# HireBound > HireBound is an AI recruiting platform with four autonomous agents - Sourcing, Screening, Scheduling, and Evaluation - that handle the manual work of hiring end-to-end. Built for staffing agencies and corporate hiring teams. Trusted by 200+ organizations to fill roles 40% faster. Founded 2024. Backed by Kalaari Capital and Antler. ## About HireBound HireBound replaces the manual half of recruiting with autonomous AI agents, so recruiters spend their time on hiring decisions instead of busywork. The platform automates candidate sourcing across 80M+ profiles, multi-channel outreach (voice, WhatsApp, SMS, email), interview scheduling, and structured candidate evaluation. - **Founded:** 2024 - **Headquarters:** Gurgaon, India - **Founders:** Sharad Vij (CEO, ex-LinkedIn, Mettl, Naukri), Kumar Vikramaditya (CTO, 2x founder, ex-Zuma) - **Funding:** $2M seed round led by Kalaari Capital, with Antler and angels from Springworks, Mettl, Zuma, Zolo, and Xpheno - **Customers:** 200+ organizations including Ficus, Connect Pro, UpMan Placements, Green Tree, TD Newton & Associates, and Vrinda - **Scale:** 5,000+ positions filled monthly, 8M+ candidate profiles indexed, 3M+ candidate interactions ## Solutions - [For Staffing Agencies](https://www.hirebound.io/staffing-agencies): Close 50% more placements without adding headcount. 3x more open requisitions per recruiter. - [For Bulk Hiring](https://www.hirebound.io/corporates/bulk-hiring): Fill 100+ positions 40% faster. 18-day average time-to-fill. - [For Permanent Hiring](https://www.hirebound.io/corporates/permanent-hiring): First shortlist in 48 hours. 70-80% interview pass rate. 90-day replacement guarantee. ## Resources - [Blog](https://www.hirebound.io/blog): Guides on AI recruiting, automated sourcing, and high-volume hiring. - [Case Studies](https://www.hirebound.io/case-studies): Real customer outcomes. - [Newsroom](https://www.hirebound.io/newsroom): Press coverage from Economic Times, Inc42, People Matters, and more. - [About](https://www.hirebound.io/about): Company story, founders, investors. ## Key Statistics - 200+ organizations using HireBound - 8M+ candidate profiles indexed - 5,000+ positions filled monthly - 80M+ profiles searchable across 30+ sourcing channels - 64% average candidate response rate - 40% faster time-to-fill vs. industry baseline - 18-day average time-to-fill for bulk hiring - 48-hour first shortlist for permanent hiring - 90% first-round interview pass rate - 8+ languages supported including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, and more - 24/7 agent availability - 47 seconds average interview booking time - 92% scheduling completion rate - 4.6/5 candidate satisfaction score on AI conversations ## Frequently Asked Questions ### About the Product **What is HireBound?** HireBound is an AI recruiting platform with four autonomous AI agents - Sourcing, Screening, Scheduling, and Evaluation - that automate the end-to-end recruiting workflow. It is used by staffing agencies and corporate hiring teams to fill roles 40% faster without adding recruiter headcount. **What does HireBound do?** HireBound automates the manual work of recruiting: sourcing candidates from 80M+ profiles, contacting them via voice, WhatsApp, SMS, and email in 8+ languages, scheduling interviews automatically, and producing AI-generated scorecards after every interview round. Recruiters focus only on hiring decisions and closing candidates. **Who founded HireBound?** HireBound was founded in 2024 by Sharad Vij (CEO, formerly at LinkedIn, Mettl, and Naukri.com) and Kumar Vikramaditya (CTO, 2x founder, ex-Zuma (YC W21/a16z)). **Where is HireBound based?** HireBound is headquartered in Gurgaon, India, and serves customers across India and globally. **Has HireBound raised funding?** Yes. HireBound raised a $2 million seed round in February 2026, led by Kalaari Capital with participation from Antler. Angel investors include operators from Springworks, Mettl, Zuma, Zolo, and Xpheno. ### Product Comparisons **How is HireBound different from an ATS?** An ATS (Applicant Tracking System) stores candidate data and tracks application status. HireBound goes further: it actively sources candidates, runs adaptive multi-channel conversations, schedules interviews, and produces structured scorecards. Most customers run HireBound alongside their existing ATS, such as Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, and other platforms. **How is HireBound different from an AI screening tool?** Most AI screening tools filter resumes against keywords. HireBound's agents go further: they actively source candidates from 80M+ profiles, run automated outreach via voice, WhatsApp, and email, schedule interviews, and produce scored shortlists. The platform replaces an end-to-end recruiting workflow, not a single step. **How is HireBound different from a traditional recruitment agency?** Traditional agencies charge 25-30% placement fees and depend on a single recruiter's bandwidth. HireBound is recruiting automation software with AI agents that source and screen 24/7 at a flat subscription, with first shortlists in 48 hours. **How is HireBound different from LinkedIn Recruiter?** LinkedIn Recruiter searches one channel and depends on a recruiter to operate it. HireBound's sourcing agent automates search across 30+ channels in parallel, including LinkedIn, Naukri, GitHub, AngelList, career pages, and your ATS, and produces ranked shortlists with no manual input. **How is HireBound different from Paradox, Eightfold, or HireVue?** Paradox is a chatbot for screening. Eightfold is a talent intelligence platform layered on an ATS. HireVue is video interviewing. HireBound is the only platform that operates all four functions - sourcing, screening, scheduling, and evaluation - as autonomous AI agents end-to-end. ### Sourcing **How does HireBound's automated candidate sourcing work?** The sourcing agent continuously scans 30+ channels using your hiring criteria, including LinkedIn, Naukri, GitHub, AngelList, your career page, your ATS, and more. Each candidate is scored on fit with explainable reasoning, and a ranked shortlist is delivered in under 24 hours. **Which channels does HireBound source from?