JobsUPI Raises $250,000 in Pre-Seed Round Led by IIMA Ventures
JobsUPI is developing a multilingual Voice AI platform that connects blue-collar and skilled workers across Bharat with employment opportunities.
Employment-tech startup JobsUPI has raised $250,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by IIMA Ventures.
The round also saw participation from angel investors including Alok Bansal, Anshoo Sharma, Amit Jain, and Manoj Sinsinwar, among others.
The startup said the fresh capital will be used to strengthen product capabilities, scale distribution, and expand into new geographies across India.
Founded in 2025 by Shrey Bansal and Shubham Periwal, JobsUPI is building a multilingual and multimodal Voice AI-powered employment platform focused on improving job access for blue-collar and skilled workers across Bharat.
The Gurugram-based startup is developing what it describes as a “quick commerce for jobs” model, aimed at enabling faster hiring through hyperlocal discovery, seamless matching, and simplified job applications. The company aims to eventually reduce hiring timelines to as little as 30 minutes.
Built on an open-network architecture, JobsUPI is designed to improve accessibility for users across different languages and levels of digital familiarity, while helping MSMEs and enterprises streamline hiring processes.
The platform currently operates across parts of North India and is gradually expanding into additional regions.
In the employment-tech space, JobsUPI competes with platforms such as Apna, WorkIndia, and Job Hai, which are also targeting India’s large blue-collar and frontline workforce segment.
India’s employment-tech ecosystem has been witnessing increased investor interest as startups focus on vernacular access, AI-led matching, and faster hiring solutions for the country’s growing informal and skilled workforce market.