Sacramento Entrepreneur gets funding from Y Combinator

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(Sacramento) – An artificial intelligence startup company, 人类, is one of the first tech companies with a presence in Sacramento to receive funding from the prestigious accelerator Y Combinator. The Bay area based Y Combinator helps startups reach their potential, 并负责发射超过2个,全球有5000家公司，包括 Airbnb, Doordash和Dropbox.  人类 has already acquired their first 12 customers including Farmers Insurance, 林地之城, 瑞士猴子和衣橱.

The founders of 人类; Andrew Gardner, a Sacramento native; Prem Kumar and Bryan Leptich of Seattle are in the very first phase of launching their company. They are creating artificial intelligence that will streamline hiring practices for human resources departments and elevate the application process for candidates.

人类 differentiates from other emerging technologies in that they’ve built a chat bot that completes much of the initial manual recruiting tasks like, 筛选求职者, scheduling with hiring managers and follow up with candidates. 人类 also aims to level the playing field by eliminating bias and improving inclusion. Studies prove that the more diverse a company is, the more profitable it is.

“Candidate experience is extremely important for us at 人类. I think almost everyone can relate to submitting their resume for a job, 等啊等啊, 最终杳无音信. Our technology actually provides all candidates with answers to their questions, while keeping them updated and included in the screening process,加德纳说。.

人类 meets candidates where they are and accounts for all kinds of abilities. Most trends in AI hiring wouldn’t be able to accommodate a candidate who was blind, 但人类正在努力改变这种状况. Some 72% of candidates who have bad experiences when they apply for a job write about their experience online, and that makes it more difficult for a company to hire 吸引 new talent.

“Everyone deserves a fair chance at defining their future. We are helping people do that – and Y Combinator is going to give us the platform and tools we need to get to scale all parts of our business. We are thrilled that we were chosen to take part in such a prestigious program,” said Kumar.

Y Combinator, provides funding as well as programming and tools to help entrepreneurs succeed. They tailor their services to the need of each startup. That includes helping founders pitch startups to investors, 提交适当的法律文件, creating long term plans and providing an environment for entrepreneurs to refine their product. More than 100 companies have reached more than $150 million in value after working with Y Combinator.

“We’re really excited about what 人类 is doing and their unique approach to automating candidate screening for companies with high applicant volume. It will be fun to watch them,” said Gustaf Alstromer, Partner, Y Combinator.

人类 has also received funding from Liquid 2 Ventures, 一个由橄榄球名人堂成员领导的风险基金, 乔·蒙大拿.

Their platform allows companies that hire for high volume jobs including sales and customer service to screen and schedule candidates at scale. Their software saves hiring managers more than 60 hours per open role on average.

“We’re a fast scaling company and 人类 has literally taken candidate screening and scheduling off our plate,Armoire的Ambika Singh说.

“Sacramento is the next technology hub and investors see that. Y Combinator’s investment into 人类 speaks to the magnitude of excellence in 更大的萨克拉门托,巴里·布鲁姆说。, GSEC总裁兼首席执行官.

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