Sales Hiring Startup Scooter Secures Funding

Sales hiring startup Scooter, based in Pune, has successfully raised Rs 1.5 crore in a pre-seed funding round led by Aviral Bhatnagar’s AJVC. This funding will be allocated towards idealising the product and streamlining the sales hiring process for both candidates and hiring managers.

Founders and Mission

Founded in 2024 by Kartik Mandrekar and Saumya Seth, Scooter is designed to assist startups in hiring sales professionals by evaluating candidates using genuine sales scenarios instead of merely relying on their CVs. Mandrekar has an impressive track record of leading sales teams at various companies including Gartner, Shoptimize, and Graas. Meanwhile, Seth brings valuable expertise as a behavioural scientist, holding a master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Unique Assessment Approach

The platform identifies verified sales professionals and assesses them using authentic sales scenarios. It then provides hiring managers with a targeted shortlist of three to five candidates. Managers can also view short video clips from these assessments prior to examining a candidate’s CV. Interestingly, one customer managed to make a sales hire through Scooter in just six days.

Current Operations and Growth

Scooter is presently collaborating with over 50 companies and has welcomed 14 new customers in recent months. It boasts a growing pool of more than 10,000 sales candidates. This investment represents AJVC’s inaugural engagement with a startup based in Pune, marking a significant step for the pre-seed fund led by Aviral Bhatnagar.

Focus on Efficient Hiring

Scooter’s main objective is to aid startups and sales teams in minimising the time associated with searching for and evaluating sales candidates.