India, Feb. 7 -- AI-powered blue collar recruitment platform Vahan.ai has secured an undisclosed amount of investment from Tokyo-based PERSOL Group.

The Bengaluru-based startup plans to deploy the fresh capital to bolster its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tech stack, scale operations and focus on growing its business in emerging sectors like manufacturing and retail.

Founded in 2016 by Madhav Krishna and Mohammed Abdoolcarim, Vahan.ai leverages AI and WhatsApp's application programming interfaces (APIs) to automate hiring of blue-collar workers. The company's client list includes Swiggy, Flipkart, Amazon, Zepto, Uber, and Rapido, which utilise Vahan's services to hire delivery executives.

Backed by the likes of Y Combinator, Airt...