HireBound
Category: AI in HR & Talent
Agentic AI recruiting platform that autonomously sources, screens, schedules, and evaluates candidates for staffing agencies and corporate hiring teams. HireBound was founded in 2024. The company is led by Sharad Vij. Based in Gurugram, India. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $2.35M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Kalaari Capital, Antler, Infinyte Club, CareerNet, KK Family Trust.
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Gurugram, India
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $2.35M
Value proposition
AI agents automate the full recruiting funnel (sourcing, screening, scheduling, evaluation) across voice, WhatsApp, SMS, and email, filling roles up to 40% faster without compromising candidate experience.
Products and solutions
AI Agent suite: Sourcing Agent, Screening Agent, Scheduling Agent, Evaluation Agent, multi-channel outreach (Voice, WhatsApp, SMS, Email), access to 500M+ candidate profiles indexed across 30+ sources, delivers first shortlist within 48 hrs.
Unique value
Conversational, agentic AI recruiting co-pilot that combines AI-powered sourcing/engagement with expert human screening to compress hiring timelines at scale.
Target customer
Staffing agencies and corporate HR teams (permanent and bulk hiring), from high-growth startups to Fortune 500 enterprises.
Industries served
Staffing/recruitment agencies, corporate HR (bulk hiring and permanent hiring)
Technology advantage
Multi-agent AI architecture handling the entire hiring workflow end-to-end (vs point-solution ATS tools), combined with deep HRTech founder domain expertise and a large existing candidate database (500M+ profiles indexed).
How they differentiate
Positions against both AI point-solutions and traditional ATS platforms by offering full-funnel autonomous AI agents plus human-in-the-loop screening, explicitly benchmarked against Paradox, Eightfold AI, and HireVue on its own site — differentiated from Paradox (high-volume frontline hiring/ATS companion) and Eightfold (large-enterprise talent intelligence) by combining sourcing, screening, scheduling, and evaluation into one agentic stack aimed at staffing agencies and bulk corporate hiring.
Main competitors
Paradox, Eightfold AI, HireVue
Key partnerships
Backed by Kalaari Capital and Antler (also investors), integrates communication channels via WhatsApp, SMS, email, voice.
Notable customers
BigBasket, Shaadi.com, Neeman's, GirnarSoft, BharatRohan, Craze, Delightree, Figr, Multipli, Perfora, Octobotics Tech, VerbaFlo
Major milestones
Founded 2024 by former LinkedIn and Mettl executive Sharad Vij and 2x founder Kumar Vikramaditya (ex-Zuma, YC W21), grew from a side project generating $150K revenue in year one to a full-scale agentic AI recruiting platform, raised $2M seed round led by Kalaari Capital (Feb 2026).
Growth metrics
200+ organisations using the platform; 5,000+ positions filled monthly; 500M+ candidate profiles indexed; 48-hour average time-to-first-shortlist.
Market positioning
Challenger in AI-driven recruiting automation, targeting staffing agencies and enterprises seeking faster bulk/permanent hiring versus legacy ATS and larger HR-tech incumbents.
Geographic focus
India-headquartered with stated ambition to serve global customers (startups to Fortune 500 enterprises).
About Sharad Vij
First 20 hires at LinkedIn; Early-stage employee at Mettl (backed by Kalaari & Blume); over a decade in recruitment/HRTech.
Latest news about HireBound
- Bengaluru-based HireBound raised $2M seed funding led by Kalaari Capital to scale its agentic AI platform across staffing firms and enterprise talent teams. Founded by Sharad Vij (ex-LinkedIn) and Kum
- HireBound, an AI recruiting copilot, has scaled to a multi-million-dollar company by late 2025, proving significant ROI in HR tech. Its "June" AI powered over 5 million candidate conversations, saving
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Official website: https://www.hirebound.io/
