
HIRA Connect
HIRA is a signal-driven hiring infrastructure platform that replaces resume screening with a four-stage pipeline of trusted sourcing, expert vetting, AI quizzes, and AI interviews. The platform enables employers to build elite teams while allowing network partners to monetize their professional connections through visible, tracked referrals. It reports reducing HR operational load by 65% and accelerating technical screening by 4×.
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- HR Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional hiring processes rely heavily on resume screening, which is time-consuming and often fails to identify candidates who actually possess the required skills. Recruiters waste significant effort on early-stage interviews with unqualified applicants, and hiring decisions are delayed by fragmented workflows spread across spreadsheets, DMs, and disconnected trackers.
Solution
HIRA provides a structured hiring infrastructure that moves candidates through four validation stages—smart trusted sourcing, expert vetting, AI quiz or hackathon, and AI interview—before presenting a curated shortlist to employers. The platform compresses the hiring cycle by filtering candidates based on demonstrated ability rather than resume claims, reducing operational load and early-stage interview burden. For network partners, HIRA exposes open mandates and tracks referrals with attribution, turning existing professional connections into a monetizable asset. The result is a shared, structured layer that unifies in-house talent teams, community leads, and agencies onto one platform.
Target Audience
Primary customers are employers seeking faster, higher-quality technical hiring, along with recruitment agencies, community leads, and in-house talent acquisition teams who want a unified platform for sourcing and referral management.
Features
- Four-stage candidate pipeline: smart trusted sourcing, expert vetting, AI quiz/hackathon, and AI interview
- AI-powered assessments that test practical skills through quizzes and hackathons rather than resume review
- Referral system with attribution recorded at referral time and visible status tracking throughout the process
- Shared platform infrastructure for in-house TAs, community leads, and agencies to replace spreadsheets and disconnected tools
- Metrics-driven dashboard reporting 65% reduction in HR operational load, 4× faster technical screening, and 3× higher candidate quality