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Fika Jobs Raises $4M for AI-Interview, Video-First Hiring Platform

June 23, 2026 at 09:06 EDT

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Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs has raised a $4M pre-seed round to build a video-first hiring platform in which AI agents interview candidates. The company announced the round on June 23, 2026, and will use the funds for platform development, team expansion, and preparing a broader launch in autumn 2026 (TechCrunch, Fika Jobs).

June 23, 2026 · Fika Jobs

AI Agents Interview the Candidates — Not the Other Way Around

Stockholm startup Fika Jobs raises a $4M pre-seed to build a video-first hiring platform where a Gemini-powered AI runs a ~10-minute conversation and turns it into a candidate's "live profile" — aiming for more human hiring.

$4M

Pre-seed round led by Luminar Ventures

~10 min

AI video interview on Gemini models

50+

Companies testing, 100+ on waitlist

Success fee on a hire

Paid only when a candidate is hired — candidates pay nothing

10%

Fika Jobs
of first-year salary

20–30%

Traditional
headhunters

Up to 3× cheaper than the traditional recruiter cut.

How a "live profile" is built

Connect LinkedIn

→

AI asks tailored questions

→

~10-min video chat

→

Edited clips → live profile

The promise

Candidate-led video lets early-career and non-traditional applicants show communication, cultural fit and grit that resumes miss — in a relaxed, more human way.

The concern

Video profiles could introduce bias based on appearance, age or accent — and large-scale validation is still ahead at this pre-launch stage.

What's next: early access from late June 2026, full public launch in autumn (Sweden first), with the team growing to about 10 people by year-end.

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