According to EU-Startups, Polish HRTech startup Global Work AI has secured €2 million in follow-on funding to enhance its automated job application features and launch an AI career assistant called Mia. The Warsaw-based platform, founded in 2024, focuses exclusively on job seekers rather than employers and aggregates over one million verified remote roles monthly. This investment from existing backers including Pre-Seed to Succeed and Yellow Rocks brings the company’s total funding to €3.1 million. The company has reportedly scaled 13x over the past 10 months as job seekers increasingly turn to AI tools in what CEO Alex Chepovoi calls a “brutal job market.”
The candidate-first approach
Here’s what makes Global Work AI interesting: they’re flipping the traditional HRTech model. Most hiring platforms focus on serving employers and recruiters. But Global Work AI is building everything from the job seeker’s perspective. They’re essentially creating what amounts to an AI-powered job hunting toolkit. Think automated applications, AI-generated CVs and cover letters, personalized job matching – basically all the tedious parts of job searching that people hate.
And they’re not just throwing AI at the problem randomly. Their Auto-Fill browser plugin actually works across job platforms, which is smart because let’s face it – nobody enjoys filling out the same information across twenty different application forms. The platform also claims to remove scams and duplicates, which anyone who’s spent time on major job boards knows is a real problem.
The European HRTech landscape
This funding comes during what appears to be a pretty active period for European HRTech. The article mentions around €40 million invested across similar companies in 2025 alone. You’ve got Prague-based Talentiqa raising €1 million for interview assistance, Italy’s Skillvue getting €5.5 million for skills-based recruitment, and Spanish companies pulling in even larger rounds. But here’s the thing – most of these are employer-focused tools.
Global Work AI stands out precisely because they’re betting on the candidate side. It’s a less crowded space, and honestly, it makes sense. With job markets getting tougher globally, giving job seekers better tools could be a huge opportunity. The question is whether they can build something compelling enough that people will actually use it regularly versus just when they’re desperately looking for work.
Meet Mia AI
The most ambitious part of their roadmap is Mia AI, which they’re billing as a “J.A.R.V.I.S-style companion for the modern worker.” Now that’s some serious branding – comparing yourself to Iron Man’s AI butler sets high expectations. The planned features go way beyond just job applications too. They’re talking about career path mapping, workplace challenge resolution, market analysis, upskilling guidance, salary negotiation prep, and even emotional support.
That’s… a lot. Emotional support from an AI? Salary negotiation guidance? These are complex human interactions that even experienced career coaches struggle with. I’m curious how they plan to make this feel genuinely helpful rather than just another chatbot that gives generic advice. The founders do have HRTech experience though – this is their third product in the space, so they probably know what they’re doing better than most.
Broader implications
What’s really fascinating here is the timing. We’re seeing AI transform job searching at the exact moment when job markets are getting more competitive. Tools like Global Work AI could potentially level the playing field for candidates who can’t afford career coaches or don’t have strong professional networks. But there’s also a risk of creating an arms race where everyone’s using AI to optimize their applications, making it harder to stand out.
The company’s rapid growth – 13x in 10 months – suggests they’re tapping into real demand. Whether they can maintain that momentum while building out such an ambitious feature set remains to be seen. But one thing’s clear: the days of manually tailoring every cover letter might be coming to an end faster than we thought.
