
A new Gen AI startup in stealth.
Product: Max — an autonomous AI recruiting agent that sources, screens, schedules, and engages candidates
Founders: Raghavendra Prabhu (Founder & CEO) and Jason James (Founder & COO)
Funding: $9M seed announced Jul 31, 2024; led by 8VC and Audacious Ventures
Team size: About 15 employees
Compliance & privacy: Claims SOC 2, CCPA, and NYC 144 controls; says it does not train models on customer data
Recruiting / talent acquisition automation for professional roles (tech, finance, new-grad to director levels).
HR tech / Recruiting
$9,000,000
Participants included Liquid 2, Afore, PrimeSet, South Park Commons and angel investors
“Seed led by established VCs (8VC, Audacious Ventures) with participation from other institutional and angel backers”