The pre-seed fund is supported by a gaggle of angel traders together with Enterprise Eire’s Excessive Potential Begin-up (HPSU) fund.
Wrksense, an AI-driven HR tech start-up has raised €825,000 in pre-seed funding to gasoline its world enlargement, improve its AI options and construct strategic partnerships with gamers within the recruitment trade.
The pre-seed fund is supported by a gaggle of angel traders together with Enterprise Eire’s Excessive Potential Begin-up (HPSU) fund.
Based in 2023 by Andrew Connolly, former managing director of Morgan McKinley Canada, and Ruaidhrí McDonnell, former head of software program structure at Spencer Stuart and eShopworld, Wrksense is designed particularly for recruitment businesses.
The platform, integrating itself with buyer relationship administration techniques, permits businesses to tailor their service providing and scale by providing AI-powered instruments for mission administration and reporting.
“Our purpose is to empower recruitment businesses to boost shopper relationships by automating administrative duties, to allow them to concentrate on delivering a extra personalised, high-touch service,” mentioned Connolly.
“This funding permits us to scale our world footprint and additional improve our platform’s capabilities,” he mentioned, including that since its launch it has expanded to Canada, the US and the UK.
“Wrksense is a superb instance of a forward-thinking Irish start-up that’s utilizing cutting-edge know-how to handle actual challenges within the recruitment sector,” mentioned Donnchadh Cullinan, head of data and communication know-how HPSU at Enterprise Eire.
Wrksense is at the moment taking part within the inaugural AI Ecosystem Accelerator Programme delivered by NovaUCD, College School Dublin’s hub of innovation and start-up actions. The six-month accelerator is being launched in partnership with CeADAR, Eire’s analysis centre for utilized AI.
Earlier this yr, Dublin-based start-up Skippio raised €540,000 in seed funding to carry its fan expertise platform – aimed toward decreasing the issue of lengthy queues for meals and drinks at large-scale occasions – to the UK. Part of the funding was supported by Enterprise Eire’s HPSU funding.
Tomorrow (17 October), the sixth annual Enterprise Eire HPSU Founding father of the Yr Award will happen in Dublin, crowning one out of the 67 HPSUs who took half on this yr’s Founders Discussion board.
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