Opground

www.opground.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Seed

Opground is a Barcelona-based HR tech company that uses artificial intelligence to automate the first stage of hiring technical staff. Its chatbot, Opi, runs the first interview with software developers in place of a CV. Companies then receive matched candidate profiles in under five minutes, and candidates receive tailored job offers. In July 2024 it launched Merita, a SaaS assistant for recruitment agencies and IT consultancies that automates candidate screening and keeps their talent databases up to date. The company was founded in 2020 by Eduard Teixidó, Jordi Vall and Marcel Gozalbo. It has served more than 1,000 employers, including Naturgy, and by early 2023 it had made over 300 placements. It raised a first round of more than €500,000, led by FI Group, with public co-financing from ENISA, Neotec and Startup Capital de Acció.

Founded

2020

Founders

Total funds raised

€500K

SectorsHR Tech, Recruitment, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Start-up MapHR & Future of Work › Recruiting & candidate screening

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Founders

Eduard Teixidó Viladrich

Co-Founder & CEO

Jordi Vall Calsina

Co-Founder & COO

Marcel Gozalbo Baró

Co-Founder & CTO

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Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación

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Seed 2022 Spain

Funding rounds 1

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Date	Round	Amount	Lead
2022-01-04	Seed (estimated)	€500K incl. debt: equity and debt, the split was not disclosed	FI Group +2 more

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2022-01-04 Public Loan — ENISA

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Published	Article
2024-08-26	Opground o cómo la IA aporta superpoderes al sector de Recursos Humanos ↗ Diario Siglo XXI 2024-08-26
2024-07-15	Opground Lanza Merita, el Asistente de IA que Humaniza los Procesos de Selección Laboral ↗ Administración de Sistemas 2024-07-15
2024-05-21	Entrevista a Jordi Vall, CEO de Opground ↗ Al Andalus Innovation Venture 2024-05-21