Recruiting Tech Landscape of India
1,999 Recruiting Tech companies in India, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Recruiting Tech in India
Shows the top recruiting‑tech firms in India, highlighting the 1,999 companies tracked, the 268 currently hiring, and the 137 that have disclosed funding rounds.
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foundit9last posted Jul 2026
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Direct Jobs8last posted Mar 2026
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Internshala8last posted Aug 2026
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Inside Unicorn7last posted Jun 2026
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Jobsplan7last posted Jun 2026
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TalentXO7last posted Aug 2026
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Corenza7last posted Aug 2026
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Right Search7last posted Jul 2026
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Apna$193.5MSeries C · Sep 2021
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BetterPlace$97.9MSeries D · Mar 2025
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WorkIndia$47.1MSeries B · Dec 2025
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Awign$28MSeries B · Apr 2024
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Gigin$25MSeries A · Dec 2024
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GoodWorker$23MSeries B · Dec 2022
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Belong$15MSeries B · Dec 2016
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Job Hai$318.3MFY2024 filing
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Savanna HR$37.4MFY2023 filing
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Arcos$29.3MFY2021 filing
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Uplers$21MFY2020 filing
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Meraqui$16.9MFY2021 filing
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Helloverify$12MFY2022 filing
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Freshersworld210,726tracked employees
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AuthBridge2,174tracked employees
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TraqCheck23.1%42 tracked events
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Rocket12.1%22 tracked events
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HireBound8.8%16 tracked events
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TimBuckDo6.0%11 tracked events
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Majhi Naukritop 5kmajhinaukri.in
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Pharma Bharattop 50kpharmabharat.com
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See all 1,999 Recruiting Tech companies in India
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How the Recruiting Tech ecosystem in India grew, 2016–2025
Displays yearly company formation counts, with a peak of 203 new firms in 2023 and 68 founded in 2025.
Where Recruiting Tech companies in India are based
Lists the cities with the most recruiting‑tech firms, led by Bengaluru (329), Delhi (222), and Mumbai (190).
The Recruiting Tech market map of India: what these companies actually do
Breaks down product types and revenue models, noting 1,810 enterprise‑tech firms and that subscription is the most common model (1,615 companies).
The biggest kinds of Recruiting Tech company, by how many we track.
- Enterprise Tech1,810 companies · $624.4M raised · 249 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce1,508 companies · $373.3M raised · 192 hiring
- Consumer Digital1,474 companies · $397.6M raised · 189 hiring
- Future of Work464 companies · $174.9M raised · 68 hiring
- HR SaaS436 companies · $233.7M raised · 62 hiring
- SaaS436 companies · $233.7M raised · 62 hiring
- Enterprise Software387 companies · $199.1M raised · 55 hiring
- Marketplaces352 companies · $225.9M raised · 50 hiring
- Sharing Economy298 companies · $52.7M raised · 40 hiring
- Deskless Workforce149 companies · $236.6M raised · 17 hiring
- Artificial Intelligence76 companies · $40.1M raised · 17 hiring
- Native AI in Human Resources76 companies · $40.1M raised · 17 hiring
Monetization
How Recruiting Tech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Recruiting Tech in India
Counts 77 corporate events over the past two years, including 26 funding rounds and 21 key‑person announcements.
- M&AUpGrad has also acquired Internshala in an all-stock deal valuing the internship and job-search platform at ₹80 crore.2026-05-05
- FundingLondon-based HR tech startup TraqCheck has closed its £5.9m series A funding round led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from IIFL.2026-04-14
- FundingAI recruitment start-up HireBound has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Kalaari Capital as it seeks to automate the end-to-end hiring process using agent-driven technology.2026-02-25
- FundingAtypical Advantage Enterprise Applications > HRTech Jharkhand $290K Seed Next Bharat Ventures2026-02-17
- FundingTimBuckdo, a student-first social commerce platform, announces the successful closure of its ₹2.70 crore funding round, following its appearance on Ideabaaz, the national television entrepreneurship show aired on Z TV and Z5.2026-02-11
- M&AOnGrid, a leading digital trust and background verification platform, has acquired Reczee, an AI-native and agentic hiring platform designed to modernize recruitment for fast-growing teams.2026-02-06
- FundingShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (“SAM”) advised Eloquent Info Solutions Private Limited, operating the technology-driven recruitment platform WorkIndia, in connection with its USD 10.8 million Series B investment round.2026-01-09
- Fundingincluding Seven Seven Six-backed Vibecode and Rocket, fresh out of an Accel-backed $15 million Series A funding round.2025-09-24
- Leadershipfoundit has named Tarun Sinha as its new chief executive2026-04-09
- LayoffsHis team went from 65 people to 45.2026-02-27
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Recruiting Tech company in India was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-05 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-27 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-02-06 | ||
| $9.4B | Announced | 2025-09-22 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2024-09-11 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2024-05-05 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as leadership moves, IPO filings, product launches, and contract wins.
