Veriff co-founder’s Roleo raises €2.9M to expand AI career agent across Europe

Roleo, a startup developing a personal
AI career agent for technology professionals, has raised €2.9 million in a
funding round led by Baltic venture capital firm Practica Capital, with
participation from Nordic VC Inventure.

Founded by Janer Gorohhov, co-founder
of identity verification company Veriff, and Vahur Hansen, a former member of
Wise’s early engineering team and co-founder of Membo, Roleo aims to help
technology professionals discover career opportunities without actively
searching or applying for jobs.

Traditionally, keeping track of career
opportunities has required professionals to monitor job boards, maintain
networks and stay visible to potential employers. Roleo is developing an
alternative approach through a free personal AI career agent that continuously
monitors the job market on behalf of its users.

The platform learns about each user’s
professional experience, career goals, salary expectations and preferences,
including flexibility, responsibilities and future development. It then
evaluates opportunities across the European technology sector and identifies
positions that may align with their interests.

When a suitable opportunity is
identified, Roleo can connect the candidate directly with a hiring manager
without requiring a formal job application. Users retain control over their
visibility, personal information and decisions about whether to pursue particular
opportunities.

Most people spend years building
their careers, but only actively manage them when something goes wrong or they
decide it is time for a change. Meanwhile, great opportunities come and go,
often without the right people ever hearing about them. We believe everyone should have a
personal active career agent that understands what they want, keeps an eye on
the market, and brings relevant opportunities to them. You should be able to
focus on doing great work without missing out on what could come next,

said Janer Gorohhov, co-founder and
CEO of Roleo.

Since the beginning of 2026, Roleo’s
AI agent has connected users with 30,000 career opportunities that they
subsequently explored. The platform evaluates hundreds of thousands of
potential opportunities each week, typically selecting the three most relevant
for each user.

Roleo’s users include professionals
from Google, Amazon, Stripe and Spotify. For employers, the platform provides
access to qualified candidates who may not be actively seeking new roles but
are open to relevant opportunities.

The company has also received backing
from investors including Bolt founder Markus Villig, Sergei Anikin, Henrik
Bohman, Kristina Lilleõis and Lemonade Stand.

Roleo’s initial European expansion
will focus on technology professionals and companies. The new funding will also
support improvements to its AI career agent, with plans to make the platform
more responsive to individual needs and extend its capabilities beyond job
matching to support longer-term career development.