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Fika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates
Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok.
TL;DR
- Fika Jobs is a Stockholm-based startup developing a video-first hiring platform.
- The platform combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles.
- Candidates undergo AI-powered interviews, generating video clips for their profiles.
- The goal is to showcase personality and communication skills beyond traditional resumes.
- Fika Jobs raised $4 million in pre-seed funding to further develop the platform.
- The platform aims to help employers assess communication skills and cultural fit early in the process.
- Potential bias risks related to video profiles (race, age, gender, appearance, accent) are acknowledged.
- Early access is opening this week, with a broader launch expected in the fall, initially focusing on Sweden.
- Employers pay a percentage of the hired candidate's first-year salary.
- The funding round was led by Luminar Ventures.