If you’ve ever spent hours skimming through a stack of résumés only to end up scheduling interviews no one shows up for, you’re not alone. For most HR professionals and hiring managers, recruitment is still a slow, manual grind. But one startup is quietly changing that with AI that talks.

Babblebots, founded in 2022 by Roli Gupta, is a Mumbai-based platform that automates large parts of the hiring process. From résumé screening to interview scheduling and candidate assessments, the system is designed to reduce the noise and bring clarity to recruitment.

The real breakthrough is its AI voicebots that conduct interviews. These bots speak to candidates in over 20 Indian languages, evaluating skills and communication on the spot.

From Chaos to Clarity

Babblebots isn’t just sorting CVs. It’s helping companies like Alkem Labs, Indus Towers, and IIT Bombay’s DRF run first-round interviews at scale. Candidates speak with AI-powered bots that assess communication, reasoning, and job-specific skills in about 15 minutes.

The results speak for themselves. A 10x reduction in time-to-hire. A 98 percent drop in interview no-shows. Some clients report a 500 percent increase in their interview-to-offer ratio.

In a hiring landscape still tangled in spreadsheets and follow-up calls, this kind of automation is more than helpful. It changes the game.

A Smarter First Filter

For overwhelmed hiring teams, Babblebots acts like a first line of defense. The platform pulls from a library of over 10,000 questions tailored to 200 job roles. It then standardizes candidate evaluations with real-time scoring and dashboards, helping recruiters focus only on the top performers.

What used to take five days of coordination now takes 15 minutes of structured insight.

Redefining Good Hiring

Roli Gupta’s inspiration came from years of building teams across India and the US. She saw how long it took to separate genuine talent from noise. Her belief is simple: AI should handle the early, repetitive steps so humans can focus on what matters.

The goal is not just speed. It’s fairness, consistency, and better hiring decisions.

A Quiet Revolution in HR

Babblebots has raised $1.2 million from Anchorage Capital, BonBillo, Ahead VC, and others. It is growing 30 percent month-over-month.

Because behind every great hire is a recruiter who didn’t drown in résumés. Maybe it’s time more of them had help.

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