HeyMilo AI raises additional capital and expands AI recruiting agents. PR Newswire NEW YORK, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -HeyMilo AI, the agentic recruiting platform for high-volume hiring, today announced it has raised a total of $6 million led by Category Ventures, with participation from Canaan Partners, Alumni Ventures, and ERA. The company has onboarded leading staffing agencies, RPOs, and enterprise employers including Randstad, WilsonHCG, and Neo Financial, and has screened more than one million candidates in production across staffing, BPO, and high-volume corporate hiring. Hiring teams face a growing mismatch: candidates use AI to apply and prepare at scale while most recruiting processes still run on a PDF and a phone call. HeyMilo builds structured, interactive screening directly into the application itself. When someone applies, screening starts immediately across voice, video, phone, SMS, and resume agents. Recruiters receive rubric-scored results and evidence-backed transcripts inside the ATS they already use. "High-volume hiring only works if you can vet everyone fairly and send recruiters to the people who deserve their time," said Sabashan Ragavan, co-founder and CEO. "We are changing how companies hire by changing what happens from the second a candidate applies. With some of the largest staffing agencies and enterprises screening candidates across conversational SMS, resume screening, video and voice interviews, and candidate fraud detection, the production signal is clear: recruiting teams are ready for a recruiting intelligence layer that delivers ROI at scale." Alongside the funding, HeyMilo is launching three new agent types. AI Scenario Assessment puts candidates through a live scenario with a built-in AI assistant and rubric-scores how they plan, prompt, and judge AI output, closing a proof gap that resumes and generic interviews cannot. Candidate Recommendations resurfaces previously screened applicants from the ATS and returns ranked shortlists without manual re-engagement. Notetaker captures structured notes across live recruiter-led interviews so every candidate interaction produces consistent, reviewable signals. "AI is fundamentally changing the way companies need to vet applicants for roles and HeyMilo has quickly emerged as a leader in that transformation," said Villi Iltchev, Founder & Managing Partner at Category Ventures. About HeyMilo HeyMilo is an agentic recruiting platform for high-volume hiring teams. Founded in 2023 by Sabashan Ragavan and Ramie Raufdeen, HeyMilo has raised $6 million to date. Learn more at heymilo.ai.

This month, G2 officially acknowledged that shift by introducing a new software category: AI Interview Agents. And heyMilo is proud to share that HeyMilo has been named the best product in this category. For heyMilo, this recognition is more than just a ranking, it's a signal that the way interviews are conducted is fundamentally evolving, and that the work heyMilo has been building toward is resonating with innovative hiring teams. AI Interview Agents sit at a very specific intersection. They aren't general recruiting tools, and they aren't just AI features bolted onto legacy HR systems. This category exists to recognize products that focus on the end-to-end interview itself; how interviews are run, evaluated, and scaled-using AI in a way that fits naturally into modern recruiting workflows. According to G2, AI Interview Agents are designed to support structured interviews, automate evaluation and scoring, integrate with existing hiring systems, and help teams handle growing candidate volume without compromising quality or experience. That definition closely mirrors the problems heyMilo originally set out to solve with HeyMilo. How AI Interview Agents are changing recruiting. The emergence of AI Interview Agents reflects a broader shift in how hiring teams operate. Interviews have traditionally been an intensely time-consuming part of recruiting, especially in high-volume or fast-growing organizations. AI Interview Agents change that dynamic. They allow teams to run structured interviews at scale, ensure every candidate is assessed against the same criteria, and surface insights that would otherwise get lost in notes or rushed evaluations. The result is faster, more equitable, and deliberate hiring with a ROI to show for it. As this category grows, heyMilo is seeing recruiting teams move away from reactive, manual processes and toward systems that are designed to support thoughtful decision-making, even under pressure. To be clear, AI doesn't replace recruiters. One concern heyMilo hear often is whether AI interviewer agents are meant to replace recruiters. That's never been its view or the future heyMilo is building for. Recruiters bring context, judgment, and human connection to hiring, things AI simply doesn't and can't replicate. What AI can do is take on the repetitive, time-intensive parts of interviewing so recruiters can focus on higher-value work: partnering with hiring managers, building relationships with candidates, and making better final decisions. In practice, this means recruiters spend less time managing logistics and more time influencing outcomes. It's not about removing humans from the process; it's about letting them operate at the level where they're most effective. Looking ahead. Being named #1 in G2's AI Interview Agent category is an important milestone for HeyMilo, but it's also a reminder of how early heyMilo still are. This category is growing quickly because the challenges it addresses are only becoming more urgent. heyMilo is grateful to its growing customer base and partners for trusting heyMilo as this space takes shape, and heyMilo is excited to keep building as their partner. If this recognition confirms anything, it's that the future of interviewing is being actively redefined-and heyMilo is proud to be part of that work. If HeyMilo has made interviewing better for your team, your voice matters. A quick review on G2 goes a long way, for heyMilo and for other recruiters exploring this new category. Ready to transform your hiring? Book a demo to see HeyMilo in action. HeyMilo is named #1 in G2's new AI Interview Agent category, validating a shift in how interviews are done. * Hiring teams need structured interviews at scale * Legacy recruiting tools don't fit modern workflows * AI Interview Agents focus on the interview itself * Consistent, fair candidate evaluations * Faster hiring without sacrificing quality * AI handles the busywork, recruiters focus on decisions CEO & Co-founder. Covering company growth, product updates, and HeyMilo's journey in the AI recruiting space. See how it works. See how HeyMilo helps teams screen candidates 10x faster with consistent, fair evaluations.

To continuously ensure that, heyMilo partnered with Warden AI, an independent AI assurance platform, to rigorously evaluate its AI scoring system through recurring bias audits.