London-based Jack & Jill AI has secured $20 million in seed funding led by Creandum to transform recruitment.
The six-month-old startup uses two conversational AI agents to match candidates with employers, bypassing traditional job boards entirely.
The Dual-Agent Recruiting System
Jack & Jill operate a dual-agent AI system. Founded in 2025 by Matthew Wilson (CEO) and Saaras Mehan (CTO), the startup addresses inefficiencies in hiring.
Jack engages job seekers through 20-minute voice conversations, gathering information about skills and career goals. He searches for roles, provides coaching, and conducts mock interviews. Jill works with companies.
She scans job descriptions, briefs talent teams, and identifies matching candidates. Jill reviews applicants, sources from LinkedIn, and conducts initial interviews autonomously.
The two agents interact and make direct introductions over email, creating fully autonomous matching.
10% Fee Model Undercuts Traditional Recruiters
Jack & Jill AI charges zero upfront fees. Job seekers use Jack for free. Companies pay 10% of base salary only when they hire through Jill.
This undercuts traditional agency recruiters by 50% while offering access to a far larger network.
Early results:
Breaking a 20-Year Recruitment Stalemate
The recruitment market is broken. Job boards generate 1,000+ applications within six hours. Most companies don't review them because the signal-to-noise ratio is extremely low.
AI is making it worse. Candidates use AI to mass-generate applications. Employers use AI to screen out candidates. The result is noisier than ever.
Jack & Jill isn't layering AI onto the existing system. It's reimagining recruitment entirely with autonomous agents for both sides.
There hasn't been major innovation in job search since LinkedIn and Indeed launched 20 years ago.
The seed round drew 75+ angel investors including F1 champion Nico Rosberg and executives from Lovable, Anthropic, and ElevenLabs.
Investment Details
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Funding Amount | $20 million |
| Round | Seed |
| Lead Investor | Creandum |
| Other Investors | DIG Ventures, Entrepreneur First, Ada Ventures, Firedrop, Repeat.vc, Episode1 Ventures, Playfair + 75 angels |
| Valuation | Undisclosed |
| Total Raised | $20 million |
| Funding Date | October 2025 |
| AI Curator Rating | 4.3/5 ⭐ |
U.S. Expansion and Global Scaling Plans
The capital will fuel U.S. expansion, targeting San Francisco Bay Area. Jack & Jill employs 12 people and leverages AI across operations.
Near-term vision: scaling to millions of users globally while improving matching accuracy. Major product releases coming soon.
Challenges remain around AI accuracy and maintaining conversational quality at scale.
The agentic AI space is booming. Investors pumped $2.8 billion into agentic AI startups in H1 2025 alone.
Connect with Jack & Jill AI
| Platform | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | https://jackandjill.ai |
| https://www.linkedin.com/company/jackjill | |
| Twitter/X | https://x.com/Jackandjillai |
