Saudi based startup Resquad AI has closed a $1.5 million seed funding round to scale its AI powered tech recruitment platform, expand across MENA and global markets, and accelerate development of its proprietary large language model for hiring automation.
Saudi Arabia based Resquad AI has closed a $1.5 million seed funding round to support the expansion of its AI powered technical recruitment platform, as demand accelerates for automated hiring solutions across regional and global technology markets. The funding round was led by SRG Group, with participation from a group of angel investors, according to disclosures shared by the company and regional startup trackers.
Founded in 2024 by Abdullah Al Jaafari and Anton Brychak, Resquad AI operates a hybrid SaaS platform and global B2B marketplace designed to automate the sourcing, screening, and placement of technical talent. The platform is built on a proprietary large language model (LLM) tailored for recruitment workflows, enabling companies to match with developers and engineers while automating candidate vetting, pricing, contracting, compliance, and cross-border payments, as detailed by Startup Researcher.
According to the company, Resquad AI currently connects employers with developers across more than 50 countries, positioning the platform as part of a growing shift toward borderless hiring models. The marketplace structure allows companies to engage vetted technical professionals on demand while reducing traditional hiring timelines, a persistent challenge for enterprises competing for scarce engineering talent.
The newly secured capital will be allocated toward product development, AI model refinement, and regional expansion, with a focus on scaling operations across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) before entering additional international markets. Resquad AI has also indicated plans to expand its engineering and data science teams as it enhances automation capabilities and integrates deeper analytics into its recruitment workflows, according to coverage by Fintech Gate.
The funding comes as AI driven recruitment technology continues to attract global investment. According to Grand View Research, the global AI recruitment market was valued at over $661 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate exceeding 6.5% through 2030, driven by enterprise adoption of automation to reduce hiring costs and time to hire.
Within the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has emerged as one of the fastest-growing technology ecosystems, supported by initiatives under Vision 2030 aimed at digitising labour markets and expanding private sector employment. The Kingdom’s focus on AI, cloud infrastructure, and platform based business models has contributed to rising venture activity in HR technology, fintech, and enterprise software.
Comparable platforms operating globally include Hired and Turing, both of which leverage automation and machine learning to match companies with technical talent at scale. Turing, for example, reported revenues exceeding $100 million annually following rapid enterprise adoption, underscoring the commercial traction of AI enabled talent marketplaces.
As competition for software engineers and specialised developers remains tight worldwide, platforms like Resquad AI are increasingly positioned at the intersection of AI adoption, remote work, and cross-border hiring, reflecting structural changes in how companies source technical expertise.
