Qureos, an AI-driven hiring platform founded in the Middle East, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round to expand its technology and scale operations, as companies look to cut hiring timelines from months to days.
The funding round was led by Prosus Ventures and Salica Oryx Fund, with participation from Oraseya Capital, PlusVC, F6 Ventures, BDev Ventures, Sunny Side Venture Partners and Daniel Tyre, an early HubSpot executive. Existing investors COTU Ventures and Globivest also joined the round.
Founded by Alexander Epure and Usama Nini, Qureos aims to address what it sees as one of hiring’s biggest challenges, fragmented recruitment processes that slow down decision-making and frustrate both employers and candidates.
The company said enterprises are increasingly adopting its platform for high-volume and time sensitive hiring. Qureos claims it has helped organizations compress hiring cycles from several months to as little as six days, turning recruitment speed into a competitive advantage.
At the core of the platform is Iris, Qureos’ AI assistant, which automates sourcing, screening and interviewing while acting as a single interface between employers and candidates throughout the hiring journey.
For employers and recruitment agencies, Iris functions as an AI recruiter assistant. It distributes job roles across more than 2,000 job boards globally, enriches candidate profiles using AI models and publicly available data, and screens applicants against role requirements in under 15 seconds.
Shortlisted candidates are then assessed through AI-led interviews conducted via audio or video and tailored to specific roles. The company said this automation removes repetitive manual work and improves hiring consistency.
On the candidate side, the platform matches individuals with relevant job opportunities across the wider market, providing clarity on role fit and early feedback, which helps candidates engage with suitable positions from the outset.
Investors said Qureos is solving a major operational bottleneck for fast growing organizations. Prosus Ventures said the platform replaces disconnected recruitment tools with a unified system that allows employers to hire faster without compromising on quality.
According to the company, manual screening and initial interviews can take up to 15 hours per role, amounting to more than 2,000 hours of recruiter workload annually. Automating these processes allows hiring teams to scale without adding headcount.
Qureos said it is now used by teams across more than 1,000 enterprise and public sector organizations, including Qatar Airways, Dubai Economy and Tourism, BAAN Holdings and Union Properties.
The platform has been built with localization and nationalization requirements in mind for GCC markets, while remaining flexible enough to integrate with existing applicant tracking and HR systems or operate independently.
Chief Executive Alexander Epure said hiring speed is becoming one of the most decisive advantages for modern businesses, adding that Qureos was designed to help employers and candidates meet more efficiently through continuous learning and automation.
The company said the new funding will be used to further develop its AI capabilities, expand its go-to-market teams and accelerate geographic expansion through enterprise and agency partnerships.
