Hubert, an AI-powered recruitment platform, has secured €2.5 million in a seed funding round led by Spintop Ventures, with participation from Bonnier-affiliated investors Jakob Tolleryd, Peder Bonnier, and Joen Bonnier. The company, which has been profitable over the past year, plans to use the funding to accelerate development of its AI-driven screening tools as it aims for significant growth in 2025. Hubert’s platform conducts automated structured interviews at scale, targeting high-volume hiring in sectors such as retail, logistics, hospitality, and BPO. The system is designed to reduce manual screening time and provide more consistent candidate evaluations, and it is already integrated with multiple applicant tracking systems and used by clients including Securitas, Coop, and ManpowerGroup.
The platform uses proprietary AI technology to conduct structured, automated interviews at scale. It is designed to support organizations that handle large volumes of applicants, such as companies in retail, logistics, hospitality, and business process outsourcing. By automating initial screening processes, Hubert aims to reduce the time recruiters spend reviewing candidates and to provide more consistent evaluations across large applicant pools.
“Hubert is setting a new global standard for fair, data-driven hiring. The positive outcomes of AI interviews have already been demonstrated in multiple studies and Hubert’s explainable AI has all the ingredients to scale into a category leader. We are thrilled to support them as they redefine managing high-volume hiring”, says Peter Carlsson, Partner at Spintop Ventures, the leading Nordic early-stage VC focused on software innovation and long-term sustainability.
Hubert’s system is integrated with multiple applicant tracking systems (ATS) and is currently used by companies including Securitas, Coop, and ManpowerGroup. According to the company, the platform allows hiring teams to handle high-volume recruitment while maintaining structured, bias-aware assessment processes.
The funding comes at a time when organizations are under pressure to fill roles quickly and efficiently, particularly in sectors with high turnover and large numbers of frontline or operational positions. Hubert’s approach seeks to address these challenges by automating the early stages of recruitment and providing a standardized framework for evaluating candidates.
Fredrik Östgren, CEO and co-founder of Hubert, said the investment will allow the company to expand its product roadmap and continue developing its AI technology. While the company has positioned its platform as a solution for faster, more consistent hiring, it also emphasizes transparency in the recruitment process, providing feedback to candidates and aiming to reduce potential biases in early-stage screening.
“This investment gives us the funds to accelerate our product roadmap and seize the opportunity ahead,” said Fredrik Östgren, CEO and Co-Founder of Hubert. “We’re revolutionizing large-scale hiring for our customers; and doing it profitably, with fairness and transparency at the core.”
With this funding, Hubert plans to scale its technology and grow its customer base, responding to increasing demand for efficient, data-driven hiring solutions in high-volume recruitment sectors. The round underscores continued investor interest in AI applications in HR tech, particularly solutions that promise both efficiency gains and structured candidate assessment.
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