impress.ai is an automated platform for screening and assessing candidates with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered chat interface. The company has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from the Javelin Startup-O Victory Fund. It is now keen on utilising the funds to proceed with the development of a virtual HR Assistant which will enable enterprise recruiters to work more efficiently and minimise unconscious bias.
Incorporated in 2013 as Ideatory Pte. Ltd., the firm is a brainchild of a team of three, who together hold Ph.Ds. in AI, experience in Industrial-Organisational Psychology and corporate sales. The platform was launched in September 2016, and since then it has delivered a praise-worthy cost-savings and better candidate experience for its clients.
It is a productivity tool for enterprise recruitment teams which lets them select candidates ideal for their respective firms faster, more accurately and in…