AI-powered recruitment platform for India's hiring automation
Erekrut positions itself as an AI-driven hiring automation tool for Indian recruiters, but the tech stack and active projects reveal significant mission creep. The company is deeply embedded in renewable energy and solar project delivery (MATLAB, ETAP, PSCAD, utility-scale PV work), clinical trial programming, and water treatment business development — none of which align with a recruitment platform. This stack-to-narrative disconnect, combined with rapid hiring across engineering, sales, and leadership roles, suggests either aggressive diversification into energy/engineering consulting or a fundamental pivot away from the original HR SaaS thesis.
Notable leadership hires: Sales Head, Site Head
Erekrut launched in 2019 as an AI-powered hiring platform targeting Indian recruiters and job seekers. The product automates resume screening, candidate filtering via custom assessments, and interview scheduling to compress hiring cycles from weeks to days. However, the company's operational reality extends well beyond recruitment software. Active projects span utility-scale solar PV, grid integration, hybrid renewable configurations, clinical trials, and water treatment business development. The team is headquartered in New Delhi with 11–50 employees across engineering, sales, data, design, finance, healthcare, and support functions. Pain points center on regulatory compliance, cost optimization, project delivery timelines, and scaling sales operations — issues endemic to EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) and energy sectors rather than SaaS.
Erekrut uses MATLAB, ETAP, PSCAD, SAS, R, Python, Java, C++, Google Workspace, Sage Intacct, and solar/grid simulation tools (PVsyst, SCADA). This mix suggests heavy engineering and renewable energy workflows, not typical HR software.
Active projects include utility-scale solar PV, grid integration, hybrid renewable configurations, clinical trial programming, regulatory submissions, and water treatment business development. The portfolio aligns more closely with energy consulting and EPC than recruitment software.
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