ConverzAI

AI virtual recruiters that screen and place candidates at staffing scale

ConverzAI is a Seattle-based AI recruiting platform purpose-built for the staffing industry, deploying “virtual recruiters” that autonomously handle candidate outreach, screening, and pre-placement engagement via voice, text, and email — without human recruiter involvement at the initial stages. Founded in 2019 by Ashwarya Poddar (former Microsoft) and backed by Menlo Ventures and Left Lane Capital ($16M Series A, February 2025), the platform is designed to let staffing agencies engage thousands of candidates at once and reduce time-to-fill dramatically. Transparency is a design principle: the system discloses its AI nature to candidates throughout interactions. Documented customer outcomes include Integrity Staffing Solutions reaching 66,000 candidates in 18 months without adding recruiters, and TalentBridge reducing time-to-submit from one day to four hours for non-technical roles.

Compliance

GDPR SOC 2

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Key Features

Autonomous Virtual Recruiter: AI agents that contact candidates within minutes of application, conduct structured pre-screening conversations via phone, SMS, and email, and deliver scored summaries to human recruiters without manual kickoff.
Omnichannel engagement: Consistent candidate experience across voice calls, text messages, and email — so candidates are met in the channel they prefer, with context preserved across all three.
ATS auto-updating: Candidate details, screening outcomes, and conversation summaries are automatically written back into the ATS, removing the manual data-entry burden on recruiters.
Transparent AI disclosure: The platform explicitly identifies itself as AI to candidates during interactions, addressing consent and trust concerns at scale — relevant for staffing agencies operating at high volume.
24/7 autonomous operation: Virtual recruiters run continuously without human-caused delays in off-hours, weekends, or peak application surges.
Real-time analytics: Dashboards on candidate engagement rates, role interest, screening outcomes, and time-to-placement for recruiting operations teams.

Use Cases

For high-volume staffing agencies: A national staffing firm deploys ConverzAI’s virtual recruiter to contact and screen thousands of inbound applicants for light industrial, commercial, or IT roles within minutes of application — achieving placements in hours rather than days.
For agencies scaling without headcount: A staffing firm uses ConverzAI to grow its candidate pipeline and placement volume without proportionally increasing recruiter headcount.
For dormant database reactivation: A firm with years of ATS data activates ConverzAI to re-engage lapsed candidates in its database for current open roles, surfacing placements from candidates who had been inactive for years.

Pricing MODELS

Saas subscription

Pricing Summary

SaaS subscription with custom pricing. Not publicly listed. Contact via sales. The company has referenced outcome-aligned pricing models in its marketing.