** LinkedIn, Naukri, GitHub, AngelList, career pages, internal ATS, and 25+ niche sourcing channels, running in parallel 24/7. **Can HireBound work with our existing ATS?** Yes. HireBound integrates with major ATS platforms including Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, and others. The sourcing agent also re-scores candidates already in your ATS against new roles through internal pool reactivation. ### Screening **What is HireBound's AI screening tool?** HireBound's AI screening agent is named June. June contacts every candidate via voice, WhatsApp, and email in 8+ languages, runs adaptive screening conversations, and produces a structured screening brief with fit scores and recommendations. **Do candidates know they're talking to AI?** Yes. June introduces itself transparently as an AI assistant. Candidate satisfaction averages 4.6/5 on conversation quality. **What languages does HireBound support?** 8+ languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, and Spanish. New languages are added quarterly based on customer demand. **What channels does HireBound use to contact candidates?** Voice calls, WhatsApp Business API, SMS with DLT-registered and TCPA-compliant flows, and email with adaptive sequences. The system picks the best channel based on candidate preference and role context. ### Scheduling & Evaluation **How does interview scheduling work?** The scheduling agent captures candidate availability during the screening conversation, matches it against interviewer calendars, and books the interview in 47 seconds with zero coordinator effort. The scheduling completion rate is 92%. **What if a candidate misses their interview?** The scheduling agent reaches out within 30 minutes, captures the reason, offers three reschedule slots, and re-books without recruiter input. **How does AI evaluation work?** After each interview, HireBound's evaluation agent generates a structured scorecard within 3 minutes, graded across 5 weighted dimensions: technical ability, communication, culture fit, motivation, and experience. 90% first-round pass rate. **Does HireBound replace human interviewers?** No. Human interviewers still run interviews and make hiring decisions. The evaluation agent ensures every candidate is graded on the same criteria, removing inconsistency and reducing bias. ### Pricing & Implementation **How is HireBound priced?** Pricing scales with active requisitions and successful placements, not seats. Custom pricing is available for staffing agencies, bulk hiring, and permanent hiring. Talk to the team for a quote. **How quickly can a team go live?** Most teams are live within 7 days. ATS integration takes one day. Agent briefing and testing take the rest of the week. **Is there a free trial or pilot?** HireBound offers a 30-day pilot for new customers. If the AI agents do not deliver shortlists faster than the existing process, customers do not pay. **Is there a guarantee?** For permanent hiring, HireBound offers a 90-day replacement guarantee. If a hire leaves or does not perform, HireBound replaces them at no cost. ### Compliance & Security **Is HireBound's WhatsApp integration compliant?** Yes. HireBound uses the official WhatsApp Business API on a verified business profile with no unofficial gateways and no risk of bans. **Is HireBound's SMS compliant in India and the US?** Yes. SMS sends via DLT-registered templates and approved sender IDs in India, and TCPA-compliant flows in the US. Opt-out handling is automatic and audit-logged. **How does HireBound handle data security?** HireBound uses SOC 2-aligned controls, encrypted data at rest and in transit, and offers region-restricted hosting on request. All candidate conversations are logged and auditable. **How does HireBound reduce hiring bias?** The evaluation agent applies identical weighted criteria to every candidate. Names, photos, and demographic markers are excluded from the scoring model. Hiring managers still make final decisions, but on cleaner, more consistent data. ### Use Cases **Who is HireBound built for?** Three core audiences: staffing agencies running 50+ open requisitions, corporate teams managing bulk hiring with 100+ roles in industries like manufacturing, BPO, retail, and logistics, and growing companies hiring 10-50 permanent roles per quarter. **What roles is HireBound best for?** HireBound works across role types but excels at high-volume hiring, such as manufacturing operators, BPO agents, retail staff, delivery executives, healthcare support, and frontline sales, as well as structured technical roles across engineering, data, product, and sales. **Can HireBound handle senior or executive hiring?** Yes. For senior roles, the screening agent's questions adapt to depth, and the evaluation agent integrates with technical assessment platforms such as HackerRank and Mettl when needed. **Does HireBound work outside India?** Yes. HireBound serves customers globally, with multilingual support and region-specific compliance such as TCPA in the US and DLT in India. ### Customer Outcomes **What results have HireBound customers seen?** - A leading recruitment consulting firm closed 25% more placements with no added headcount, saved 2 hours per recruiter daily, and achieved a 64% candidate response rate. - A manufacturing company filled 100 positions across 40 roles in 50 days, reducing manual screening time by 85%. - A mid-sized firm with 60+ recruiters cut time-to-hire from 45 days to 4-6 days, engaging 100+ candidates daily vs. 30 manually. **How fast is HireBound vs. manual recruiting?** Sourcing: under 24 hours to first shortlist vs. 4+ days manually. Screening: instant vs. 3.5 days average. Scheduling: 47 seconds vs. multi-day email threads. Evaluation: 3 minutes vs. days of follow-up. ## Contact - **Sales:** sales@hirebound.io - **Phone:** +91 78382 16622 - **Office:** Gurgaon, India - **Demo:** https://www.hirebound.io/book-demo - **Contact form:** https://www.hirebound.io/contact ## Optional - [Privacy Policy](https://www.hirebound.io/privacy-policy) - [Terms and Conditions](https://www.hirebound.io/terms-and-conditions) - [Cookie Policy](https://www.hirebound.io/cookie-policy)