Round1

What Round1 does

Round1 is an AI-powered first-round interview screening platform that uses an autonomous conversational agent to conduct voice interviews with job candidates and deliver scored assessment reports. The platform generates role-specific questions from job descriptions, evaluates responses across technical, communication, and culture-fit dimensions, and produces structured outputs including an overall 0-100 score, sub-scores, integrity/suspicion flags, behavioral signals (tab switches, off-screen time, response latency), and a full transcript. A proprietary integrity layer analyzes response latency, linguistic consistency, answer structure, and follow-up coherence to detect AI-assisted cheating — a capability positioned against the rise of ChatGPT-authored resumes.

Under the hood, Round1 is built as a single web-based product with no native mobile app. Core infrastructure depends on OpenAI for question generation and assessment, Supabase for data storage, Postmark for transactional email, and Dodo Payments for billing. The platform supports three primary AI modalities (audio for the live interview, text for transcripts and reports, and structured data for scored outputs) and exposes five AI capability types: autonomous agents, NLP, anomaly detection, generative AI, and speech/audio processing.

Commercially, Round1 monetizes via credit-based subscriptions priced at $49/mo (Starter, ~20 interviews), $149/mo (Growth, ~80), and $399/mo (Business, ~250), with 10 credits consumed per interview and credits rolling over monthly. Top-ups (200/$39, 500/$89, 1,000/$159) and a one-time Light Hire option ($199 for 100 interviews, 6-month validity) extend monetization beyond recurring plans, while Enterprise contracts are quoted custom for 300+ interviews/month with SLA and dedicated setup. Go-to-market is hybrid: a 14-day, no-credit-card self-serve trial plus a free live demo (/try) for SMB and individual buyers, with a demo-led inside-sales motion for mid-market and enterprise. The company is headquartered in Indore, India, operates with 1-10 employees, and targets a horizontal base of startup, SMB, scaling, and enterprise hiring teams across 13+ countries (no geographic restrictions disclosed).

Name

Round1

Legal name

Round1

Website

https://round1.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Round1 is an AI-powered interview screening platform that runs autonomous voice interviews and produces scored candidate assessments with AI-integrity detection. It serves startups, SMBs, scaling talent teams, and enterprise recruiters globally via credit-based subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Recruiting Software

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Conversational AI Platforms (chat/voice bots, orchestration) (HDAAAFAC)

Keywords

• AI interview screening
• Voice interview automation
• Candidate assessment software
• AI recruiting platform
• Hiring automation tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Indore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (Starter, Growth, Business): Monthly subscription tiers granting credits for AI interviews. Credits roll over monthly and do not expire as long as account remains active. Higher tiers include team analytics, org reports, and executive dashboards.
2. Credit Top-ups: Users can purchase additional credits mid-month: 200 credits for $39, 500 for $89, 1,000 for $159. Billed as pay-as-you-go additions to subscription.
3. One-Time Light Hire: One-time purchase of 1,000 credits valid for 6 months for occasional hiring. No subscription, no auto-renewal. Targets users who hire infrequently.
4. Enterprise Custom Volume: Custom credit volumes and dedicated support for teams running 300+ interviews/month. Custom pricing negotiated for enterprise accounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Round1 provides an AI-powered first-round interview screening platform that autonomously conducts voice interviews with job candidates via browser, then generates scored assessment reports (overall score, technical, communication, culture fit) along with integrity signals (tab switches, off-screen time, AI suspicion score) and a complete transcript. The product replaces manual phone screens with a consistent, always-on AI interviewer configurable per role and job description.

Product overview

Round1 is an AI-powered first-round interview screening platform built as a single unified product with multiple pricing tiers. The core Round1 AI Interview Platform functions as an autonomous agent that conducts voice interviews, evaluates candidates across technical, communication, and culture-fit dimensions, and generates structured assessment reports with integrity/suspicion scoring. Access is organized into four subscription tiers (Starter at $49/mo for ~20 interviews, Growth at $149/mo for ~80 interviews, Business at $399/mo for ~250 interviews, and Enterprise with custom volume/SLA) plus a one-time Light Hire option ($199 for 100 interviews). Supporting features include Quick Apply self-scheduling links, a configurable AI interviewer persona (Betty) for live demos, an AI Integrity Score system for detecting AI-assisted cheating, and an Executive Org Report for leadership pipeline visibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Round1 AI Interview Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 61% reduction in time-to-offer (21 days → 8 days)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OpenAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenAI is used for generating interview questions and AI assessments. Core to Round1's value proposition of structured, intelligent questioning.
• PostmarkcoreTechnology or IntegrationEmail service provider used for sending interview invites, assessment reports, and service notifications to candidates and recruiters.
• SupabasecoreTechnology or IntegrationSecure data storage provider for interview transcripts, assessment reports, and account data. Core infrastructure partner.
• Dodo PaymentscoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processor for subscription billing, credit top-ups, and one-time purchases. Handles all payment card processing securely.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HireVue: HireVue is the established market leader in AI-powered video interview and assessment platforms for enterprise hiring. It directly competes with Round1 across structured interviewing, AI scoring, and integrity signals, but at enterprise scale and price points.
• Modern Hire (Harver): Harver (formerly Modern Hire) provides AI-driven hiring assessments, structured interviews, and volume hiring solutions. It competes directly with Round1 in the pre-hire screening and assessment category, particularly for high-volume enterprise customers.
• Paradox (Olivia): Paradox's Olivia is a conversational AI assistant for recruiting that handles candidate scheduling, screening, and Q&A. It overlaps with Round1 on conversational AI in recruiting workflows, though Paradox emphasizes the candidate-conversation layer over the assessment layer.
• TestGorilla: TestGorilla is a pre-employment skills assessment platform used by SMB and mid-market employers for candidate screening. It is highly comparable to Round1 in target segment (SMB hiring teams) and use case (replacing unreliable resume screens with structured assessments).
• Spark Hire: Spark Hire is a video interviewing platform offering one-way and live video interviews for SMB and mid-market hiring. It is comparable to Round1 in the first-round interview replacement category, though with a video-first rather than voice/AI-first approach.
• myInterview: myInterview provides AI-enhanced video interview screening for hiring teams. It directly overlaps with Round1 on automated first-round interview screening with AI scoring, targeting similar SMB-to-mid-market customers.

Broad incumbents

• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is a talent intelligence platform with AI-powered screening, matching, and interview capabilities. It operates at a broader scope than Round1 (full talent lifecycle) but overlaps directly on AI-driven candidate screening and assessment.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is a large enterprise recruiting / ATS platform that has added AI screening, candidate matching, and structured interview capabilities. It is a broad incumbent competing for the same hiring-tech budget as Round1, especially in mid-market and enterprise deals.

Emerging players

• Metaview: Metaview uses AI to automate interview notes and recruiter workflows. It sits adjacent to Round1 — focused on the recruiter side of interview capture rather than candidate-facing AI interviewing — but competes for the same AI-in-hiring budget.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/round1in

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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