Pune based sales hiring startup Scooter has raised Rs 1.5 crore in a pre-seed round led by Aviral Bhatnagar’s AJVC. The proceeds will be used for its product and simplify the sales hiring process for candidates and hiring managers.
Founded in 2024 by Kartik Mandrekar and Saumya Seth, Scooter is building a hiring platform focused specifically on sales roles. Instead of relying primarily on resumes, the startup assesses candidates through real-world sales scenarios to help companies evaluate how they perform in situations closer to the job itself.
Scooter sources verified sales professionals put them through its assessment process and then present hiring managers with a shortlist of three to five candidates. Managers can first review short video clips from the assessments before going through a candidate’s CV, giving them an early view of how the person approaches sales situations.
Key Highlights:
- Pune-based sales hiring startup Scooter has raised ₹1.5 crore in a pre-seed round led by AJVC
- The startup uses real-world sales assessments to help companies evaluate candidates beyond their resumes
- Scooter works with over 50 companies and has built a candidate pool of more than 10,000 sales professionals
The startup says one of its customers has completed a sales hire through the platform in six days. Scooter currently works with more than 50 companies and has added 14 customers in recent months. Its candidate pool has also grown to more than 10,000 sales professionals.
The founders bring complementary experience to the business. Mandrekar has previously led sales teams at Gartner, Shoptimize and Graas, while Seth is a behavioral scientist with a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
For startups, sales hiring can be particularly time-consuming, with recruiters and hiring managers often having to sift through large candidate pools before reaching a meaningful shortlist. Scooter is attempting to narrow that process by putting greater emphasis on demonstrated sales ability rather than CVs alone.
The investment also marks AJVC’s first investment in a Pune-based startup. Led by Aviral Bhatnagar, the pre-seed fund backs early-stage companies.
With the new funding, Scooter will focus on developing its product further and reducing the time startups spend sourcing and evaluating sales talent.
With the fresh funding, Scooter plans to strengthen its product and further streamline the sales hiring process for companies. The startup aims to help hiring teams identify suitable sales talent faster by combining verified candidates with practical assessments and data-driven evaluation.
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