AI Hiring Platform for Startups

Startup Hiring,
Powered by Iris AI

Iris AI finds, screens, and shortlists your best candidates automatically. No HR team. Just the right people, fast.

Full Stack Engineer • Dubai
React • Node.js • 3–6 yrs • Startup experience preferred
Iris Active
Sourced
Sara R.
97% match
Mark K.
94% match
Aisha P.
91% match
+479 more
Outreached
Sara R.
Replied ✓
Mark K.
Opened
Screened
Sara R.
4/4 score
Hired ✓
Maha A.
Hired 3 days
↓80%
time-to-hire
Iris AI runs this entire pipeline automatically • zero manual effort
Iris AI is live  sourcing 2,341 candidates  right now
Shortlist in 4.8 seconds avg
LinkedIn + Email outreach automated
No Boolean strings required
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Step by Step

How Iris Works for Startups

1 Step 1

Define Your Role

Tell Iris what you're hiring for: job title, must-have skills, experience level, and responsibilities. Iris uses this to source the right candidates and tailor how it screens and interviews them.

Iris AI Chat
Looking for a Product Manager in Sharjah, UAE with 6+ years in Technology
Sarah
This is the query that was built. You can edit it, or view candidates.
Looking for Product Manager +9 with 6-13 Years Experience in Sharjah, UAE in Technology +5
Sourcing Pipeline
Maha Alrumaithi
Sr. PM · Dubai
Active
Ahmed Albreiki
Product Lead · Abu Dhabi
Passive
Maya Abdullah
PM · Sharja
Active
Channels
LinkedIn
Qureos
Meta Ads
2 Step 2

Iris Promotes Your Job and Sources Candidates

Iris promotes your job with sponsored listings on different job boards, searches candidate profiles, reaching both active job seekers and passive talent.

3 Step 3

Iris Screens, Interviews, and Shortlists Candidates

Iris reviews every application, conducts phone or video interviews with shortlisted candidates, and delivers detailed screening reports, saving you 15+ hours per job.

Candidate Screening
Candidates (5)
Maha Alrumaithi
Good Fit
Ahmed Albreiki
Potential
Maya Abdullah
Potential
Abdul Rahman
Potential
Maha Alrumaithi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Good Fit
4/4
Screening
4/4
Interview
1
Flags
Executive Summary
Key Strengths
4 Step 4

Review, Interview, and Hire Faster

Iris gives you fully screened candidates with detailed insights. You take over for final interviews and make the hiring decision, cutting time-to-hire from months to days.

Final Shortlist
Ahmed Ramirez
Sr. Product Designer
Hired
Maha Alrumaithi
Project Manager
Hired
Ahmed Albreiki
Product Manager
Interviewed
Built for Startups

Every obstacle between you and your next great hire

Hiring is the most important thing you do as a founder. Most tools weren't built for your pace. Iris was.

With Iris AI
Shortlist in seconds, not weeks
Zero agency fees, ever
Outreach runs while you build
No HR team or recruiter needed
01
No time to recruit when you're building
Iris AI runs sourcing, screening, and outreach completely automatically. You spend 30 minutes reviewing, not 30 hours searching.
02
Can't afford a recruiter or HR team yet
Qureos replaces a full recruitment team with AI. Source, screen, schedule, and hire without adding anyone to your payroll.
03
Finding technical talent is brutal for startups
Iris filters 10M+ profiles by specific frameworks, startup experience, and seniority. Reach engineers who actually want to work at a startup.
04
Candidates ghost. Response rates are terrible
Iris sends personalised LinkedIn and email outreach simultaneously, with smart follow-ups.
How Qureos Compares

Qureos vs Agency vs Traditional ATS

What you need
Qureos
Agency
Traditional ATS
Time to first shortlist
Seconds
1-2 weeks
Days-weeks
Cost per hire
Flat subscription
15-25% of salary
Low but manual
Candidate outreach
Automated
Manual
None
AI video screening
Built-in
No
Rarely
Setup time
Same day
1-2 week briefing
Weeks of config
Connects with your stack
Case Studies

Startups hiring faster with Qureos

"

What used to take our team over a week, finding candidates, writing outreach, chasing responses, now takes less than 24 hours with Qureos. We hired our first three team members before our competitors finished their shortlists.

Al Zayani InvestmentsGlobal Operations · 2,000+ employees
<24h
First shortlist
80%
Time-to-hire reduction
60%
Lower cost-per-hire
"

GI Group needed 7 specialist sales roles filled across multiple regions within 2 months. Qureos delivered pre-vetted, interview-ready candidates within days of the brief. AI outreach response rates were far higher than our previous process.

GI GroupStaffing & Recruitment · 25,000+ employees
7
Roles filled
8 wks
Total time-to-fill
2.1x
Higher response rate

Frequently Ask Questions

The most common questions we get asked
How to hire for a startup without an HR team?
To hire for a startup without an HR team: (1) describe the role in plain language using Qureos Iris; (2) let AI rank candidates from 10M+ profiles in seconds; (3) use automated LinkedIn and email outreach; (4) screen with AI video interviews; (5) schedule interviews and make offers from one dashboard. The entire process takes days, not weeks, with no dedicated recruiter needed.
What is the best hiring process for startups?
The best hiring process for startups uses AI to handle the heavy lifting: AI talent sourcing with a 5-second shortlist, automated multi-channel outreach via LinkedIn and email, AI video screening to filter candidates at scale, and a lightweight ATS to track the pipeline. Qureos Iris AI combines all four steps in one platform, cutting time-to-hire by 80%.
How do I find and hire engineers or programmers for my startup?
Hiring programmers for a startup requires reaching passive candidates who are not actively job searching. Qureos Iris AI searches 10M+ technical profiles, filtering by specific frameworks, experience level, and startup environment preference. Automated outreach is sent across LinkedIn and email simultaneously.
What makes Qureos different from other AI recruiting tools?
Three things no other AI recruiting tool offers: (1) shortlist delivery in 5 seconds via plain-language search; (2) automated outreach via email simultaneously; (3) AI video interview scoring built into the same platform. Most competitors offer sourcing or outreach or ATS. Qureos provides all three in one, purpose-built for startup speed.
Can I do global hiring for my startup with Qureos?
Yes. Qureos provides access to 10M+ candidate profiles across 29+ locations. You can filter by language, location, salary expectations, and availability, making global hiring for startups as straightforward as local hiring from a single dashboard.

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