HelloSky Announces $5.5M Oversubscribed Seed Round, Crosses $1M ARR and Expands Executive Team

GREENWICH, Conn., April 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HelloSky (formerly Skyminyr), the only talent intelligence platform purpose-built for the executive search industry, today announced the close of a $5.5 million oversubscribed seed round.

The raise includes participation from Caldwell Partners, Karmel Capital, True, Hunt Scanlon Ventures and prominent angel investors from Google and Cisco Systems. The proceeds of the funding will be invested primarily into engineering and go-to-market efforts.

HelloSky has surpassed $1 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and expanded its management team to add executives in sales and marketing. Hugh Burnham has joined the company as EVP, Sales and Marketing, and Mike Kelch has joined as VP of Sales.

"As competition for executive talent escalates, organizations will increasingly turn to recruiting partners leveraging AI-driven platforms to gain a strategic edge," said Scott A. Scanlon, CEO and co-founder of Hunt Scanlon Ventures. "They will lean on recruiters who can tap into precision talent platforms like HelloSky to integrate candidate identification, behavioral analytics, sector mapping, and human capital intelligence all in one place," he said. "For executive recruiters this means shorter cycle times, more mandates, and unprecedented growth opportunities."

Purpose-Built for Executive Search

While many AI recruiting platforms have added executive search features as an afterthought, HelloSky was engineered from the ground up with AI and data science tailored specifically for high-stakes executive placements. The platform delivers unmatched precision in identifying candidates with exact-fit experience and qualifications for leadership roles.

Unlike platforms designed for staff-level recruiting, HelloSky offers advanced executive competency smart tags, relationship intelligence and connection pathing, revealing actionable routes to top talent based on deep employment, investment, and education graphs, not just superficial LinkedIn ties.

HelloSky consolidates human capital, company, talent, and investor data into a single AI-powered platform. "With dynamic market mapping, real-time tracking, and its newly launched SmartRank™ technology, HelloSky is changing the game for how executive talent is sourced and evaluated, eliminating the need for multiple disparate costly subscriptions," said Alex Bates, CEO of HelloSky.

Strong Early Adoption and Industry Recognition

Several of the fastest-growing executive search firms have already adopted HelloSky, including enterprise deployments at Bespoke Partners, Caldwell Partners, Eastward Partners, NU Advisory Partners, and On Partners. Venture capital and private equity firms are also turning to HelloSky to power talent decisions across their portfolios.

"This is a watershed moment for executive search," said Mr. Bates. "AI is no longer a futuristic concept—it's a competitive advantage today. Firms that embrace our platform are the fastest growing firms in executive search, achieving better outcomes with higher candidate precision and placement success."

HelloSky was recently named to the High Performer Quadrant in G2's ranking of top Talent Intelligence Software.

HelloSky expects to reach profitability by Q4 2025.

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About HelloSky
HelloSky is a next-generation precision talent intelligence platform purpose-built for executive search. Leveraging cutting-edge AI, data science, and proprietary talent graphs, HelloSky empowers organizations to connect with the right leaders faster and with greater precision than ever possible. For more information, please visit www.hellosky.ai

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