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Partnership · HR & Future of Work

Vahan.ai partners with Sunlight Manpower for hiring

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Company
Vahan.ai
What it does
AI recruitment for blue-collar workers
Kind
Partnership
Sector
HR & Future of Work

What they do

Vahan.ai is an AI-powered recruitment platform for blue-collar and gig economy workers

What happened

It has partnered with Sunlight Manpower Services to scale AI-led recruitment across India

Why it matters

Vahan.ai has facilitated over 1 million job placements across more than 920 cities

The details

  • Vahan.ai has partnered with Sunlight Manpower Services to scale AI-led recruitment across India.
  • The partnership aims to build a scalable, technology-led recruitment ecosystem for high-volume hiring.
  • It will cover gig, logistics, and emerging industrial sectors.
  • Vahan.ai will support Sunlight Manpower’s expansion and deeper integration into its national hiring network.
  • The collaboration is expected to improve placement speed, recruiter productivity, and workforce availability.
  • It also aims to improve access to formal jobs for candidates.
  • The partnership supports Vahan.ai’s Vahan Leader model, which gives local recruitment entrepreneurs AI tools and access to national employers.

The bigger picture

  • Vahan.ai has raised investments from Lemmatree, Persol Group, and Khosla Ventures over the past year.
  • The investments were used to strengthen technology and expand into manufacturing and industrial sectors.
  • Sunlight Manpower recruits over 6,000 workers across more than 20 cities, complementing Vahan.ai’s AI-driven processes.

About the business

  • Vahan.ai is an AI-powered recruitment platform for blue-collar and gig economy workers.
  • It aggregates hiring demand from leading gig, delivery, logistics, and manufacturing employers on a single platform.
  • Vahan.ai works with employers in quick commerce, food delivery, mobility, and warehousing sectors.
  • It has facilitated over 1 million job placements across more than 920 cities.
  • Sunlight Manpower Services is a manpower recruitment company that recruits over 6,000 workers across more than 20 cities.
  • The partnership extends Vahan.ai’s platform to enable recruitment operators to scale faster and diversify across sectors.

The deal

Type
partnership

Investors

  • Lemmatree (investor) — Temasek-backed fund
  • Persol Group (investor)
  • Khosla Ventures (investor)

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