SINGAPORE, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — FUKU.AI, a Singapore-headquartered artificial intelligence recruitment platform operating on a SaaS business model, today announced that it has raised SGD 1.1 million in a pre-seed round from a family office and angel investors.
The company officially launched its beta product in June 2025 and has since attracted over 190 SMEs as users, with a waitlist of more than 500 companies.
FUKU.AI was founded by Kevin Gao, a recruitment industry veteran, and Kai Yang, a Harvard-educated AI engineer recognized as the top computer science student under Nobel Prize winner Professor Geoffrey Hinton.
The FUKU.AI platform differentiates itself through a proprietary resume-matching discriminator model featuring deep contextual understanding and multi-channel candidate outreach powered by a large language model (LLM) assessment engine.
“Small and medium-sized enterprises need affordable, efficient recruitment solutions tailored to attract PMET professionals in today’s fast evolving job market,” said Kevin Gao, CEO of FUKU.AI. “Our SaaS platform delivers enterprise-grade capabilities at accessible costs, empowering SMEs to secure top talent competitively.”
FUKU.AI plans to expand regionally to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia, targeting $1 million in annual recurring revenue within the next year.
About FUKU.AI
Founded in 2025, FUKU.AI is an AI-powered recruitment platform headquartered in Singapore, dedicated to providing scalable and efficient hiring solutions for SMEs across Asia. Visit https://www.fuku.ai for more information or contact Eddie Ler, Chief Strategy Officer at [email protected]
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