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Peoplebox.ai

YC S22

Bengaluru, IN · Founded 2018 · 35 employees · 8 known investors

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Peoplebox is an OKR, talent management, and people analytics platform that uses generative AI to help companies align strategy and retain employees. It integrates with work tools and provides strategy execution and people operations capabilities.

Also known as Peoplebox, Inc. · Peoplebox · Peoplebox Inc · Peoplebox Inc, Peoplebox · Peoplebox.ai

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)

Peoplebox.ai was founded in 2018 by Abhinav Chugh and Alagu Muthuraman.

ACAbhinav Chugh
Abhinav ChughCEO & Co-founderHe previously co-founded VideoCrisp, a cloud-based video creation platform, and Waybiz, a B2B marketplace. He holds a B.Tech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from UCD Smurfit Business School.
AMAlagu Muthuraman
Alagu MuthuramanFounderFounder of Peoplebox.ai, an OKR and talent management platform. Muthuraman has experience building and scaling multiple products from early stage.
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Alagu MFounder
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Allagappan MuthuramanFounder
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Barath KumarTA
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Nikhil Singh
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Zenobia MccoyTalent Acquisition
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Saboor SirwalSales Recruiterformer
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Aditya A Rs officeformer
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Nirmal KumarData Analystformer
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Gautam SawhneyProduct Managerformer
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Vaishnavi AGMDM Internformer

Investors · 8

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Peoplebox.ai offers an AI-based talent platform that spans hiring, performance management, employee growth and retention within a single product. Its conversational AI agent, branded Nova, is positioned to conduct human-like interactions across the talent lifecycle: sourcing and outreach to candidates on LinkedIn and job boards, bulk resume screening with per-candidate scoring and explanations, adaptive phone screens, asynchronous video interviews with AI evaluation of responses, tone and communication, chat-based pre-screening across text, chat, call and video channels, onboarding conversations, periodic check-in calls, and career growth discussions.

Alongside the AI agent, the company sells an integrated talent management suite intended to replace spreadsheets and reduce administrative work. Modules include performance reviews configurable by competencies, goals, values, rating scales and review types (self, peer, 360), 1:1 management with agendas and action tracking, continuous feedback captured in Slack or Microsoft Teams and fed into reviews, engagement and pulse surveys with team-level trend tracking and at-risk employee identification, goals and OKRs that cascade from company to team to individual with real-time progress tracking, career frameworks, individual development plans, competency tracking tied to reviews and promotions, and compensation planning.

Business model

Peoplebox.ai sells a business-to-business software platform to employers, with go-to-market motions centred on demo requests, self-guided product tours and an interactive AI interview trial on its website [0].

Traction

The company states its platform is used by more than 600 companies [0].

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market

Market position

Positioned as an all-in-one AI talent platform covering the hire-to-exit lifecycle, competing with point solutions for recruiting automation, performance management and OKR tracking [0].

Technology

The platform centres on Nova, a conversational AI agent that conducts phone, chat and video interviews and employee conversations with adaptive follow-up questions, scores resumes against role requirements with stated pass/fail reasoning, and evaluates video responses including tone and communication. It is paired with configurable workflows and integrations with collaboration tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams [0].

Go-to-market

Inbound, product-led marketing via the company website, offering demo requests, a self-serve product tour, and a live trial in which the Nova AI agent calls a prospect and conducts a sample interview for a selected role [0].

Employers and HR, talent acquisition and people operations teams that run recruiting, performance reviews, engagement and compensation processes; the site references use across roles such as barista/QSR, customer service, sales representative, software engineer and logistics driver [0].

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
CustomersJan 2026600 companies
HeadcountAug 202674

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Peoplebox.ai do?
AI-powered talent platform combining automated interviews with performance, OKR, engagement and compensation management.
Who founded Peoplebox.ai?
Peoplebox.ai was founded by Abhinav Chugh, Alagu Muthuraman in 2018.
Who are Peoplebox.ai's investors?
Peoplebox.ai's investors include Pioneer, Y Combinator, Blast.Club, DVC, Fundamental Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Peterson Venture Partners, YC ESP22.
Where is Peoplebox.ai headquartered?
Peoplebox.ai is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.