Holly Raises $2.2M in Pre-Seed Funding
Summary
Holly, a NYC-based provider of an AI-powered platform modernizing government hiring, raised $2.2M in Pre-Seed funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and development efforts. Founded in 2023 by Brendan Hellweg and Cherie Chung, Holly accelerates and modernizes government hiring through its AI-powered platform, transforming outdated systems to enable recruitment for millions of public sector roles. Government hiring currently takes 135 days on average, nearly five times longer than the private sector, and costs taxpayers $86 Billion annually in overtime. Through artificial intelligence and intergovernmental data collaboration, Holly modernizes job classifications, streamlines agency workflows, and embeds equity throughout the hiring process.