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How AI Is Solving India's Blue-Collar Hiring Crisis, One Call at a Time

Vahan.AI, founded by Madhav Krishna, is a voice-first AI recruiter helping India's blue-collar workforce find jobs in their own language — connecting 40 million Indians to employment, enabling 1.5 million placements, and powering half a million jobs yearly.

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500,000+ job seekers

employed through Vahan across India every year.

80-90%

of the recruitment process handled by AI, significantly reducing manual effort.

1.2 million+

placements to be made within the next 12 months.

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How AI Is Solving India's Blue-Collar Hiring Crisis, One Call at a Time

Sector

Solution

Technology

State of Origin

Impact Metrics

500,000+ job seekers

80-90%

1.2 million+

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BUILD YOUR OWN INTERVENTION

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