
Airwork AI is a talent matchmaking platform that connects companies with the world's top 1% deeply vetted tech talent from emerging markets. The company uses AI-driven assessments to evaluate candidates' technical skills, communication, culture fit, and retention potential, ensuring high-quality matches that reduce hiring time and costs by up to 80%. Airwork offers flexible hiring formats including DIY job posting with AI shortlisting and managed hiring services such as project teams and staff augmentation. Trusted by over 200 startups across 15 countries, Airwork has built a talent pool of 7,500+ developers, designers, and engineers, helping clients scale efficiently with elite global talent at startup-friendly rates. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, and has achieved self-sustainability with a growing client base and international recognition for its social impact and commercial success.

Airwork AI is a talent matchmaking platform that connects companies with the world's top 1% deeply vetted tech talent from emerging markets. The company uses AI-driven assessments to evaluate candidates' technical skills, communication, culture fit, and retention potential, ensuring high-quality matches that reduce hiring time and costs by up to 80%. Airwork offers flexible hiring formats including DIY job posting with AI shortlisting and managed hiring services such as project teams and staff augmentation. Trusted by over 200 startups across 15 countries, Airwork has built a talent pool of 7,500+ developers, designers, and engineers, helping clients scale efficiently with elite global talent at startup-friendly rates. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, USA, and has achieved self-sustainability with a growing client base and international recognition for its social impact and commercial success.
What they do: AI-driven talent marketplace that vets and matches engineering and design talent from emerging markets
Founders / leadership: Sayem Faruk (CEO) and Rashedul Kabir (CTO / co-founder)
Headquarters: San Francisco, USA
Stage / funding: Early-stage (Pre-Seed); reported Pre-Seed round in Jan 2024
Scale signals: Claims: 7,500+ talent pool and 200+ startup clients (reported)
Developer and technical hiring; talent marketplace and assessment for distributed/global hiring
2022
HR tech / recruitment marketplace
Crunchbase lists a Pre-Seed round dated January 2024; monetary amount obfuscated in public profile
“Bangladesh Angels; Grameenphone Accelerator”