Who is building Recruiting Tech in India
Profiles 1,184 founders and CEOs across 858 firms, with IIT Kharagpur (19) and Microsoft (9) appearing most frequently as alma maters and prior employers.
Awign, ex-Arista Networks, ex-Aston University, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, 2014
Ex-Sabre, Western Digital · Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar BTech 1995, University Business School…
COO-FluxGen · Ex-TeamLease HCM, GoodWorker, Quikr · IIT BHU BTech 1996
Belong.c Ltd, ex-Belong, ex-Grey Orange Robotics, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
Smartstaff · Ex-Booking, Zomato, Co-Founder Runnr, Flipkart. IIT Kharagpur BTech 2013
Ex-Co-Founder CoreBPO, Webrizon, ICI India, SIEL. IIT Delhi BE 1993
Co-Founder Tarmack, ex-Sabbatical, Booz Allen Hamilton, PwC Consulting, IBM. IIT Delhi BTech, IIM Calcutta MBA
Nihal Singh Family Office. Pepperdine University 2020
Ex- Founder Paragon, Kemwell Biopharma. The Wharton School 2003
- flagged as repeat founders17
- no repeat-founder flag1,092
- women147
- men819
Look up the people behind Recruiting Tech companies in India
Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Recruiting Tech in India
Records 337 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,376 investors, with a typical round size of $250 k.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Capria | 12 | 7 | Mar 2025 |
| Blume Venture | 10 | 6 | Feb 2025 |
| 3one4 Capital | 9 | 2 | Nov 2025 |
| LetsVenture | 8 | 4 | Apr 2024 |
| Swati Shivanand Salgaocar | 6 | 6 | Dec 2021 |
| Incubate Fund India | 6 | 5 | Dec 2020 |
| Peak XV Partners | 6 | 3 | Sep 2021 |
| Titan Capital | 5 | 3 | Feb 2025 |
| Venture Highway | 5 | 1 | Oct 2020 |
| Wellfound | 5 | 1 | Aug 2022 |
The typical round is $250k — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Recruiting Tech funding rounds in India
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Apna’s $100 M Series C—and lists ten other large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series C | $100M | Sep 2021 | Tiger Global Management, Owl Ventures, Insight Partners +3 more | |
| Series B | $70M | Jun 2021 | Tiger Global Management, Insight Partners, Rocketship +3 more | |
| Series C | $40M | Aug 2022 | Jungle Ventures, CX Partners, British International Investment +5 more | |
| Series A | $25M | Dec 2024 | — | |
| Series C | $24.5M | Sep 2021 | CX Partners, Jungle Ventures, 3one4 Capital +6 more | |
| Series B | $15M | Aug 2022 | Bertelsmann India Investments, Amicus Capital Partners, Mynavi +7 more | |
| Series B | $13.5M | May 2021 | — | |
| Series A | $12.5M | Mar 2021 | Rocketship, Greenoaks, Peak XV Partners +1 more | |
| Series A | $12M | Jan 2023 | Insitor Partners, Yamauchi-No.10, SBI Group +1 more | |
| Series B | $10.8M | Dec 2025 | Aavishkaar Capital, Beenext |
56 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Seed$250kMay 2026
Grant (prize money)undisclosedMay 2026
- Seed$250kApr 2026
Angel$500kFeb 2026
Seed$290kFeb 2026
Recruiting Tech jobs in India: who is hiring and what they ask for
Aggregates 3,222 job postings from 263 employers in the last year, showing median pay of $20 k per year and top skills like Python and SQL.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Recruiting Tech employers in India put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- python702▲
- sql422▲
- java370▲
- javascript351▲
- aws282▲
- communication skills181▲
- react.js176▲
- typescript169▲
- git165▲
- docker164▲
- Manager$21k/yr (n=212)
- Senior$24k/yr (n=222)
- Lead$36k/yr (n=193)
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13 internships were advertised in the last 12 months, across 8 of these companies.
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