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November 18, 2019

Headstart just raised $7m to use AI to take the bias out of recruiting

Employers are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to speed up recruitment.


Kim Darrah

2 min read

Headstart, an artificial intelligence-powered talent-matching platform looking to improve diversity in recruiting, has closed a $7m seed funding round led by FoundersX, a Silicon Valley venture capital fund specialising in artificial intelligence.

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