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Best HRTech Companies in Kerala, India

The 71 best HRTech companies in Kerala, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Officekit.

71companies tracked
$3.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised

Ranked: Best HRTech companies in Kerala

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Officekit
Cloud-based HR management solution
$2M67 mo agoSeedMohammed Lanka
Co-Founder & CTO
2015Radix UIReactReact Router+142 job openings
2Hyreo
Provider of AI-powered platform optimising recruitment and post-offer candidate engagement
$1M59 mo agoSeedMahesh Raju
Co-Founder
2013WordPressMySQLPHP+22—
3Zappyhire
Autonomous recruitment solution
$494K54 mo agoSeedDeepu Xavier
Co-Founder
2018WordPressMySQLPHP+27—
4Apiria
Online virtual assistant for employees
$143K86 mo agoSeedDarshan Rathi
Co-Founder
2016——
5GigsBoard
Cloud-based virtual team management platform
$125K28 mo agoSeedSujith Kattathara Bhaskaran
Founder
2019——
6Pradjna
Cloud based platform offering skill mapping and resource allocation software
$94K56 mo agoSeedVinod Balakrishnan
Co-Founder
2017——
7CrowdStudio
Online curated crowdsourcing platform for design projects
$33K132 mo agoDeadpooledVivek Raghavan
Co-Founder & CEO
2014——
870mm Media Village
Online casting call platform movie industry
——Funding RaisedAjith Kunjunny
Co-Founder
2022——

Top 7 HRTech companies in Kerala

#1
Seed · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2019
$125Kraised
▾

GigsBoard provides a cloud-based virtual team management platform. Its modules include freelanced-only teams, collaborated client teams & freelanced teams, and unified client staff and freelancers team. It allows employers to manage job publishing, proposal, job award, contract signing, release planning, and contract closing. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Seed$125K
Founders & team
Sujith Kattathara BhaskaranFounder
Investors
Upekkha, Maharashtra State Innovation Society, IIT Mandi Catalyst
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWpbakeryWp RocketElementor
#2
Seed · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · founded 2013 · 69 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered platform optimising recruitment and post-offer candidate engagement. The platform offers AI agents, omnichannel communication, and enterprise content aggregation. It features requisition management, talent pipeline optimisation, and match and fitment analysis. The platform also includes auto-scheduling, hire-ability prediction, and deep insights co-pilot. It provides tools for pre-screening, scheduling, and market data analysis.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Seed$1M
  • Jun 2019Angel$172.7K
  • Jun 2018Angel$73.2K
Founders & team
Mahesh RajuCo-FounderArun SatyanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Callapina, Konglo Ventures, Kerala Startup Mission, Upekkha
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflareCore-JsElementor
#3
Seed · Kozhikode, Kerala · founded 2015 · 2 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

OfficeKit HR is a cloud-based HR management solution. Features offered by the solution include an employee self-service portal, employee management, payroll processing, asset management, employee travel administration, reimbursement & grievances module, recruitment module, and talent analytics capabilities. The solution also offers an integrated social platform for employees to interact and collaborate. Thai Group and Next Technologies constitute their clientele. The product is offered across three price categories namely Blue (Rs 2499 per month), Silver (Rs 4999 per month) and Gold (Rs 7499 per month). For businesses with less than 10 employees, the solution is offered free of cost.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 664 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Client Relationship Executive, Technical Support Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Seed$1M
  • Angel$500K
Founders & team
Mohammed LankaCo-Founder & CTOHaris TCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Expert DOJO, Dan Lok Ventures, Startupscale360, Clay Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapBootstrap IconsCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyes
#4
Seed · Ernakulam, Kerala · founded 2018 · 15 employees
$494.1Kraised
▾

ZappyHire is an artificial intelligence technology-based recruitment solution. It provides solutions for multi-channel candidate sourcing using gamification, candidate engagement automation, multi-source candidate profile enrichment, cognitive assessments, company culture alignment using competency mapping, campus recruitment, and recruitment analytics. Also supports integration with popular third-party HR management systems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 6.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$494.1K
  • Feb 2020Angel$90.3K
Founders & team
Deepu XavierCo-FounderJyothis KSCo-Founder
Investors
Kerala Angel Network, FinLead
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularAnt DesignAws Certificate Manager
#5
Seed · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · founded 2017 · 4 employees
$94.2Kraised
▾

