Hospitality hiring platform Withe picks up $1.5m in pre-seed round

• Withe’s SaaS platform is designed for enterprises that hire hundreds to thousands of people at the same time, such as staffing and recruiting teams in the tourism and hospitality industry
• The funds raised will help the company further expand its technical team and build its roadmap
• Focal is focused on leading pre-seed rounds of software startups across North America

Withe, a Vancouver-based on-demand video interview and virtual hiring event platform, has secured $1.5 million in pre-seed financing. Focal led the round.

Withe’s software-as-a-service platform is designed for enterprises that hire hundreds to thousands of people at the same time, such as staffing and recruiting teams in the tourism and hospitality industry.

The funds raised will help the company further expand its technical team and build its roadmap.

“Today, it simply takes too long to get qualified candidates in front of great companies. What we’ve created in Withe is a platform that benefits both recruiters and candidates by providing them with an on-demand and seamless experience,” said Daniel Shalinsky, CEO and co-founder of Withe, in a statement. “This funding will propel the next phase of Withe by enabling us to continue to hire the right people while we expand further into new markets,” said Shalinsky.

Based in San Francisco, Focal is a venture capital firm focused on leading pre-seed rounds of software startups across North America.