Riyahd - Shairkat Mubasher: Talents Arena, the Egyptian AI recruitment startup, raised $750,000 as a pre-seed funding to expand in the Saudi market and the GCC region.

The funding is led by the Egypt’s based UI investments and features several Saudi and regional investors, the company announced in a recent press release.  

Powered by the AI technologies, Talents Arena succeeded in making more than 180,000 job matches and placed hundreds of thousands of candidates in suitable tech jobs.

The Egyptian recruitment platform was founded in 2019 as an alumnus of Flat6Labs and Plug and Play accelerator programs. It leverages advanced algorithms and machine learning models that requires a lot of human decisions to find potential candidates and link them with suitable vacancies.

“This in return automates and streamlines the hiring process for both employers and job seekers,” Aya Elgebeely, Founder of Talents Arena, stated.

“This funding milestone enables us to accelerate the development of our AI hiring engine and expand our footprint in the Saudi market, which already accounts for 25 per cent of our client base. We are excited to bring our cutting-edge technology to businesses across industries in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, helping hiring managers and recruiters find talents faster with higher accuracy and at a better economical value.”, Elgebeely clarified.

Talents Arena aims at making the hiring process faster and efficient through using advanced AI technologies. It targets providing an access to talented and professionals who have been selected for their skills and experience locally and globally.

The AI-powered platform also provides a bunch of services including the management of tech products and infrastructures in addition to making strategic technology decisions.