Fika Jobs Raises $4 Million Pre-Seed for AI Video Hiring Platform

Fika Jobs, a Stockholm-based startup, announced a $4 million pre-seed funding round on Tuesday. Luminar Ventures led the round, with participation from Alliance VC and King co-founders Sebastian Knutsson and Riccardo Zacconi. @techcrunch reported that the company will use the funds to continue platform development, grow its team, and prepare for a wider launch later this year.

Fika Jobs plans to open early access to candidates this week and expects a broader public launch this fall, initially focusing on Sweden before expanding internationally. The platform lets job seekers connect a LinkedIn profile, after which Fika’s AI reviews the background and generates personalized interview questions.

Candidates complete a roughly 10-minute video interview with an AI agent powered by Google’s Gemini models.

Responses are automatically turned into short video clips and organized into a profile that employers can browse. The service is free for job seekers. Employers pay nothing upfront and Fika takes 10 percent of a candidate’s first-year salary upon a successful hire, a fee the company says is lower than the 20 to 30 percent typically charged by traditional recruiters.

Co-founders Jakob Dubois, CEO, and Alexander Dubois, CTO, drew the idea from their experience building a prior startup. Jakob Dubois said the team almost passed on a candidate whose resume did not stand out but later recognized the individual’s grit and ambition in conversation. More than 100 companies are on the waitlist, the founders said.

More than 50 companies have already tested the platform, including Plenty Labs, SICS.ai, Kognity, and Rebtel. The company currently has a small team and expects to reach around 10 employees by the end of the year.