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Recruitment enabler Zappyhire raises Rs.3.7 Cr from Kerala Angel Network, others

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Kochi-based Zappyhire, a recruitment platform that helps enterprises screen, engage, and hire the best talent faster using artificial intelligence, has raised INR 3.71 crore from the Kerala Angel Network and Alex K Babu, founder and CMD, Hedge Finance Ltd. The round also witnessed the participation of strategic investors such as Shihab Muhammed (former co-founder of Freshservice), Navas Meeran (Chairman, Eastern Condiments), MI Sahadulla (CMD, KIMS), Rajesh Nair (Associate Partner, EY), and K Paul Thomas (founder of ESAF Group of Social Enterprises). Zappyhire's platform auto pre-screens and ranks candidates from hundreds of applications using a semantic resume parser and AI-enabled video interview.

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