Funding · HR & Future of Work

Proof of Skill raises $250,000 from Antler India

By Startup Enthusiast · 25 February 2026

What they do

Proof of Skill is a hiring platform that verifies candidates' skills, experience and education

It raised $250,000 from Antler India and is currently closing another funding round

The platform aims to replace resume-based hiring with verified skill evidence

Proof of Skill is a hiring platform that focuses on verified skill over resumes.
It raised $250,000 from Antler India.
The company is currently closing another funding round.
Founder Raj Desai noticed traditional hiring wastes time and created a system based on verified skill.
The platform provides fully verified candidate profiles including identity, experience, skill and education.
AI is used only for matchmaking after verification, not for judging unverified data.

The biggest challenge is convincing organisations to move from familiar resume-based hiring to verified skill evidence.
Resistance to change is behavioral, not logical.
The most rewarding part for the founder is helping people get hired and seeing the impact on their careers.

Proof of Skill provides fully verified candidate profiles — identity, experience (via employers), skill (expert consensus), education (via institutes).
For companies: select role, location, skills, salary; get curated list of verified candidates; skip resume review and first-round interviews.
For candidates: complete one proctored real-world assignment; skill validators evaluate across qualitative levels; share credential with multiple companies.
Candidates are judged on demonstrated ability, not resume formatting or screening calls.
Companies can filter and contact candidates directly.