Peoplebox

Peoplebox is an AI-native talent and performance platform that integrates recruitment (Nova AI), goal management (OKRs), performance reviews, continuous feedback, and engagement measurement into a single system of intelligence. Founded in 2018 and positioned as a comprehensive HR solution, Peoplebox combines AI-driven hiring with ongoing performance and talent workflows to create an end-to-end talent management system. On the recruiting side, Peoplebox offers Nova AI for AI-powered resume screening, interview automation (including live coding and video interviews), and candidate matching. The platform provides AI-driven candidate screening tools that integrate with major ATS systems and can accelerate early-stage candidate evaluation. The recruiting capabilities include automated screening workflows, interview intelligence, and candidate scoring integrated with performance data. For performance management, Peoplebox supports cascaded and aligned goals using OKRs/KRAs/KPIs frameworks, allowing organizations to track individual, team, and company-level objectives. The platform includes AI-powered goal creation, AI-generated summaries of progress and blockers, business reviews with project tracking via integrations, and structured performance review cycles. Performance review capabilities include probationary review cycles, competency frameworks, 9-box grid and calibration tools, RAG (Red-Amber-Green) analysis, and configurable notifications/reminders to keep cycles on schedule. For ongoing manager-employee alignment, Peoplebox provides 1:1 meeting management with shared agendas and collaborative note-taking, recurring performance/productivity check-ins, and 'anytime feedback' workflows including praise and advice features. The platform also offers modular add-ons including Individual Development Plans (IDPs) with AI-suggested development areas and actions ($3/employee/month), Engagement surveys with template-based and custom options, anonymous or identified responses, manager scoring, demographics-based heatmaps, and downloadable PPT/CSV reporting ($2/employee/month), 360-degree feedback with templates, customization, admin progress tracking, and AI-generated insight reports ($2/employee/month), and Compensation planning with budget controls, pay-equity rules, analytics, and branded compensation statements ($5/employee/month). Founded in 2018 (incorporated November 5, 2018) by Abhinav Chugh and Alagu Muthuraman in Bengaluru, India, Peoplebox graduated from Y Combinator's S22 batch and has raised $1.6M in total funding ($1.1M Seed from Nexus Venture Partners and Mars Shot Ventures in October 2019, plus $500k from Y Combinator in August 2022). The company employs 35-50 people with dual headquarters in Bengaluru, India (HSR Layout) and San Francisco, California, serving customers including Postman and Razorpay. Implementation is described as fast, with most teams going live within a week, supported by structured onboarding and ongoing customer support. The platform emphasizes deep integrations across HRIS (BambooHR, Darwinbox, Keka, Freshteam, Zoho People, Paylocity, SAP SuccessFactors, Qandle), ATS (Greenhouse, Lever), communication tools (Slack, Microsoft Teams), productivity platforms (Jira, Asana, Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Sheets), and data warehouses (BigQuery, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Looker) to keep employee data and reporting structures in sync. The platform offers transparent modular pricing with a base Talent Management tier at $8/employee/month (note: Gemini reported $7/month, ChatGPT and Grok both reported $8/month) and separate add-on modules ranging from $2-5/employee/month. All pricing is annual with a minimum annual contract value of $1,500. Peoplebox is GDPR-compliant, SOC 2 Type 2 certified, and ISO 27001 certified, with comprehensive security documentation available at their Trust Center.