Nucleus Research

hireEZ , a leading talent acquisition platform, has been recognized in Nucleus Research's 2024 Standalone Talent Acquisition Technology Value Matrix as an Accelerator provider. The platform’s strengths lie in its advanced sourcing, CRM, ana

Oct 16, 2024
Product News

SmartRecruiters Unveils Winston: AI That Keeps Hiring Human

SmartRecruiters has launched Winston, an AI-powered recruiting companion designed to revolutionize the hiring process by automating and optimizing various tasks such as candidate screening and interview scheduling. Built as part of the Smar

Oct 16, 2024
Product News

HireClix Launches Maps for Career Sites, Improving Candidate Experiences

HireClix , a leader in recruitment marketing services, has introduced a new dynamic map technology feature to its career site solutions, enhancing job seekers' experience by providing an interactive way to explore job opportunities in a geo

Sep 17, 2024
Company News

Greenhouse and BrightHire Unveil AI-Powered Integration to Revolutionize Hiring Efficiency

Greenhouse , a leading hiring platform, has expanded its partnership with BrightHire , the top Interview Intelligence platform, to offer an exclusive AI-powered scorecard integration. This innovation enhances the hiring process by automatin

Sep 10, 2024
Venture Capital

Checkmate Raises $1.6 Million in Seed Funding to Expand Pre-Employment Screening Solutions in the U.S., Australia, and Southeast Asia

Checkmate, a leading provider of pre-employment screening solutions, has raised $1.6 million USD in Seed funding from Wavemaker Partners, Southeast Asia's top VC firm. This funding will support Checkmate's expansion into new markets, includ

Sep 10, 2024
Product News

Sense Launches Career Site Solution to Help Companies Improve Candidate Experience

Sense , a leader in AI-driven talent engagement solutions, has launched a new Career Sites product designed to enhance the hiring process, elevate employer branding, and improve the candidate experience. The platform allows companies to bui

Aug 22, 2024
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