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BUSINESS·1 min read·Oct 09, 2020

Java Capital leads seed investment for psychometrics-primarily based hiring platform PakkaProfile

PakkaProfile Psychometrics Pvt Ltd, which operates a game-primarily based gig workforce recruitment and evaluation platform, has raised investment in a seed spherical led through early-stage funding syndicate Java Capital. Bengaluru-primarily based Java was installation through former Kalaari Capita

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PakkaProfile Psychometrics Pvt Ltd, which operates a game-primarily based gig workforce recruitment and evaluation platform, has raised investment in a seed spherical led through early-stage funding syndicate Java Capital.

Bengaluru-primarily based Java was installation through former Kalaari Capital executive and angel investor Vinod Shankar, with Bhargavi V and Karteek Pulapaka. It makes investments in sectors inclusive of monetary-technology, health-technology, and software-as-a-service (SaaS).

Other contributors in this spherical consist of LetsVenture and Akshay Kothari, leader working officer of San Francisco-primarily based workflow collaboration platform Notion, Bengaluru-primarily based totally PakkaProfile stated in a statement.

The agency did not reveal the monetary info of the transaction. It formerly raised capital as a part of a pre-seed exercising from Entrepreneur First, it added.

PakkaProfile become installation in May ultimate 12 months through Nagmanjunath Shivakumar and Savio Sebastian.

The startup says its platform facilitates agencies requiring gig, blue-, and grey-collared employees make independent and informed decisions in hiring personnel by using psychometric games, facial and speech popularity technology, and deep learning.

“Assessing the blue-collared and gig staff has remained an Achilles heel for employers. This hassle is more reported now with the booming gig staff,” Java Capital companion Bhargavi V stated.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Shivakumar is an alumnus of the Indian School of Business and has labored with agencies consisting of LinkedIn, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, and Global Talent Track.

Sebastian, meanwhile, has studied on the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore and has worked with companies consisting of SAP Labs, Pixelmetrix, and Techtel. Prior to putting in place PakkaProfile, he labored as a developer with Commune Labs.

PakkaProfile is among the few startups focussed on gig economy workforce employees which have raised capital in latest months.

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