# impress.ai

> impress.ai is a Singapore-based enterprise SaaS company that automates the recruitment workflow with AI. Its no-code platform uses conversational bots and structured, competency-based interviews grounded in I/O Psychology to source, screen, assess, engage and onboard candidates at scale. Enterprises such as DBS Bank, Singtel and Accenture use impress.ai to shorten time-to-hire, cut interview rounds and reduce bias while giving candidates a faster, fairer application experience.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Singapore
- **Founders:** Vaisagh Viswanathan (CEO & Co-founder), Amrith Dhananjayan (COO & Co-founder), Sudhanshu Ahuja (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~69-77 employees
- **Products:** impress.ai recruitment automation platform, Virtual Recruiter (chatbot), Savos, impress.ignite
- **Notable:** Built 'Jim', described as Asia's first virtual recruiter, with DBS Bank in 2018, cutting time-to-hire by up to 75%., Helped enterprise clients save around 40 hours of recruiter time per month., Reported outcomes of ~40% faster hiring cycles and ~60% fewer interview rounds for customers.

## Products & services

- **impress.ai recruitment automation platform** — A no-code, self-service SaaS platform that automates candidate sourcing, screening, assessment, engagement and onboarding using conversational AI and structured, competency-based interviews.
- **Virtual Recruiter (chatbot)** — Conversational bots that autonomously interview, engage and shortlist candidates 24/7, applying I/O Psychology techniques and reducing bias by hiding biasing information from reviewers.
- **Savos** — An AI-powered orchestration layer that coordinates specialised AI agents across the end-to-end recruitment workflow for recruiters, hiring managers and candidates.
- **impress.ignite** — A plug-and-play, AI-powered recruitment solution aimed at mid-market companies that need faster deployment than a full enterprise rollout.

## Achievements

- Built 'Jim', described as Asia's first virtual recruiter, with DBS Bank in 2018, cutting time-to-hire by up to 75%.
- Helped enterprise clients save around 40 hours of recruiter time per month.
- Reported outcomes of ~40% faster hiring cycles and ~60% fewer interview rounds for customers.
- Screened candidate pools exceeding 100,000 for high-volume hiring campaigns.
- Raised US$6M Series A in July 2023 to expand across Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
- Listed in Singapore IMDA's innovative tech companies directory.

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Launched impress.ignite, a plug-and-play AI recruitment solution for mid-market companies.
- **2024** — Introduced Savos, an AI-agent orchestration layer spanning sourcing, screening, assessment and onboarding.
- **2023-07** — Closed a US$6M Series A led by Javelin with Reapra and Seeds Capital to expand in Southeast Asia.

## Links

- Website: https://impress.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/impress.ai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/impressAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@impressai
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/impressai

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Last updated: 2026-07-27