Jacob Neidhardt
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – November 21, 2024
Popp AI, a London-based startup leveraging conversational AI to revolutionize enterprise recruitment, has announced a £3.6 million seed funding round. The round was co-led by Emerge and SuperSeed Ventures, with additional support from Haatch, Ventures Together, Techstars, and a group of angel investors.
Reimagining Recruitment for the Digital Era
Popp AI was founded by Sam Dhesi, James Cochrane-Dyet, and Ilyes Benmansour during the COVID-19 pandemic to address inefficiencies in traditional hiring processes. The platform combines human-centric conversational AI with actionable insights, allowing enterprise teams to engage candidates at scale and make faster, data-driven hiring decisions.
The funding will be used to:
• Expand operations across enterprise recruitment teams and marketplaces.
• Enhance AI capabilities to deliver smarter, more scalable hiring solutions.
• Refine the platform’s ability to analyze candidate responses and rank them based on fit, improving efficiency without sacrificing the human connection.
“Recruitment isn’t just a process—it’s about people meeting potential,” said Sam Dhesi, Co-founder and CEO. “Popp AI enables meaningful dialogue at scale, ensuring organizations can maintain human connections while operating efficiently.”
Key Features and Market Fit
• Open-ended conversational AI: Facilitates authentic, scalable candidate interactions.
• Actionable insights: Automatically analyzes and ranks responses to help recruiters make informed decisions.
• Human-centric design: Blends AI efficiency with personalized experiences.
Popp AI’s approach aligns with the demand for more human, intelligent, and scalable recruitment processes in the post-pandemic world.
Investor Endorsements
The round received strong backing from prominent investors:
• Jan Lynn-Matern, Investor at Emerge:
“The future of hiring lies in intelligent, scalable solutions that make processes more human, and Popp AI is leading the charge.”
• Ferdinand Reynolds, Investor at SuperSeed Ventures:
“Following a year of strong technological growth, we’re excited to co-lead this round, building on our initial support as pre-seed investors.”
Looking Ahead
With this new funding, Popp AI aims to redefine how enterprise recruitment teams engage talent, scaling its platform and driving innovation in the recruitment technology space.
For more information, visit joinpopp.com.
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