Fika Jobs raises $4 million to build a video-first recruiting platform where AI agents interview candidates

The recruitment process has long been criticized for its inefficiency and ambiguity. Candidates spend hours writing applications and submitting cover letters, only to disappear into what often feels like a black box. Generative AI has made things even more chaotic, as employers increasingly rely on AI-powered screening systems to screen huge numbers of applications.

Startup in Stockholm Coffee jobs He thinks there is a better way. The company is building a video-first recruiting platform, combining AI-powered interviewing agents with short video profiles, creating something that looks like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok. Instead of relying solely on resumes, candidates complete AI-powered interviews designed to showcase their personality and communication skills.

Fika Jobs on Tuesday announced a $4 million seed round, which will be used to further develop the platform, grow the team and prepare for a broader launch later this year.

For job seekers, the process begins by connecting a LinkedIn profile. Fika’s AI reviews the candidate’s background and creates in-person interview questions. Candidates then complete an approximately 10-minute video interview with an AI agent, currently powered by Google’s Gemini Forms.

After the interview, Fika automatically turns responses into short videos and organizes them into a profile. Instead of applying for every new role, candidates maintain a live profile that employers can discover and revisit as new opportunities arise.

The idea came from co-founders and brothers Jacob Dubois (CEO) and Alexandre Dubois (CTO) while they were building their previous startup.

“When we were building (social app) Gaff, we spent a lot of time recruiting and almost passed over a candidate because their resume didn’t really stand out,” Jacob DuBois told TechCrunch. “We ended up talking to him anyway, and within minutes, his determination, determination and ambition became evident. He’s exactly the kind of person we wanted to hire.”

That experience convinced the founders that some traits that employers care about more than others are difficult to capture on paper.

Unlike most competitors (Alex, Makiand Mercuramong others) which focuses on helping employers find, screen and match candidates more efficiently using AI, Fika is building a platform where candidates maintain video profiles first and employers browse through a pool of people who have already been interviewed and evaluated by AI.

If successful, Fika Jobs could help employers assess communication skills and cultural fit early in the hiring process, complementing traditional resume and application reviews. This approach can be especially valuable for early-career professionals and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, whose potential is not always apparent from a resume alone.

Of course, personal videos present real risks of bias that are worth recognizing as well. When employers can see a candidate’s race, age, gender, physical appearance and accent before evaluating their qualifications, this opens the door to discrimination that the CV, for all its flaws, at least partially obscures. There’s a reason why some companies are moving toward blind resume screening.

The platform plans to open early access to candidates this week, with a broader public launch expected this fall. The company will initially focus on Sweden before expanding internationally. Fika currently has a small team but expects to have trained around 10 employees by the end of the year.

There are more than 100 companies on the waiting list, the founders say, though they declined to reveal which ones. Separately, they said more than 50 companies have tested the platform, including Plenty Labs, SICS.ai, Kognity and Rebtel.

The platform is free for job seekers. Employers pay nothing upfront, but Fika receives 10% of the candidate’s first year’s salary upon successful placement. (The company notes that this is lower than the 20% to 30% recruitment fees that traditional recruiters and headhunters often charge.)

The round was led by Luminar Ventures, with participation from Alliance VC and King founders Sebastian Knutsson and Riccardo Zacconi, the duo best known for creating the hit mobile game Candy Crush.