Hunar.AI raises Rs 40 Cr Series A led by Blume Ventures
Hunar.AI, an AI-powered frontline workforce platform, has raised Rs 40 crore in a Series A funding round led by Blume Ventures, the company announced.
The round also saw participation from Together Fund, Seedstars, Hyderabad Angels Fund, AVNM Ventures, Physics Wallah co-founders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari, and MediaMint co-founder Aditya Vuchi. It takes Hunar.AI's total funding to Rs 65 crore.
Filings reported by Entrackr show Rs 39.3 crore issued to investors: Blume Ventures Rs 29 crore, Seedstars Rs 3.31 crore, Hyderabad Angels Fund Rs 3 crore, AVNM Ventures Rs 2 crore, and Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari Rs 1 crore each.
Entrackr estimates the round values Hunar.AI at about Rs 180 crore ($19 million), up over 71% from its pre-Series A valuation of Rs 105 crore.
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What Hunar.AI does
Founded in 2022 by Krishna Khandelwal and Shantanu Bhattacharyya, Hunar.AI provides AI-powered voice agents to automate frontline workforce operations, including hiring, onboarding, training and employee engagement.
The startup uses multilingual voice AI to help businesses streamline recruitment and workforce management.
The proceeds will be utilised for working capital needs, capital expenditure, operations and business expansion, according to the company’s regulatory filings.
Hunar.AI reported operating revenue of Rs 1.70 crore in FY25 and had previously raised around Rs 18 crore in a pre-Series A round led by Together Fund.
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