HiringCafe Raises $6.8M Pre-Seed to Scale AI Job Search Platform
NewsData.io · United States · Oct 3, 2026
HiringCafe, an AI-powered job discovery platform operated by SPICYHR Inc., closed a $6.8 million pre-seed round led by Spark Capital, with angel participation from ZipRecruiter and Indeed insiders. The platform indexes roughly 5.7 million active job listings scraped directly from company career pages, claiming to surface roles not found on traditional sponsored job boards. Its newly launched AI Talent Agent matches candidates to live postings 24/7 at no cost, and the platform already attracts over 2 million monthly users with zero marketing spend. Staffing firms should watch this platform as a competing candidate-sourcing channel that bypasses agency reposts and sponsored listings — and may increasingly attract passive and active candidates away from conventional boards.
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