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Fika Jobs raises $4M to build a video-first hiring platform where AI agents interview candidates

$4M. That's what Fika Jobs just raised to let AI agents do your first-round interviews.

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Why it matters

A Stockholm startup is betting that AI-conducted video interviews will reshape hiring workflows. For founders and investors, this signals growing capital deployment in AI-augmented HR infrastructure—a category that's matured enough to attract institutional rounds.

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8 to know

  1. Fika Jobs raises $4M seed/Series A

  2. Stockholm-based startup

  3. Platform combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles

  4. Positions as hybrid between LinkedIn and TikTok for hiring

  5. Focus: AI-first candidate screening and interviewing

  6. Fika Jobs raised $4M in funding

  7. Platform uses AI agents to conduct video interviews

  8. Combines video profiles with AI interview capability

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Publisher excerpt: Stockholm-based startup Fika Jobs is building a video-first hiring platform that combines AI interview agents with short-form video profiles, creating something that feels like a cross between LinkedIn and TikTok.
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