• Professional.me, an Abu Dhabi-based HRtech, raised $3.1 million in seed funding led by Raha Beach Ventures, bringing its total to $4.6 million.
• Founded by Ryan Adams in 2024, the platform replaces résumés with personalised micro-LLMs, trained on data from 167 industries and 1.2 million tasks, designed to enable more inclusive hiring.
• Professional.me will use the funding to expand engineering, strengthen partnerships, and scale access across EMEA and beyond.

Press release:

Professional.me, an AI-powered recruitment platform, has raised $3.1 million in a seed funding round led by Raha Beach Ventures, bringing its total funding to $4.6 million. The company previously raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round, also led by Raha Beach Ventures.

Professional.me and Raha Beach Ventures were both founded by Ryan Adams. Raha Beach Ventures operates as a startup studio, providing founders with engineers, designers, financial expertise, marketing, networks, and mentoring in exchange for equity ranging from 35% to 50%, depending on support levels.

Launched in October 2024, Professional.me positions itself as an alternative to traditional résumé-based hiring. The platform uses personalised “micro-LLMs”—custom language models that create detailed professional profiles for both job seekers and employers, trained on data from 167 industries and 1.2 million tasks. Its bias-aware models are designed to support more inclusive hiring practices.

“We’re not digitising résumés; we’re replacing them,” said Ryan Adams, founder and CEO of Professional.me. “Each company and professional gets their own micro-LLM that acts as a context-aware advocate, surfacing the best-fit matches automatically and meaningfully.”

Since launch, Professional.me has processed over 300,000 professional profiles, serving clients across Europe, the UK, and the MENA region. The platform claims its AI can reduce resume screening time from two minutes to 15 seconds, integrating with existing applicant tracking systems to deliver “AI-driven shortlists” and skill matching. Pricing starts with a free tier for up to 100 candidates monthly, with premium rates starting at $0.24 per candidate.

With the fresh funding, Professional.me will expand its engineering team, deepen data and research partnerships, and scale access to employers across EMEA and beyond.