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Fika Jobs raises $4M pre-seed for video-first, AI-agent-interviewed hiring

Source: TechCrunch · Jun 23, 2026

Fika Jobs, a Stockholm-based startup, has raised a $4 million pre-seed round led by Luminar Ventures to build a video-first hiring platform: AI interview agents conduct the actual candidate conversations, and the output is packaged into short-form candidate video profiles meant to surface traits — communication style, presence, problem-solving approach — that a resume or a text transcript doesn't capture well. Monetization is straightforward and outcome-aligned: a 10% of first-year salary fee per successful hire, the classic staffing-agency pricing model applied to an AI-run process.

The video-profile packaging is the specific product bet worth noting. Most AI interview platforms in this category output structured data — transcripts, scores, structured evaluations — as the primary artifact. Fika is instead packaging the interaction into a short-form video format, betting that hiring managers respond better to watching a compressed candidate video than reading a report, closer to how short-form video consumption has reshaped other discovery-heavy categories.

Key Points

• $4M pre-seed led by Luminar Ventures, Stockholm-based
• Combines AI interview agents with short-form candidate video profiles
• Positioned to surface traits that resumes miss
• Charges 10% of first-year salary per successful hire