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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Hunar.AI: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/hunar-ai/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/hunar-ai/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/hunar-ai.md",
  "title": "Hunar.AI: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Hunar.AI is on the AI hiring software map. We record 2 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Oct. 19, 2026.",
  "period": "June 2 to Oct. 19, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
  "company": {
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    "slug": "hunar-ai",
    "name": "Hunar.AI",
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    "site": "https://www.hunar.ai/",
    "summary": "\"Turn conversations into better workforce outcomes.\" Voice and WhatsApp AI agents for large frontline employers in India, such as Swiggy, Zepto and Croma. Named agents screen all applicants, run AI interviews and assessments, schedule and remind, and collect and validate documents. They verify each hire \"before Day 1, with a full audit trail,\" then train and survey workers. Agents speak 20+ Indian languages. The vendor says recruiter coordination hours drop to zero but does not say what recruiters still do.",
    "founded": null,
    "categories": [
      "agentic"
    ],
    "status": "active",
    "price_note": null,
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    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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    "merged_into": null,
    "category_names": [
      "AI recruiters and agents"
    ]
  },
  "confirmed_product_launches": 0,
  "dated_product_launches": 0,
  "undated_launches": 0,
  "launches_data_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/data/launches.json",
  "count": 0,
  "launches": [],
  "launch_list": false,
  "indexed": true,
  "summary": {
    "text": "\"Turn conversations into better workforce outcomes.\" Voice and WhatsApp AI agents for large frontline employers in India, such as Swiggy, Zepto and Croma. Named agents screen all applicants, run AI interviews and assessments, schedule and remind, and collect and validate documents. They verify each hire \"before Day 1, with a full audit trail,\" then train and survey workers. Agents speak 20+ Indian languages. The vendor says recruiter coordination hours drop to zero but does not say what recruiters still do.",
    "source": {
      "name": "hunar.ai",
      "url": "https://www.hunar.ai/"
    },
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  "maps": [
    {
      "map": "hiring-software",
      "title": "The AI hiring software map",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-hunar-ai",
      "section": "companies",
      "name": "Hunar.AI",
      "site": "https://www.hunar.ai/",
      "category": "AI recruiters and agents",
      "what": "\"Turn conversations into better workforce outcomes.\" Voice and WhatsApp AI agents for large frontline employers in India, such as Swiggy, Zepto and Croma. Named agents screen all applicants, run AI interviews and assessments, schedule and remind, and collect and validate documents. They verify each hire \"before Day 1, with a full audit trail,\" then train and survey workers. Agents speak 20+ Indian languages. The vendor says recruiter coordination hours drop to zero but does not say what recruiters still do.",
      "what_source": {
        "name": "hunar.ai",
        "url": "https://www.hunar.ai/"
      },
      "price": "not published; Hunar Voice is self-serve, Hunar Connect is for large teams",
      "price_published": false,
      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "Named agents",
          "AI interviews",
          "AI assessments",
          "Candidate chat",
          "Screening and ranking",
          "AI outreach",
          "Scheduling"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 3,
      "scale": "Funded challenger: institutional funding disclosed (Rs 40 crore Series A led by Blume Ventures; Rs 65 crore raised in total (HRKatha); clients include Swiggy, Zepto and Starbucks)",
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      "sources": [
        {
          "name": "hunar.ai",
          "url": "https://www.hunar.ai/"
        },
        {
          "name": "inc42.com",
          "url": "https://inc42.com/buzz/hunar-raises-₹40-cr-to-scale-agentic-ai-for-frontline-hiring/"
        },
        {
          "name": "peoplematters.in",
          "url": "https://www.peoplematters.in/news/ai-and-emerging-tech/hunarai-raises-rs-40-cr-in-series-a-to-scale-its-platform-for-frontline-workforce-management-52859"
        },
        {
          "name": "hrkatha.com",
          "url": "https://www.hrkatha.com/funding/hunar-ai-secures-rs-40-crore-to-transform-frontline-workforce-management/"
        },
        {
          "name": "elevenlabs.io",
          "url": "https://elevenlabs.io/blog/hunar"
        },
        {
          "name": "hunar.ai",
          "url": "https://hunar.ai/"
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  "timeline": [
    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/hunar-ai/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-10-19",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Hunar.AI raises Rs 40 crore Series A",
      "summary": "Hunar.AI raised about Rs 40 crore (about $4.2M) led by Blume Ventures to scale its voice AI agents for frontline hiring, onboarding and retention.",
      "kind": "Funding round",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-hunar-ai"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Inc42",
        "url": "https://inc42.com/buzz/hunar-raises-₹40-cr-to-scale-agentic-ai-for-frontline-hiring/"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/hunar-ai/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-06-02",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "ElevenLabs case study on Hunar.AI voice agents",
      "summary": "ElevenLabs published a case study on Hunar.AI's voice agents for frontline hiring and onboarding, citing 90% faster onboarding cycles and a 35% rise in annual retention.",
      "kind": "Partnership",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-hunar-ai"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "ElevenLabs blog",
        "url": "https://elevenlabs.io/blog/hunar"
      }
    }
  ]
}