Prafulla Deori — Co-Founder
Founder at VantaHire ATS | Building AI-Native Recruitment Software for Staffing & Recruiting Agencies I am the Founder of VantaHire ATS, an AI-native applicant tracking system purpose-built for recruiting agencies and staffing firms in India. After spending 12+ years leading talent acquisition across APAC at global technology companies including Adobe, Ericsson, Cloudera, and Cradlepoint, I saw a persistent and costly problem: most recruiting agencies still operate on Excel, WhatsApp, email, and fragmented tools, resulting in poor productivity, weak tracking, and revenue leakage. I previously helped build the Cradlepoint India R&D center from 0 to 150+ employees, leading large-scale hiring across geographies and seniority levels. That hands-on exposure to recruitment operations at scale directly shaped the problem VantaHire is solving today. VantaHire ATS is designed as an India-first, agency-first recruitment operating system—combining job management, candidate pipelines, WhatsApp-native workflows, and AI-powered recruiter productivity tools in a single, affordable platform. Our focus is on simplicity, speed, and accessibility for recruitment MSMEs that are underserved by complex, expensive enterprise ATS solutions. I am an IIM Kozhikode (Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation) and IIM Bangalore (People Management) alumnus, currently building VantaHire ATS toward early-stage incubation and seed funding, with the long-term vision of becoming the default recruitment platform for staffing agencies across India and emerging markets. 📩 For incubation, partnerships, or early-stage discussions: hello@vantahire.com
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Location: Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India
Experience: 12 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Ai Saas
- Business Ownership
- Job Management
- Podcast
- Podcasting
- Mentoring
- Global Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Hiring
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Recruiting
Career Highlights
- Founder of AI-native recruitment software VantaHire ATS.
- Established Cradlepoint India R&D center with 150+ employees.
- Expert in global talent acquisition across APAC.
Work Experience
VantaHire
Founder (10 mos)
AI REVO LABS
Co-Founder (10 mos)
Ericsson
Head of Talent Acquisition, APAC (8 mos)
I AM A RECRUITER
Podcast Host (1 yr 11 mos)
topmate.io
Mentor (3 yrs)
Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson
Head of Talent Acquisition, APAC (3 yrs 3 mos)
Cloudera
Lead Recruiter - APAC (2 yrs 1 mo)
Adobe Systems
Talent Partner (4 yrs 8 mos)
Zyoin
Talent Acquisition (10 mos)
Education
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation program at Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
People Management at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Bangalore University
Engineer's Degree at Uttarakhand Technical University
