About Sense
Sense offers a leading AI-powered talent engagement platform that enables recruiting and talent teams to personalize interactions with candidates at every stage of the hiring journey. Trusted by over 1,000 organizations — including Bath & Body Works, Carvana, Coca-Cola, Dell Technologies, HCA Healthcare, Hormel, Insight Global, Kelly, and Nissan — Sense helps companies accelerate hiring, strengthen their employer brand, and consistently exceed recruiting goals, all while delivering a highly personalized candidate experience.
CEO Anil Dharni first met co-founder Pankaj Jindal at university, and he connected with co-founders Ram Guadavalli and Alex Rosen as colleagues at previous startups. Based on their individual and collective experience, they recognized that staffing and recruiting was ripe for disruption. Sense was founded to transform how organizations communicate with talent.
Sense Automation launched in 2016, with Messaging, Chatbot, Referrals, Candidate Matching, Interview Scheduling, and now CRM, Voice AI, AI Recruiter added to the Sense platform over the years. Today, Sense provides a robust talent engagement platform that empowers recruiting success across the talent engagement flywheel.
About Sense
Fast Facts
Company Size: 350 employees across the globe
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Customers: 1,000+
Investors: Accel, $90M in total funding from SoftBank, Google Ventures, AVP, Signia Venture Partners
Bios
Anil Dharni is the CEO and Co-founder of Sense, the leading AI-driven platform for talent engagement and communication. Before founding Sense, Anil was the Co-founder and COO of Funzio, which was acquired by GREE in 2012. Earlier in his career, he led product and design at hi5, then the world’s third-largest social networking company. Anil is a recognized international speaker and thought leader in recruiting technology, known for pioneering innovative candidate engagement solutions. He holds an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering.
Anil Dharni, CEO & Co-founder
Pankaj is a staffing industry veteran and the Co-founder of Sense, the first talent engagement platform built specifically for the staffing industry. With over 20 years of experience leading staffing and recruiting technology companies, he is a recognized expert in candidate experience, recruiter productivity, redeployment, and the day-to-day challenges faced by recruiters. Drawing on his deep practitioner knowledge, Pankaj helped create Sense to revolutionize the consultant-care model for staffing firms. Before founding Sense, he served as CEO of Akraya and President of both Aditi Technologies and Aditi Staffing. He also completed the Advanced Management Education Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. A frequent speaker at industry conferences, Pankaj shares insights on candidate engagement, employer branding, and strategies for boosting retention.
Pankaj Jindal, Head of Sales & Co-Founder
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