India, Feb. 24 -- HR tech startup HireBound has raised $2 Mn (Rs.18.2 Cr) in a Seed funding round led by Kalaari Capital, with participation from Antler, Infinyte Club, and CareerNet.

In a statement, the Bengaluru-based startup said that it plans to utilise the fresh capital to bolster its product portfolio, ramp up go-to-market operations, and expand footprint.

Elaborating on this, HireBound said the funding will be deployed to further develop its agentic AI engine that oversees parts of the recruiting lifecycle. A chunk of the capital will be utilised to deepen integrations with existing applicant tracking systems and HRMS (human resource management system) platforms.

Some of the capital will also be allocated to ramp up hiring acros...