We raised $20M to help AI hire more humans

Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $20M, including our $17M Series A led by Peak XV Partners with participation from CHROs at Fortune 500 companies, Y Combinator, Uncorrelated Ventures, and other investors including Tim Sackett, Kris Fredrickson, Dalton Caldwell. The $3M Seed was led by 1984 Ventures.
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The Talent Ocean

Hiring isn’t just about filling roles. It’s about unlocking opportunity.

Every candidate has a story, and a job interview is an opportunity to tell their story and build towards their future.

But too often, those futures never happen.

Great candidates get stuck waiting weeks for a first screen. Interviews feel rushed or inconsistent. Crucial notes don’t get captured and decisions get made on gut instinct over data. Companies don’t mean to overlook great talent, but as talent pools turn into talent oceans, hiring can get messy and slow – candidates miss out, and so do recruiters.

At Alex, we believe that AI can be used to give every candidate a voice and give recruiters the opportunity to discover and hire the best talent.
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Widening The Talent Aperture

Alex is an AI recruiting partner that can:

• Conduct live video interviews and phone screens
• Run resume screens
• Schedule follow-up interviews
• Take structured, consistent notes
• Upload everything directly into the ATS
• And 20+ other autonomous workflows

By handling this work, Alex helps recruiting teams go beyond the surface of the talent pool. With Alex, recruiters can interview everyone and hire the best, and aren’t limited to just the obvious candidates anymore. They can evaluate more people, more fairly, and uncover those hidden gems who might otherwise be missed.

“In my 20 years in talent acquisition, I’ve worked with a ton of recruiting software and Alex is a game-changer,” said Tim Sackett, General Partner at HR Tech 100 Fund and a leading voice in talent acquisition. “Adopting the newest and best AI technologies isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a necessity for top talent organizations, and Alex is leading the charge.”

Alex frees recruiters to do what they do best: building relationships with pre-qualified candidates, advising hiring managers, and helping people succeed.

With Alex, recruiters don’t just hire faster, they hire better. And candidates who might have gone unseen finally get their chance to shine.
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Looking Ahead

In the past 18 months, Alex has helped hire thousands of people across tens of thousands of jobs for some of the largest hiring organizations globally, including Fortune 100s, financial institutions, nationwide restaurant chains, Big 4 accounting firms, and more.

With additional funding, we’re deepening our AI capabilities, growing our team of AI experts, and taking a large step towards matching every open job to the right candidate.

“In the future, AI agents will run the entire recruiting process autonomously. It’s inevitable. Alex.com has incredible customer love and usage curves,” said Arnav Sahu, Partner at Peak XV. “In the end-state, Alex could redefine how hiring is done across the entire labor market. We are excited to be a part of this journey with Aaron and John as they build a category-defining company.”

Our mission at Alex is to ensure that no great candidate drowns unseen in the talent pool. With Alex, recruiters can widen their search, reach deeper into the talent pool, and give every candidate the opportunity to be discovered.

Alex closes the gap between the opportunity of a great role and the potential of a great candidate. If you want to partner with Alex, reach out to learn more.