Prem Kumar
Prem Kumar is the Co-Founder and CEO at Humanly, a startup focused on AI for hiring, and serves as an Official Member at Forbes Business Council. He has expertise in AI for candidate sourcing, qualification, and scheduling.
Prem Kumar - Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly
Prem Kumar is the Co-Founder and CEO of Humanly, a Bellevue-based hiring technology company built to fix something he saw up close: two people interviewing for the exact same job with the exact same panel getting treated completely differently. Before Humanly, Prem spent about a decade at Microsoft and led product and design at TinyPulse. Humanly went through Y Combinator and has raised roughly $52 million to date—most recently a $25 million Series B. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reimagining Hiring in the Age of AI and Bias with Humanly CEO Prem Kumar
In this episode of the Shift AI Podcast, Boaz welcomes Prem Kumar, CEO of Humanly and GeekWire Award winner for CEO of the Year. With his unique background as both a buyer of HR solutions at Microsoft and a startup leader at TINYpulse, Prem shares how his company is revolutionizing the hiring process through AI-powered solutions that create more human-centered experiences. Prem dives into the challenges facing today's job seekers and recruiters, revealing how Humanly's technology enables meaningful two-way conversations for every candidate within 24 hours of application. The discussion explores how AI can reduce bias in hiring, improve standardization…
Organizations
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Seattle University STEM Innovator In Residence 2024–present · current
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New York University Guest Lecturer 2023–present · current
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Venture Out Startups Venture Out Mentor 2021–present · current
Education
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University of Washington Bachelor of Science (BS), Informatics · 2002–2006
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Y Combinator Winter 2020 Batch
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International Community School
