LizzyAI, a New York-based AI-native interviewing platform, has raised $5 million in seed funding led by NEA, with participation from Speedinvest and Zero Prime Ventures. The company plans to use the capital to expand engineering and go-to-market teams, deepen product integrations, and advance its adaptive interview engine.
The platform uses conversational AI to conduct role-specific interviews, engaging candidates in real time while evaluating communication, problem-solving skills, and job-related competencies. LizzyAI generates structured, bias-reducing reports to help hiring teams make faster, more objective decisions.
Founded by Yannis Niebelschuetz, LizzyAI positions itself as a scalable alternative to traditional interviews in a $500 billion global recruiting market that investors describe as still dominated by manual, inconsistent processes.
The platform supports use cases spanning high-volume screening, technical assessments, role-plays, and case-based interviews, and is now available to organizations of all sizes.
KEY QUOTES:
“Interviews are the most critical — and most broken — part of hiring. We built LizzyAI to act like your best interviewer: one that listens carefully, asks smart follow-ups, and gives every candidate a fair shot — at any scale.”
Yannis Niebelschuetz, Founder & CEO, LizzyAI
“LizzyAI gives us a powerful, AI-driven lens to see the whole person beyond their résumé. It not only streamlines our recruiting process but also empowers us to uncover potential in ways that traditional methods can overlook.”
Sonja Debus, Head of Agent Recruiting, Engel & Völkers
“LizzyAI is building infrastructure that turns interviewing into a scalable, intelligent, and objective process. We believe this is the future of hiring.”
Luke Pappas, Partner, NEA