Cloud based platform offering skill mapping and resource allocation software. It is a B2B HR performance management platform focused on re-engineering legacy business processes using machine learning technology. The platform is available on the subscription based pricing model.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Seed$94.2K
Founders & team
Vinod BalakrishnanCo-FounderSunil HaridasCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
KSIDC, Shell, Shell E4, Kerala Startup Mission, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
Tech stack
UbuntuBootstrapApache Http ServerOwl CarouselJqueryGoogle Hosted Libraries
#6
Seed · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2016 · 7 employees
$143Kraised
▾

Apiria is an online virtual assistant for employees to automate repetitive activities on HR portal. It shows relevant information and performs automated tasks to increase employee productivity. As of Feb 2017, it is in beta phase.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2019Seed$89.3K
  • Oct 2018Angel$17K
  • Jan 2017Angel$36.7K
Founders & team
Darshan RathiCo-FounderMukund SankunnyCo-Founder
Investors
Wellfound, Better Capital, Renge Ventures, Kerala Startup Mission
#7
Deadpooled · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2014 · 4 employees
$33Kraised
▾

CrowdStudio, product of ZeroGravity Technologies LLP (WowMakers) is an online crowdsourcing platform, where brands/businesses can run a design contest and choose from designs curated by its in-house team. Businesses requiring a design can post their requirement on the platform for which designers will submit their designs. Business can then choose the design they like and only pay for it. The company's in-house panel of experienced professional designers will screen each and every designer before adding it to the platform. The company will charge a fee from clients (brands) to list on the website along with costing a commission from designers who win the contest. WowMakers is the first company to be incubated at the Kochi based Startup Village.

Funding rounds
  • 2015Angel$33K
Founders & team
Vivek RaghavanCo-Founder & CEOJaseem Thayal ShareefCo-FounderJithesh LakshmanCo-Founder

Funding & investor landscape

$3.6Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
13disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Kerala Startup Mission8 rounds
Upekkha2 rounds
Better Capital1 rounds
Callapina1 rounds
Clay Capital1 rounds
Dan Lok Ventures1 rounds
Expert DOJO1 rounds
FinLead1 rounds
IIT Mandi Catalyst1 rounds
KSIDC1 rounds

Notable founders

Sujith Kattathara Bhaskaran
Founder · GigsBoard
Mahesh Raju
Co-Founder · Hyreo
Arun Satyan
Co-Founder & CEO · Hyreo
Mohammed Lanka
Co-Founder & CTO · Officekit
Haris T
Co-Founder & CEO · Officekit
Deepu Xavier
Co-Founder · Zappyhire
Jyothis KS
Co-Founder · Zappyhire
Vinod Balakrishnan
Co-Founder · Pradjna
Sunil Haridas
Co-Founder & CEO · Pradjna
Darshan Rathi
Co-Founder · Apiria
Mukund Sankunny
Co-Founder · Apiria
Vivek Raghavan
Co-Founder & CEO · CrowdStudio
Prism market signals · India · country-scoped Prism corpus, 6,016,266 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of HRTech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many HRTech companies are there in Kerala, India?
Radar tracks 71 indexable HRTech companies headquartered in Kerala, India, India, that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by HRTech companies in Kerala, India?
The HRTech companies in Kerala, India on this list have raised a combined $3.6M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded HRTech company in Kerala, India?
Officekit is the highest-funded HRTech company in Kerala, India, with $1.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many HRTech companies in Kerala, India are funded?
7 of the 71 HRTech companies in Kerala, India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many HRTech unicorns are there in Kerala, India?
None of the HRTech companies in Kerala, India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Kerala, India HRTech companies?
The most active investors in Kerala, India HRTech companies on this list include Kerala Startup Mission, Upekkha, Better Capital, Callapina, Clay Capital.
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