Bolto vs Alex
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US YC AI global HR/recruiting platform; $5.6M total ($5.1M General Catalyst/Morado/YC seed Mar 2025) with ex-Lazard/Harvard/Microsoft founders serving Fiber AI and startups competing with Deel and Remote for AI-native global hiring.
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Bolto is a United States-based AI global HR and recruiting platform — backed by Y Combinator with $5.6 million in total funding including a $5.1 million seed in March 2025 led by Y Combinator with General Catalyst, Morado Ventures, Amino Capital, and Alumni Ventures — providing global companies with an AI-powered all-in-one platform for talent sourcing, candidate matching, payroll, and compliance across worldwide markets. Founded in 2023 by Mrinal Singh (former Lazard investment banker), Milan Bhandari (Harvard AI/ML specialist), and Jake Johnson (Dartmouth, former Microsoft product manager), Bolto serves customers including Fiber AI, ReBet, and Assembly, targeting startups and growth-stage companies building globally distributed teams.
AI recruiting platform automating candidate screening via phone and video interviews; $20M raised with 80% screening time reduction serving Fortune 100 financial and Big Four accounting firms.
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Alex (by Alex Recruiting) is an AI-powered candidate screening platform that conducts automated phone and video interviews for enterprise recruiting teams — using conversational AI to screen thousands of applicants simultaneously, detect interview fraud and candidate identity verification issues, and deliver structured evaluation data to recruiters, reducing the time-to-screen from weeks to hours. Founded by Aaron Wang in San Francisco, Alex has raised $20 million including a $17 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia India/SEA), serving Fortune 100 customers including major financial institutions and Big Four accounting firms.
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