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HiPeople

AI-powered candidate assessments and reference checks

Overview

HiPeople provides a SaaS platform for talent acquisition that focuses on AI-powered candidate assessments and automated reference checks. It offers a library of validated tests to measure hard and soft skills, cognitive ability, personality, and culture fit, and can generate role-specific tests from a job description; it also automates the reference-check workflow, including fraud detection and benchmarking, with integrations to ATS like Greenhouse. The service aims to give deeper candidate insights beyond the resume, providing objective benchmarks and seamless HR-tech integration to replace traditional hiring methods. Its goal is to improve hiring outcomes by reducing bias, speeding up recruitment, and increasing the quality of hires through data-driven decisions.

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About HiPeople

Simplify's Rating
Why HiPeople is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$6.8M

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2019

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What believers are saying

  • HiPeople launched AI Resume Screening in September 2026, expanding beyond reference checks.
  • Candidate self-assessments and AI interviews increase signal density and shorten hiring decisions.
  • Teamtailor and ATS integrations create distribution leverage, while customers like Celonis validate enterprise demand.

What critics are saying

  • HiPeople’s $6.8 million funding trails larger ATS vendors and slower enterprise sales cycles.
  • Greenhouse, Lever, and Teamtailor can bundle similar screening features, crushing standalone pricing by 2027.
  • AI resume screening and interview products broaden compliance exposure across the EU and U.S.

What makes HiPeople unique

  • HiPeople automates reference checks end-to-end, not just candidate testing, since 2019.
  • Native integrations with Teamtailor, Greenhouse, and Lever embed HiPeople inside ATS workflows.
  • HiPeople’s 2026 platform spans Screening, Assessments, Interviews, and Reference Checks as standalone products.

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Funding

Total Funding

$6.8M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

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Benefits

  • Stock Options
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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RecruitingDaily
Jul 21st, 2023
HCM Talent Technology roundup july 21, 2023

Berlin-based HiPeople launched new AI-powered products designed to help employers in their talent acquisition efforts.

HiPeople
Nov 17th, 2021
HiPeople partnered with Teamtailor on Nov 17th 21'.

Now, HiPeople is excited to announce an additional native integration with Teamtailor.

HiPeople
Oct 7th, 2021
HiPeople launches candidate self-assessment feature

This is why HiPeople has released its new candidate self-assessment feature — to supercharge your hiring decisions with another powerful source of candidate insights.

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