Hiring Is Personal And Humanly Is Bringing It To Life With AI

Hiring is personal. We often mistake it as as a position that just requires filling roles, but deep down it is also about connecting people with opportunities, discovering talent beyond the résumé, and creating meaningful conversations that lead to the right fit. 

But in today’s economy, world of high-volume applications  overwhelm the hiring teams and candidates are often left waiting in silence.

Humanly is changing that. It’s recent $7 million momentum round marks a significant milestone in the evolution of AI-powered hiring. As the job market continues to shift towards automation and efficiency, Humanly is redefining how employers and candidates connect by leveraging conversational AI to streamline the hiring process and create more inclusive opportunities.

Humanly Is Swiping Left on Hiring Hassles

The hiring landscape has undergone major changes in recent years, with platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed making job applications more accessible than ever. While this has empowered job seekers, it has also overwhelmed hiring teams, who must sift through massive applicant pools to find qualified candidates. Traditional recruitment methods, reliant on resume matching and manual screening, often fall short in addressing the sheer volume of applications. 

This inefficiency leads to lengthy hiring cycles, with companies taking an average of 44 days to fill a position. Many qualified candidates are overlooked simply because recruiters lack the time and resources to engage effectively.

The founding team brings deep expertise in AI, using their experience to change the hiring process with intelligent, human-centered solutions designed specifically for talent acquisition.

Humanly’s AI-driven platform directly tackles these challenges, offering a solution that accelerates hiring and enhances candidate experiences. By autonomously engaging, screening, and scheduling candidates, Humanly reduces time-to-hire to just five days while maintaining an impressive candidate experience rating of 4.8 out of 5. 

The company’s advanced AI analyzes over 200 attributes to assess job seekers beyond their resumes, ensuring employers find the best matches based on skills, potential, and compatibility.

This latest funding round will fuel Humanly’s continued innovation. The company is expanding its conversational AI capabilities to include deeper integrations across multiple engagement channels, including SMS, chat, voice AI, and video interviewing. 

Generative voice AI will play a key role in this evolution, enabling autonomous phone screenings that seamlessly follow chat interactions, further simplifying the hiring process. Additionally, it is enhancing its ability to build lasting relationships with candidates by providing career coaching and interview preparation, reinforcing the idea that hiring should be as much about nurturing talent as it is about finding the right fit.

Seamless ATS Integration

Rather than replacing Applicant Tracking Systems, Humanly works alongside them, acting as a conversational layer that enhances the functionality of platforms such as Greenhouse, Lever, and SuccessFactors. This ensures hiring teams can engage with candidates without disrupting their existing workflows, making it easier for recruiters to leverage AI without switching between tools. Deep integration with ATS platforms is a strategic focus, allowing recruiters to streamline processes while benefiting from Humanly’s AI-driven insights.

Investor confidence in Humanly continues to grow, with this funding round bringing its total investment to $24 million. The round includes backing from Drive Capital, Y Combinator, Zeal Capital, Spark Growth Ventures, Thrive Capital, and prominent angel investors from industry-leading companies such as Microsoft, DocuSign, and Qualtrics. Humanly’s impact is already substantial, having conducted over five million interviews and screening more than 250,000 candidates each month. The company’s success underscores the increasing demand for smarter, AI-powered hiring solutions that prioritize efficiency while maintaining a human touch.

Future of Hiring Is Here

The company recently announced its acquisition of Teamable, a San Francisco-based talent acquisition firm. This strategic move aims to solidify Humanly’s position as an end-to-end solution that empowers talent acquisition teams throughout the recruitment process.

The acquisition enables Humanly to offer a comprehensive suite of AI-powered tools designed to source, attract, screen, schedule, and convert candidates at scale. 

“Our acquisition of Teamable marks a significant milestone in our journey to empower talent acquisition teams,” said Prem Kumar, CEO of Humanly. “Together, we are redefining talent acquisition by providing customers with the tools they need not only to find the best candidates but also to engage and convert them effectively. We are making the dream of posting a job and having qualified candidates appear on your calendar – without the manual effort in-between – a reality.”

The company’s approach highlights the growing importance of intelligent automation in recruitment. By blending efficiency with authenticity, the company is leading the charge toward a hiring process that works not just for employers, but for job seekers too.