Cyprus‑based AINA Raises $1 Million Seed Funding to Expand AI‑Driven Hiring Platform

Cyprus‑based AINA has raised $1 million in seed funding from a private angel investor to expand its AI‑driven hiring platform, which aims to improve hiring efficiency and reduce recruitment costs.

As competition in the job market intensifies, employers are receiving growing volumes of AI‑generated applications, many of which are poorly aligned with open roles. At the same time, recruiters increasingly rely on AI to create job descriptions, screen candidates, and conduct automated interviews, yet many qualified applicants still fail to reach human review. With hundreds of candidates often competing for the attention of a single recruiter, this growing dependence on automation has introduced new challenges around efficiency, quality, and cost.

Candidates are also navigating a more complex hiring environment. Many, particularly younger job seekers, use AI tools for career guidance, but a significant number continue to struggle to progress effectively through the recruitment process.

AINA positions itself as an integrated AI‑driven hiring platform designed to address these challenges for both employers and candidates. The platform focuses on improving efficiency and decision‑making by automating repetitive tasks, enabling more precise candidate screening, and delivering actionable insights. This allows hiring teams to shortlist candidates more quickly, manage interviews more effectively, and reduce the risk of poor‑fit hires.

For candidates, AINA offers an AI‑based career coaching system that builds personalised career pathways, recommends roles aligned with individual profiles, and provides interview simulations to support preparation for real hiring conversations.

According to founder and CEO Natallia Mikhnovets, AINA has facilitated more than 2,000 interviews and helped fill over 300 positions, with clients now able to recruit for specialised roles much faster, often within hours or a few days.

The new funding will support continued development of AINA’s platform, including further enhancements to its AI‑based recruiting, candidate screening, analytics, and career coaching capabilities.