Milan-based HR tech startup Skillvue has secured €5.5 million in a seed funding round to transform how companies assess and value skills through AI. The round was led by 360 Capital.
- Established in 2021 by Nicolò Mazzocchi and Simone Patera, Skillvue develops AI-based tools for assessing and managing workforce skills.
- The company provides a platform that evaluates the hard skills, soft skills, digital competencies, and motivation of both job candidates and employees.
- Skillvue's AI agents perform standardized, scalable assessments that generate structured data for HR decision-making. Skillvue’s system is used across three main areas:
- Recruitment: improves candidate selection and reduces time-to-hire.
- Internal mobility: helps map and allocate existing talent.
- Talent management: identifies strengths and gaps to support targeted development.
Details of the deal
- The round was led by 360 Capital, a Paris and Milan-based VC firm specializing in early-stage, innovative deeptech and digital enterprises across Europe. In 2024, the firm raised €30 million for the first closing of its early-stage fund, 360 Digitaly.
"Skillvue’s evolving AI models, on the path to becoming fully-fledged skills assessment agents, overcome the limits of traditional tools by being scalable, fast, cost-effective, and truly inclusive. We're happy to support this next phase of growth and to help shape a more skills-first, forward-thinking future of work," 360 Capital's team, commented on LinkedIn.
- The investment also saw participation from Italian Founders Fund, 14Peaks Capital, and Orbita Verticale.
- With the fresh funding, the firm aims to accelerate the development of its AI-powered Skills Assessment Agents, enhance platform capabilities, and expand its team and international presence.
"The funding will allow us to work on increasingly advanced and cutting-edge AI models, making our Skills Assessment Agents the go-to solution for companies that want to make the best decisions in human resources," Skillvue's team, stated on LinkedIn.
