Meet Caria raises $1M in a Pre-Seed round at a $3M valuation, led by Dubai-based ANF Investment. Its AI-native platform supports job creation, sourcing, interviewing, and candidate evaluation, with beta enterprise users including PayPal, du, and Capgemini. NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2026  Meet Caria, an

peopleIX, a Cologne-based AI-powered people intelligence platform, has secured €2.3 million in pre-seed funding, led by Earlybird-X with contributions from neoteq ventures, TS Ventures, and HR Tech business angels. The company aims to solve workforce inefficiencies by integrating fragmented HR and

Holly, an AI-powered GovTech platform, has secured $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to address the million-job vacancy crisis in the government workforce. By modernizing outdated hiring systems, Holly accelerates recruitment for 24 million public sector roles, reducing the current 135-day average hi

Twill, a next-generation talent platform, has secured $1.4M in pre-seed funding led by Bloomberg Beta to revolutionize technical hiring. By utilizing peer recommendations and a community of vetted tech professionals, Twill ensures companies connect with pre-qualified, high-quality candidates. The pl

Teamspective, a Finnish employee engagement startup, has secured €900,000 in pre-seed funding to enhance organizational health and team performance through data-driven insights. Utilizing AI to analyze employee engagement data, Teamspective offers a unique solution that visualizes organizational c

Fora has launched an Executive Relationship Management (ERM) platform, revolutionizing C-suite decision-making with advanced AI technology. Funded by $3.8 million in pre-seed investment, Fora offers a unique solution to the challenges faced by executive leaders, providing actionable insights from va

Harriet, a U.K.-based HRtech company, has recently secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Concept Ventures. The investment, with contributions from Notion Capital, Frontline Ventures, and Portfolio Ventures, aims to enhance Harriet's generative AI (GenAI) product. This AI tool, powered by a

Gushwork.ai, an AI-powered platform designed to help enterprises outsource complex operational workflows, has secured $2.1M in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Lightspeed and saw participation from B Capital, Sparrow Capital, Seaborne Capital, and Beenext. Gushwork.ai plans to use the funds to

London-based career mentoring platform founded in 2021, CareerPaths, has secured €232,000 in pre-seed funding from QVentures, a prominent venture capital firm, and a group of angel investors. This investment will fuel CareerPaths’ expansion into new industries and geographical regions, as

May 16, 2023/--Today, Withe, the on-demand video interview and virtual hiring event platform that aims to solve volume hiring challenges for enterprise hospitality staffing and recruiting teams, announced the close of its $1.1M USD pre-seed round, led by San Francisco-based Focal. Withe’s