Kula
Kula is a modern, all-in-one Applicant Tracking System (ATS) with native AI capabilities designed to help companies hire faster and smarter. It covers the entire recruitment process, from sourcing and CRM to applicant tracking, insights, and analytics. Kula's AI features include personalized message crafting, candidate filtering, interview summarization, and instant hiring insights. The platform integrates with over 100 tools and emphasizes responsible AI, ensuring fairness and compliance with regulations like NYC Local Law 144 and the EU AI Act. Key benefits include automating sourcing, streamlining the hiring process, improving candidate pipeline quality, and providing instant analytics. Kula aims to make hiring a joyful and efficient experience for recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers.
Kula
Kula is a modern, all-in-one Applicant Tracking System (ATS) with native AI capabilities designed to help companies hire faster and smarter. It covers the entire recruitment process, from sourcing and CRM to applicant tracking, insights, and analytics. Kula's AI features include personalized message crafting, candidate filtering, interview summarization, and instant hiring insights. The platform integrates with over 100 tools and emphasizes responsible AI, ensuring fairness and compliance with regulations like NYC Local Law 144 and the EU AI Act. Key benefits include automating sourcing, streamlining the hiring process, improving candidate pipeline quality, and providing instant analytics. Kula aims to make hiring a joyful and efficient experience for recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers.
TL;DR
Product: AI-native, all-in-one Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that unifies sourcing, screening, pipeline management, interviewing, scheduling, note-taking, and analytics
Founding / HQ: Founded 2021; headquartered in Walnut, California
Funding: Raised approximately $15M across pre-seed and seed rounds (Seed: $12M announced Aug 30, 2022)
Founders: Co-founders Achuthanand Ravi (CEO), Sathappan M (CTO), and Suman Kumar Dey (Architect)
Security & compliance: Highlights enterprise security and compliance (SOC 2 Type II, SSO/RBAC, GDPR/CCPA)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Fragmented recruiting stacks and manual, slow hiring workflows that create inefficiency and operational overhead for talent teams.
Founded
2021
Industry
Recruiting software / HR tech (Applicant Tracking System)
Funding Track Record
2700000
Pre-seed round reported at ~$2.7M; investors listed include Venture Highway, Together Fund, iSeed, and Global Founders Capital.
12000000
Seed round reported at $12M; participation from returning investors including Venture Highway and Together Fund; third-party sources also list Peak XV Partners among seed investors.
Investor Signal
“Seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital India and Square Peg Capital with participation from earlier backers”