Fika Jobs raises $4 million for AI video hiring platform

What happened

Fika Jobs announced a $4 million（約6.4億円） pre-seed round on Tuesday. The platform lets candidates complete roughly 10-minute video interviews with an AI agent (powered by Google's Gemini models), which are then automatically converted into short video clips and organized into a profile that employers can discover. The company will open early access to candidates this week, with a broader public launch expected this fall, initially focusing on Sweden.

Why it matters

The founders observed that some qualities employers care about—personality, communication skills, grit, and ambition—are difficult to capture on a resume alone. By shifting hiring away from text applications and toward video interviews, Fika's platform may help employers assess cultural fit and soft skills earlier in the process, and could be especially valuable for early-career professionals and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds whose potential is not always apparent on paper.

What to watch

The platform is free for job seekers. Employers pay nothing upfront but Fika takes 10% of a candidate's first-year salary upon a successful hire—lower than the 20% to 30% placement fees charged by traditional recruiters. More than 100 companies are on the waitlist, and more than 50 companies have already tested the platform. The company expects to reach around 10 employees by the end of the year.