inploi raises £1.4m seed funding to accelerate US expansion and team growth
The financing round includes backing from industry angels Chris Nelson and Julia Ross alongside institutional investors.
inploi provides talent attraction technology to help enterprises source staff and improve candidate experience. The company operates a Software with a Service model designed for frontline hiring.
London based talent attraction platform inploi has secured £1.4m in a seed funding round to support its commercial expansion and team growth. Participants in the financing include industry angels Chris Nelson and Julia Ross, alongside Schmidt Futures executive Joshua Nott and 10x Value Partners partner Ziyaad Aboobaker.
The capital will be directed towards accelerating the go to market strategy for the firm software platform as it prepares for entry into the United States market. Founded in 2016, the company transitioned from a labour marketplace to an enterprise software provider during the pandemic, counting major brands such as wagamama and Compass Group among its clients.
Leadership noted that the funding follows a period of strong commercial traction, with over a million candidates engaging with the platform this year. The firm focuses on streamlining front end recruitment processes while offering accessible interfaces for diverse applicants.
From the founder
"by tracking candidate activity from first contact with a brand through to the point of hire we’re able to use real performance data – all the way through the talent attraction funnel – to optimise conversion and refine attraction strategies. We’re increasingly using AI to empower humans to focus on the human aspects of hiring, with machines handling the rest. We also have a deep commitment to accessibility and fairness: it goes without saying that nobody should be barred from opportunities by recruitment processes that are inaccessible. Working with our partner accessiBe our careers hubs and applicant experiences are completely customisable by those with neurodivergency or different abilities, helping to broaden access to a more diverse pool of applicants."
Alex Hanson-Smith
CTPO at inploi
Investor perspective
"The inploi team exhibited amazing agility in pivoting their model to providing software as a service, and is now partnered with a growing number of major blue-chip brands. inploi’s solution is perfectly positioned to address one of the biggest challenges facing companies today – attracting the people they need to operate effectively in an historically tight labour market – bringing the latest technology to an outdated market ripe for innovation. I am excited to have invested again to support them on their scaling journey."
Ziyaad Aboobaker
Partner, 10x Value Partners
Use of funds
- 01Grow the team
- 02Accelerate go-to-market
- 03Expand into international markets