# Sanjoe Tom Jose

> Sanjoe Tom Jose is the Austin-based co-founder and CEO of Talview, an enterprise software company that grew from lessons learned across a pre-owned car marketplace and an earlier video-interview startup. Educated in engineering at Cochin University and management at IIT Bombay, he has built his career around widening access to work and education while making digital hiring, assessment and certification more trustworthy.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Talview
- **Organizations:** Talview, Interview Master, MerryWheels, National Instruments, Larsen & Toubro, Indian Angel Network
- **Education:** Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology, MBA, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Talview, whose official company profile reports more than 10 million candidates assessed across more than 120 countries., Gold Stevie Award winner for Tech Innovator of the Year - Services in 2021., Bronze Stevie Award winner for Entrepreneur of the Year - Business & Professional Services in 2021.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2012** — Worked at National Instruments, including as a territory manager in Bengaluru; earlier experience included Larsen & Toubro.
- **2012** — Co-founded MerryWheels, a marketplace for pre-owned automobiles, after the birth of his son prompted him to stop postponing entrepreneurship.
- **2013** — Co-founded Interview Master, building video-interview software after earlier experiments with mock interviews and mobile video.
- **2017** — Closed the earlier Interview Master company after arranging an investor exit and co-founded Talview as a broader enterprise talent-measurement business.
- **2017** — Talview won an IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Talent Management Solution.
- **2020** — Talview received Microsoft's AI Awards 2.0 partner-category recognition for an AI application supporting the Head Held High Foundation.
- **2021** — Named Gold Stevie winner for Tech Innovator of the Year - Services and Bronze Stevie winner for Entrepreneur of the Year - Business & Professional Services.
- **2021** — Led Talview through a $15 million Series B financing and received HRO Today's North America Thought Leadership and HR Excellence provider award.
- **2024** — Talview launched Alvy, an AI proctoring agent for online and test-center exam integrity.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Talview, whose official company profile reports more than 10 million candidates assessed across more than 120 countries.
- Gold Stevie Award winner for Tech Innovator of the Year - Services in 2021.
- Bronze Stevie Award winner for Entrepreneur of the Year - Business & Professional Services in 2021.
- Winner of the 2021 HRO Today Association Thought Leadership and HR Excellence (Provider) Award for North America.
- Led Talview through a $15 million Series B round in 2021.
- Built products recognized by the IBM Beacon Awards and Microsoft's AI Awards 2.0.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published LinkedIn writing on evidence in education technology, measurable returns from enterprise AI and the growing importance of verified capability.
- **2024-11** — Talview updated its profile of Jose to include the launch of Alvy, described by the company as an AI proctoring agent.

## Links

- Website: https://www.talview.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjoetomjose

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Last updated: 2026-09-26