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Fika Jobs raises $4 million to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates
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The hiring process has long been criticized for its inefficiency and opacity.
Key facts
- Fika Jobs announced on Tuesday a $4 million pre-seed round, which will be used to continue developing the platform, grow the team, and prepare for a wider launch later this year
- The idea came from co-founders and brothers Jakob Dubois (CEO) and Alexander Dubois (CTO) while they were building their previous startup
- Candidates then complete a roughly 10-minute video interview with the AI agent, currently powered by Google’s Gemini models
- The round was led by Luminar Ventures, with participation from Alliance VC and King co-founders Sebastian Knutsson and Riccardo Zacconi, the duo best known for creating the hit mobile game Candy Crush
Summary
Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs thinks there’s a better way. Fika Jobs announced on Tuesday a $4 million pre-seed round, which will be used to continue developing the platform, grow the team, and prepare for a wider launch later this year. For job seekers, the process starts by connecting a LinkedIn profile. After the interview, Fika automatically turns responses into short video clips and organizes them into a profile.