Sapia.ai raises $17 million Series A funding round led by Macquarie Capital & W23 - part of the Woolworths Group. - PR Newswire APAC
Summary
"Woolworths Group is always recruiting and we see tens of thousands of applications processed annually in our supermarket business. "Not only does it provide a flexible platform for our recruitment teams, were really pleased with the experience our applicants have in the process ultimately delivering the hiring and equality outcomes we strive for across the Group.Sapias AI powered automation platform is centered around a blind, untimed and asynchronous chat interview transforming the speed and quality of hire whilst removing bias from the hiring process.Barb Hyman, Sapia.ai founder and CEO, describes the mission of Sapia "to make equity in the workplace a reality". "For the Australian-founded company, the investment comes at a time of huge growth, with customer numbers more than doubling over the last year. Funds from the raise will be used for continued overseas expansion, including making the product available in multiple languages.Sapia is focused on helping companies unlock and engage talent at scale. With its blind, automated chat interview and comprehensive DEI analytics platform, Sapias technology is the first solution of its kind to disrupt biases that affect traditional recruitment processes, delivering fair outcomes for candidates and companies.