Narratives That Hire

Narratives That Hire

location_on Midwest ,  United States

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Short Summary

Ikigai replaces traditional resumes with AI-analyzed candidate stories, extracting skills, traits, and team fit to help companies hire more accurately, inclusively, and humanely by understanding the whole person, not just their job history.

Highlights

  • We’ll own the most human, hardest-to-replicate layer of the hiring stack.
  • Our data isn’t scraped. It’s given, verified, and grounded experiences.
  • We’re not just AI for hiring. We’re the OS powering its human future.
  • Our flywheel compounds: more stories, smarter matching, stronger signals.
  • In 5 years, top firms will hire with Ikigai and never read a resume again.

Overview

Target €250,000
Minimum €25,000
Investment Raised €25,000
Previous Rounds €25,000
Stage Pre-Startup/R&D
Investor Role Any

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