The challenge of identifying talent who will truly thrive in a specific role and culture remains a significant hurdle for modern HR teams. Findem, an AI-powered talent acquisition and management platform, believes the solution lies in moving beyond traditional resumes to a richer, multi-dimensional view of candidates. The company has announced a $51 million funding round, led by SLW, to advance this vision. This new capital, which brings Findem's total funding to $105 million, will fuel the expansion of its unique 3D data platform and the development of domain-specific AI for talent strategy.
Findem raises $51 million in a Series C round led by SLW, bringing total funding to $105 million.
The platform uses 3D data and proprietary 'success signals' to identify candidates who will thrive, not just those who are qualified.
Its data labeling engine digitizes the expertise of top recruiters, creating over 800 million enriched talent profiles.
The funding follows a year of 3X year-over-year growth and recognition on the Inc. 5000 list.
Capital will be used to expand the dataset, develop agentic AI workflows, and drive global market expansion.
Strategic partnerships with organizations like RecruitMilitary and AnitaB.org are enhancing its data's depth and diversity.
Findem's approach is centered on moving talent acquisition from simple task automation to delivering measurable business impact. Unlike platforms that rely on fragmented public data, Findem uses a proprietary data labeling engine to identify 'success signals'—validated patterns that reveal a candidate's potential for success in a specific role, team, and culture. This allows the AI to understand nuanced transitions, such as recognizing a military logistics officer as a fit for a senior supply chain role, thereby streamlining workflows and delivering the strategic value that chief human resources officers demand.
"Findem is pioneering a new category in talent technology, enabling top recruiters to use AI to drive more efficient workflows and land better candidates faster," said Shawn K. O'Neill, Managing Partner at SLW. "Recruiting expertise is inherently specialized, and the wisdom to identify a future leader or valuable prospect doesn't exist in public datasets. We invested in Findem because their platform is driving better outcomes for talent teams with more automation and unique insights."
Launched in 2020, Findem's core asset is its vast, expert-labeled dataset. The platform digitizes the intuitive knowledge that traditionally resides only in the minds of expert recruiters and hiring managers, transforming it into millions of proprietary attributes. This data expands into over 800 million 3D profiles, providing AI with a deeply contextualized view of human potential that goes far beyond a resume or a LinkedIn profile, making talent data truly AI-ready.
"HR decisions have always been limited by the quality of data. Findem's data engine, with its uniquely labeled and multi-dimensional people data, decodes important talent information that companies have never seen before," said Josh Bersin, global industry analyst and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company. "From faster hiring to better retention and workforce agility, Findem is helping companies build the next generation of enterprise people strategy."
The new funding will accelerate the development of domain-specific AI and agentic workflows for the entire hiring process. It will also fuel go-to-market initiatives and support global growth. A key part of Findem's strategy involves partnerships with domain experts to enrich its data further. Collaborations with organizations like RecruitMilitary and AnitaB.org are embedding specialized expertise into the platform, helping to highlight the potential of veteran and diverse talent that might otherwise be overlooked by traditional screening methods.
"By elevating talent data from a flat commodity into a rich strategic asset, we're the only company making it AI-ready," said Findem CEO Hari Kolam. "This is just the beginning of what's possible when AI truly understands talent."
Findem's Talent Data Cloud combines expert-labeled, 3D data with AI to unlock smarter talent strategy and streamline the way businesses connect with top candidates. By bringing together multichannel sourcing, CRM and insights into one place, Findem eliminates inefficiencies and allows TA teams to focus on the right candidates and decisions that drive business impact. Findem empowers customers like RingCentral and Nutanix to solve enterprise challenges at scale, creating continuous pipelines of top, diverse candidates, delivering improved ROI and making great hires. Discover why we've been named one of America's most innovative companies and how we're transforming hiring at www.findem.ai.
SLW was founded in 2012 as Silver Lake Waterman, a later-stage growth strategy within Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing. In 2024, SLW became an independent firm while maintaining collaborative relationships between SLW and Silver Lake. SLW partners with leading technology companies by investing repeatedly throughout a company's lifecycle in both equity and flexible non-dilutive structures to meet evolving capital needs. The firm's long-term, relationship-oriented strategy allows it to be an enduring partner for exceptional founders and management teams, providing flexible capital and strategic support at every phase of growth.
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