Helio AI Secures $1M Seed To Power Faster, Fairer Hiring

The US-based, Georgian-founded team has built an AI-powered recruiting platform designed for high-volume and frontline hiring. It combines an intelligent recruiting agent capable of chatting, reasoning, and acting in local languages with game-based psychometric assessments.

The platform automates up to 70% of recruiter tasks, instantly ranks top candidates, and significantly increases the speed and accuracy of hiring for companies managing large applicant volumes.

“We’re thankful for the continued trust of our early investors and more than happy to welcome new ones. We choose our partners carefully, people who share our culture, energy, and way of working, because synergy matters when you’re building something big. This round marks an important step in scaling Helio globally and amplifying the impact we’re already creating across our markets,” said co-founder and CEO of Helio AI, Iako Jikia.

According to SABAH.fund Managing Partner Abbas Kazmi, Helio AI’s vision aligns closely with the fund’s mission to back founders tackling large-scale, systemic challenges.

“HR technology touches nearly every organisation in the world, yet remains underserved by advanced AI. Helio is closing that gap and we believe they have an exceptional team that is uniquely equipped to power the future of recruitment.”

The new funding will support the global scaling of Helio’s AI Recruiting Agent, enhance product capabilities, and accelerate the transformation of hiring processes in fast-growing markets.

Helio previously raised a $350K pre-seed round from angel investor Teimuraz Jashi, the Georgian Business Angel Network (Axel), and 500 Eurasia. This early funding enabled the team to develop its core AI technology and gain strong traction across emerging markets, serving hundreds of international brands in seven countries.

About Helio.AI

Helio.AI helps companies hire better and faster by analyzing candidate backgrounds and personality traits. Its AI-driven recruiting software automates key hiring processes and uses game-based psychometric tests to assess talent accurately. Helio enables organizations to identify top candidates quickly and streamline high volume recruitment with precision and efficiency.