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Multilingual recruitment and language training platform Neufast raises $1.1M Pre-Series A

May 9, 2025
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HR you ready for Neufast? Their AI-powered multilingual platform makes it easy for companies across SEA to recruit and upskill talent. Now, they just raised a $1.1M Pre-Series A!

  • Launched in 2020, they’re Singapore-based and have operations in Hong Kong and Malaysia. 

Investor check. Wavemaker Ventures led the round while Wings Capital Ventures also joined in. 

🗣️ A global world

Neufast’s platform helps organizations build diverse and skilled workforces with speed and fairness. 

  • The platform can automate early-stage interviews and generate tailored, role-specific questions to assess technical skills and language fluency. 
  • Their patented AI algorithms also claim to eliminate any biases linked to gender, age, accent, skin color, or dialect.

👩🏻‍🏫 Not just for recruitment

Hong Kong Polytechnic University uses the platform to train students in English oral communication for job interviews!

  • Neufast also offers personalized learning modules to boost workplace communication skills. 

⚙️ Moving forward

They’ll use the $$$ to expand their engineering team, develop products, and expand their market.  

  • Oh, and they’ll also enhance their proprietary LLMs and build industry-specific integrations (with a focus on the insurance and healthcare sectors). 

New partnerships soon? They’re currently exploring partnerships with universities and government agencies. 

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