Hyderabad: haf.vc, a SEBI-registered Category I venture capital fund built on the decade-long legacy of Hyderabad Angels, has invested ₹3 crore in Hunar.AI, a conversational artificial intelligence company focused on frontline workforce management.
The haf.vc investment reflects the fund’s focus on scalable businesses, differentiated technology and founders addressing large market opportunities.
The investment will be used to strengthen Hunar.AI’s AI infrastructure, product development, sales and market expansion. The company is targeting businesses that need to recruit and manage large workforces across multiple locations and languages.
For haf.vc, the investment in Hunar.AI marks another step in backing businesses with the potential to convert demonstrated market demand into scalable growth.
Building on its legacy in India’s startup ecosystem, haf.vc continues to focus on identifying founders and companies at pivotal stages where capital and strategic support can help accelerate their next phase of development.
Hunar.AI Builds Conversational AI for Frontline Workforce Management
Founded in 2022 by Krishna Khandelwal and Shantanu Bhattacharyya, Hunar.AI develops conversational AI agents designed to hire, onboard, train and engage frontline workers across languages through voice and WhatsApp.
Commenting on the investment, Kalyan Sivalenka, Managing Partner, haf.vc, said: “India’s frontline workforce is huge, multilingual and largely underserved by technology.
Hunar.AI understands this problem from the ground up. Its team began in workforce services and turned that experience into AI that works in the languages and workflows of the people it serves. That kind of domain depth compounds over time, and it is what we look for a Series A.
Investing alongside Blume Ventures and a strong syndicate also reflects how haf.vc now works: Hyderabad capital backing the best founders across India.”
The haf.vc investment will support Hunar.AI as it expands its AI infrastructure, product capabilities, sales and market presence.
The company’s multilingual conversational AI platform is focused on helping enterprises manage frontline workforce requirements across locations and languages.
Mr. Krishna Khandelwal, Co-Founder and CEO, Hunar.AI, said: “Hyderabad is one of the fastest-growing hubs for logistics, retail and services hiring, and that is exactly where frontline workforce problems are most acute.
Having haf.vc on board strengthens our reach in this market as we take our multilingual conversational AI to more enterprises in Telangana”.
haf.vc Expands Pan-India Investment Approach
haf.vc works closely with founders through capital, strategic mentorship and access to a network of entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors.
While rooted in Hyderabad’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, the fund follows a pan-India investment approach, collaborating with venture capital firms and co-investors to identify opportunities across sectors and geographies.
The fund’s investment in Hunar.AI adds to its focus on businesses with scalable models, differentiated technology and the potential to address significant market needs.
Through its network-led investment model, haf.vc seeks to identify opportunities across India’s startup ecosystem while building long-term value for founders and investors.
The fund’s sector-agnostic approach enables haf.vc to work with founders across different sectors and geographies. Its collaboration with venture capital firms and co-investors is part of its broader pan-India investment strategy.
haf.vc is a SEBI-registered Category I Venture Capital Fund established to extend the decade-long legacy of the Hyderabad Angels Network, one of India’s most respected and active angel investor communities.
With a foundation built on years of investment experience, haf.vc brings together the agility of angel investing and the structure of venture capital to support India’s promising early-stage companies.
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