Tech talent hiring platform Weekday received $2.2 M Seed funding from Venture Highway

Weekday, a platform for reference-based tech talent hiring, has raised $2.2 million in a seed round led by Venture Highway and a number of angel investors. According to a press release from the company, the money will be used to increase its presence in the engineering market and to branch out into other industries.

Weekday is a sourcing engine that writes emails to potential candidates, shortlists potential hires, and schedules interviews on behalf of the hirer. It was founded in 2021 by Amit Singh, Anubav Malik, and Chetan Dalal. The business also checks references.

Over 120 companies have reportedly used Weekday for hiring, and they are drawn to the sizable pool of passive candidates—those who are not actively seeking new employment—who have been endorsed by their peers.

Weekday has a sizable workforce in Bengaluru and is based in San Francisco. The company anticipates gathering over 250,000 active job seekers and about 2 million passive ones over the next two years, supported by peer recommendations for recruiters.

While reference-based hiring is a relatively new concept, there are a few businesses, including Bengaluru-based Monet, whose weekday offerings overlap with those of many other companies.