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Kira Talent is a Canadian start-up company. The company operates a cloud-based online video interview screening platform, suitable for use by companies or academic admissions departments, that allows companies to record video questions, receive candidate responses, and evaluate the responses virtually.Presently, Kira Talent’s office is located in the downtown Toronto core on 48 Hayden St.
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Online video interview platform kira talent
History
Kira Talent was founded in 2012 by Emilie Cushman and Konrad Listwan It was named the Most Outstanding Venture among the Next 36 (Canada’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative) participants of 2012. The Next 36 Program provided seed capital and mentorship.
Product
Kira Talent’s cloud-based video platform was introduced as an alternative to in-person and phone job interviews. The interviewer records his or her questions over video and sends them over to candidates with an established deadline. After viewing each question, an interviewee has an allotted amount of time to think over the query, after which the webcam turns on and another specified time frame is given for a response. After applicants have responded the reviewers can log-in to see, rank, share, and compare the results.
Financing
In October 2012 Kira Talent closed a seed capital investment round led by Relay Ventures and supported by 18 investors, including entrepreneur Tony Lacavera, business strategist Roger Martin and financir David Shaw.