Ribbon is an AI-first hiring platform built for high-turnover industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, airports, food service and retail. Its AI interviewer, Bonnie, conducts two-way conversational interviews 24/7 across SMS, WhatsApp and email in 10 languages, scores candidates against customizable rubrics and ranks them, while detecting potential fraud through off-screen activity monitoring. Ribbon integrates with 60+ applicant tracking systems including Greenhouse, Workday, Ashby and Workable, and reports over 1M interviews completed with strong recruiter time savings and candidate satisfaction. Co-founded in 2023 by Arsham Ghahramali and Dave Vu, the Canada-based startup raised an $8.2M round led by Radical Ventures in 2025, with Social Leverage, Cadenza Ventures and GD1.
Ribbon
ActiveAI voice interviewer for high-turnover, high-volume hiring
Total raised
$8.2M
1 round
Stage
Seed
Team
11-50
since 2023
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2023
Toronto, Canada
Agent-ready
API
Score 40/100
AI voice interviewer (Bonnie)
Conversational interviews in 10 languages
24/7 multi-channel screening (SMS, WhatsApp, email)
Customizable scoring rubrics
Candidate fraud detection
60+ ATS integrations
SOC II Type I and NYC LL144 audited
40/100
Developing
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
— Seed $8.2M incl. Cadenza Ventures +3
Capital network
$8.2M raised ·4 backers·10 network links
- Backers4
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Ribbon do?
- Ribbon is an AI voice interviewer that conducts conversational screening interviews 24/7 and scores candidates against rubrics.
- How much did Ribbon raise?
- Ribbon raised an $8.2M round led by Radical Ventures in 2025.
- Which industries is Ribbon for?
- Ribbon targets high-turnover industries like manufacturing, healthcare, airports, food service and retail.
- Is Ribbon compliant?
- Ribbon is SOC II Type I certified, GDPR compliant and completed an NYC Local Law 144 bias audit.
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