We're building the future
of hiring in India.

BenchHQ was founded with a simple belief — that every Indian company, from a 10-person startup to a 10,000-person enterprise, deserves world-class recruiting tools built for their context.

Hiring shouldn't be this hard.

Indian HR teams spend 70% of their time on administrative tasks — sifting resumes, chasing interview feedback, sending follow-up emails. BenchHQ was built to change that.

We've reimagined the applicant tracking system from the ground up — AI-first, India-first, and built to scale with your team.

Our platform helps HR teams focus on what matters most: building relationships with great candidates and making great hiring decisions.

2022
Founded
500+
Companies
12K+
Jobs Posted
Faster Hiring
98%
Satisfaction
50+
Integrations
3
India Offices
85+
Team Members

What drives us every day

These aren't posters on a wall — they're the principles behind every product decision and customer interaction.

Customer Obsession
Every feature we build starts with a real HR team's pain point. We talk to customers weekly and ship what matters most to them.
Speed with Quality
We ship fast — but never at the expense of reliability. Our engineering team maintains 99.9% uptime while releasing weekly improvements.
Inclusive Hiring
We believe diverse teams build better products. Our bias-reduction features help companies make fairer, more inclusive hiring decisions.
Transparency
No hidden fees, no dark patterns. Our pricing is public, our SLAs are contractual, and we post our incident reports openly.
India First
We build for Indian realities — regional job boards, INR pricing, DPDP compliance, and workflows tuned to how Indian HR teams actually work.
Data Privacy
We treat candidate data with the utmost respect. Consent-first, DPDP-compliant, with full candidate data deletion on request.

The people behind BenchHQ

Our founding team brings together decades of experience in HR technology, enterprise SaaS, and AI/ML.

AK
Arjun Kapoor
CEO & Co-Founder · Ex-Naukri, IIT Delhi
PS
Priya Sharma
CTO & Co-Founder · Ex-Microsoft, IIT Bombay
MR
Meera Reddy
CPO · Ex-Darwinbox, ISB Hyderabad
VS
Vivek Singh
VP Sales · Ex-Zoho, 12 yrs HR Tech

World-class investors

BenchHQ is backed by leading venture capital firms and angel investors who believe in transforming Indian HR technology.

A100
Accel India
Series A Lead · ₹28 Cr
KH
Kalaari Capital
Seed Lead · ₹8 Cr
SQ
Sequoia Surge
Pre-Series A

Awards & recognition

BenchHQ has been recognised by leading industry bodies as a top HR technology platform in India.

🏆
HR Tech Company of the Year
People Matters HR Tech Congress 2024
Top 10 HR SaaS Startups India
YourStory Tech50 · 2024
🎯
G2 High Performer — ATS India
G2 Winter 2025 Report

Join the BenchHQ team

We're a fast-growing team of 85+ builders, designers, and sales folks across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. We're always hiring exceptional people.

Engineering
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
React, Node.js, PostgreSQL. Hyderabad (Hybrid). Build the core hiring platform used by 500+ companies.
AI / ML
ML Engineer — NLP
Resume parsing, entity extraction, ranking models. Bengaluru. Work on core AI that powers our screening engine.
Sales
Enterprise Account Executive
Own a territory and close 100-500 employee companies. Mumbai or remote. Uncapped commission.
Don't see your role?
We're always looking for exceptional people. Send us your profile.

Let's build something great together

Whether you're a customer, investor, partner, or future team member — we'd love to hear from you.