Professional.me Secures $3.1 Million Seed Funding to Reshape AI-Powered Recruitment
Abu Dhabi-based HRtech innovator, Professional.me, has successfully closed a $3.1 million seed funding round, spearheaded by Raha Beach Ventures. This latest capital injection brings the company’s total funding to an impressive $4.6 million, following a prior $1.5 million pre-seed round, also led by Raha Beach Ventures. This significant investment is set to accelerate Professional.me’s mission to transform talent acquisition through cutting-edge artificial intelligence.
Pioneering Inclusive Hiring with AI
Professional.me, founded in 2024 by Ryan Adams, is at the forefront of a paradigm shift in recruitment. Interestingly, Ryan Adams also founded Raha Beach Ventures, which operates as a unique startup studio. In this capacity, Raha Beach Ventures provides its portfolio companies with crucial resources, including engineering and design expertise, financial guidance, marketing support, extensive networks, and mentorship, all in exchange for equity. This integrated approach highlights a deep commitment to Professional.me’s success from its very inception.
Professional.me’s groundbreaking platform moves beyond traditional résumés, instead leveraging personalized micro-LLMs (large language models) for candidate evaluation. These sophisticated AI models are meticulously trained on a vast dataset, encompassing information from 167 industries and 1.2 million distinct tasks. This robust training allows for a more nuanced and objective assessment of candidates, fundamentally designed to enable more inclusive hiring practices. The newly secured funding will be strategically deployed to significantly expand Professional.me’s engineering team, strengthen vital industry partnerships, and scale access to its innovative AI-powered recruitment solution across the EMEA region and into other global markets.
This substantial investment underscores the increasing demand for advanced HRtech solutions that foster diversity and efficiency in hiring. By leveraging personalized AI to create a more equitable and streamlined talent acquisition process, Professional.me is poised to make a profound impact on how companies identify and engage with talent, particularly as it expands its footprint across the dynamic EMEA region and beyond.
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