Cyprus-based AINA has raised $1 million in seed
funding from a private angel investor to expand its AI-driven hiring
platform, which aims to improve hiring efficiency and reduce recruitment costs.
As competition in the job market intensifies,
employers are receiving growing volumes of AI-generated applications, many of
which are poorly aligned with open roles. At the same time, recruiters
increasingly rely on AI to create job descriptions, screen candidates, and
conduct automated interviews, yet many qualified applicants still fail to reach
human review. With hundreds of candidates often competing for the attention of
a single recruiter, this growing dependence on automation has introduced new challenges
around efficiency, quality, and cost.
Candidates are also navigating a more complex
hiring environment. Many, particularly younger job seekers, use AI tools for
career guidance, but a significant number continue to struggle to progress
effectively through the recruitment process.
AINA positions itself as an integrated
AI-driven hiring platform designed to address these challenges for both
employers and candidates. The platform focuses on improving efficiency and
decision-making by automating repetitive tasks, enabling more precise candidate
screening, and delivering actionable insights. This allows hiring teams to
shortlist candidates more quickly, manage interviews more effectively, and
reduce the risk of poor-fit hires.
For candidates, AINA offers an AI-based career
coaching system that builds personalised career pathways, recommends roles
aligned with individual profiles, and provides interview simulations to support
preparation for real hiring conversations.
According to founder and CEO Natallia Mikhnovets, AINA has facilitated more than 2,000 interviews and helped fill
over 300 positions, with clients now able to recruit for specialised roles much
faster, often within hours or a few days.
The new funding will support continued
development of AINA’s platform, including further enhancements to its AI-based
recruiting, candidate screening, analytics, and career coaching capabilities.