Findem announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Glider AI, a skills validation platform, in a move aimed at creating an end-to-end AI-powered hiring solution that delivers verified, hire-ready candidates.
The combined platform will integrate Findem’s talent discovery capabilities with Glider AI’s skills validation, autonomous AI interviews, and identity verification. Together, the companies aim to streamline hiring by ensuring candidates are discovered, assessed, and verified before reaching hiring managers.
The acquisition positions Findem to expand into the $650 billion global staffing market by consolidating functions traditionally handled by multiple vendors into a single AI-driven platform. The company said this approach can reduce supplier costs, improve hiring efficiency, and enable organizations to reallocate savings toward more competitive compensation.
Findem’s proprietary Labeling Engine processes billions of unstructured data points to generate insights about candidates, while Glider adds a validation layer through skills assessments and identity verification. The combined solution is designed to improve confidence in hiring decisions and shift the industry toward outcomes-based hiring.
Findem also announced it will introduce outcome-aligned pricing tied to successful hires, reflecting confidence in its ability to deliver pre-qualified candidates.
Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks, subject to customary conditions. Following the close, Glider AI will continue to operate under its existing brand within Findem’s platform.
KEY QUOTES:
“AI is rewriting how hiring markets will operate. For decades, recruiting relied on fragmented tools and layers of suppliers. Today AI-powered platforms can focus on results, not process. Companies like Findem are helping move the market in this direction.”
Josh Bersin, Global Industry Analyst And CEO, The Josh Bersin Company
“Companies do not buy recruiting technology because they want better workflows – they buy it because they need great hires. Too often, hiring depends on stitching together disconnected tools and processes, and critical context gets lost along the way. Bringing Findem’s talent AI together with Glider’s validation capabilities creates a single solution that produces more confident hiring decisions. That’s the outcome AI should deliver.”
Hari Kolam, CEO, Findem
“Hiring breaks down when the signals used to evaluate candidates can’t be trusted. Glider delivers trust in who customers hire through verified skills and identity. Combined with Findem talent AI, organizations can now move beyond traditional hiring to proven, skills-based outcomes.”
Satish Kumar, CEO, Glider AI
“Contingent hiring has historically relied on fragmented systems and manual processes. The industry is beginning to explore platforms that can more intelligently discover, evaluate and verify candidates. Approaches that help organizations connect with qualified, hire-ready talent more efficiently represent an important step forward for enterprises and the global workforce.”
Doug Leeby, CEO, Beeline
