Mappa AI
Category: AI in HR & Talent
An AI-powered platform that analyzes 30 seconds of voice audio to create detailed behavioral profiles for optimizing the hiring process. Mappa AI was founded in 2022. The company is led by Sarah Lucena. Based in Miami, USA. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $3.4M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Draper Associates.
- Founded
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Miami, USA
- Team size
- 11-50
- Total funding
- $3.4M
Value proposition
To significantly reduce hiring time and costs by providing deep behavioral insights through voice analysis, leading to better candidate-role alignment and higher retention.
Products and solutions
AI voice-analytics platform
Unique value
Mappa AI's uniqueness lies in its ability to decode human behavior and predict job performance based on a short audio sample, moving beyond traditional resume and interview-based assessments.
Target customer
Companies and businesses looking to improve their hiring process, reduce costs, and increase efficiency in recruitment.
Industries served
Human Resources (HR) and Recruitment, Financial Services, Education
Technology advantage
Proprietary 12-layer voice analysis system that extracts 128 voice parameters and integrates them with big data models, leveraging over 100,000 parameters per user to create comprehensive behavioral profiles.
How they differentiate
Mappa AI differentiates itself by using proprietary voice analysis technology to decode behavioral traits and predict compatibility between candidates and teams. Unlike traditional recruitment tools that focus on skills and experience, Mappa AI provides deep insights into a candidate's personality, communication style, and potential cultural fit based on their voice.
Main competitors
HireVue, Modern Hire, Hunar.ai
Key partnerships
Draper Associates
Notable customers
Not publicly available
Major milestones
Raised $3.4M in a Seed funding round led by Draper Associates., Developed a voice-AI platform that can generate a full behavioral profile from a 30-second audio clip., Founder and CEO, Sarah Lucena, is one of the few Latina founders in the world to raise over $1M in venture capital for an AI company.
Growth metrics
Not publicly available
Market positioning
Mappa AI is positioned as an innovative, early-stage startup in the HR technology market. It targets companies looking to enhance their hiring process with AI-driven behavioral intelligence to make smarter, faster, and more objective hiring decisions.
Geographic focus
Mappa AI is based in Miami, USA, and appears to have a focus on the US and Latin American markets.
Patents and IP
Not publicly disclosed
About Sarah Lucena
Founder and CEO at Mappa AI. Previously, she was a Chief Marketing Officer, where she managed multi-million-dollar performance campaigns. She is recognized as one of the few Latin American women to lead an AI company and raise over $1M in venture funding.
Official website: https://mappa.ai