Startup Circle: How is Qandle using AI/ML and analytics to provide an All-In-On HR Tech solution?

Qandle is an All-In-One HR Platform - established in 2016 and launched in 2018. The young startup focuses on re-engineering HR Technology from employees’ perspectives. It provides an array of tech-enabled solutions for HR tasks including - Hire and Onboard, Payroll, Work Monitoring, Leave and Attendance management etc. The solutions from Qandle help reduce the manual and administrative tasks for HRs and allow them to focus on more strategic ones.

“One of the major HR trends would be the use of analytics in HR,” states Himanshu Aggarwal, Co-Founder and CTO, Qandle. “Recently, LinkedIn reported that over 92% of talent professionals in India understand that people analytics is going to be integral in transforming the future trends of HR and recruiting In India. Apart from this, with the intervention of AI in HR management, the very role of HR managers will shift from coordination to strategy,” he further added.

“Per this, Qandle’s entire model focuses on delivering tech-oriented solutions for organizations. We aim to make People Operations faster, smoother and more efficient,” states Aggarwal. Excerpts from QnA.

How has your revenue grown with the brand evolving during the pandemic?

When the country went into a sudden lockdown in 2020, like all businesses, it affected us adversely, too. However, since then, we have developed tools specifically to support remote work; tools like remote screen tracking, touchless attendance from anywhere, Remote task management, 1:1 Meetings, Regular check-ins etc. Thus, we have already grown by 150% during this period.

What has 2020 changed for you? How are things now? What are your growth priorities for 2021?

As the pandemic hit, the organisation swiftly moved towards remote work. Amidst this new normal, the proper functioning, monitoring and coordination with a distributed workforce became very difficult for all organizations and was not possible without apt technology in place. Industries realised the same and the demand for HR Tech saw around a 30% hike. As the remote work culture continues, the same is reflecting in our books.

Qandle is a mobile-first company with a strong focus on AI/ML and analytics. In 2021, we plan to penetrate deeper into India and also strengthen the product's tech backbone. We have names like Spinny, Airmeet, Chanel, Shadowfax, Camp K 12, Quality Control of India, Edureka, Shriram schools, TCNS Clothing, Vidyamandir Classes as our clients.

Funding

Putting the efforts in the right direction did prove fruitful for the brand. We have raised $1,200,000 from Investors- Arun Chandramohan and Redwood Internet Ventures in 2018.