Reclaim a week per role.
Ship while AI runs first-rounds.
A voice AI runs 12-minute first-rounds the day candidates apply — adaptive follow-ups, scored rubric, transcript the candidate keeps. Built for founders hiring their first 1 to 20 people.
Built on LiveKit · LL144-ready · 3 free, no card
What it is
Vettika for founders is a voice-AI first-round interviewer that screens every applicant in a 12-minute conversation and ships you a scored transcript before you open the next pull request. Founders hiring their first 1 to 20 people typically lose 6 to 8 hours per role to phone screens and scheduling. With Vettika, you paste a job description, share one link with applicants, and read the scored transcripts at the end of the day. First 3 interviews are free with no card. After that, buy a 10-pack at $19 ($1.90 each), a 50-pack at $79 ($1.58 each), or pick Pro at $49/mo for 30 interviews plus $1.50 per extra. No-shows never count.
The founder hiring problem
You are the screening committee, the scheduler, and the recruiter.
Was
Lose a week per role to 30-minute intro calls
Now
Send a link. The AI runs every first-round in 12 minutes — same day they apply.
Was
Pick the 3 candidates who replied fastest, not the 3 strongest
Now
Screen every applicant. Read 50 scored transcripts in the time it took to do 3 calls.
Was
Ghost the rejected pile because you ran out of time
Now
Every candidate gets a transcript and their own score. No black-box rejection.
How a founder uses it end to end
From job description to scored shortlist, while you ship.
Paste the job description
Vettika pulls the role, opening intro, 4-6 questions, and rubric criteria from the JD. Tweak in 60 seconds.
Share one link with every applicant
Drop the URL in your Notion applicant tracker, your ATS, or paste it into the auto-reply on your hiring inbox.
Read the scored transcripts at 11 PM
Reports land in your inbox in under 60 seconds after hangup. Sort by rubric score. Move on the candidates you choose.
Spend founder hours on the right 5 humans
You only show up for the second round — the conversation that actually decides the hire.
50 first-rounds while you build the next feature.
At 30 minutes per founder-conducted screen plus 15 minutes of scheduling per candidate, 50 first-rounds is roughly 37 hours — a full work week. With AI Recruiter, those 50 conversations run in parallel while you write code. Your involvement: 10 minutes setting the rubric, 90 minutes reading the top 10 transcripts.
Pricing for founders
Pay for outcomes, not seats.
First 3 interviews free, no card. After that, a 10-pack at $19 ($1.90 each) if you hire 2 or 3 roles a year, a 50-pack at $79 ($1.58 each) for a hiring sprint, or Pro at $49/mo for 30 interviews plus $1.50 per extra. No-shows never count against pack credits or your monthly cap.
No card. No subscription.
Full rubric + transcript
Candidate keeps a copy
12-minute hard cap per call
FAQ
Questions founders actually ask.
Will candidates think a YC-stage startup using AI looks lazy?+
The opposite signal — founders who use AI for first-rounds free up bandwidth for the second-round conversation that actually decides the hire. The transcript shows the candidate you read their answers. We have not heard a single rejection on this front; candidates appreciate the 12-minute cap and getting their own score.
I have a weird, niche role — will the AI know what to ask?+
You bring the rubric. Paste your job description, list the 4-6 things you actually want to test (systems thinking, async writing, prior infra ownership), and Vettika scores against your criteria. The agent is the listener; you are the interviewer-of-record.
What if I only hire 2 people a year?+
A 10-pack at $19 is exactly for you. No subscription, no annual contract. Run a single role through 10 first-rounds for $19 (effective $1.90 each), never see another charge until the next hire. First 3 are free regardless, and no-shows never count against the pack.
Can I use my own questions or does the AI choose?+
You define the question list and the rubric. The agent reads them, asks them, and adapts follow-ups based on what the candidate actually said. If a candidate gives a vague answer on system design, the agent will press for specifics before moving on.
Do candidates know it is AI before they get on the call?+
Yes — by design. The invite link names what they are joining. Candidates consent before the recording starts. This is the part Reddit got loud about. We made the opposite product on purpose: short, transparent, transcript-keeps.
Related
Keep reading
How the voice agent works
The LiveKit stack, adaptive follow-ups, and the 12-minute cap explained.
Read moreWhy not HireVue
HireVue is for 1,000+ hires/yr. Vettika is for the human currently doing screens.
Read moreFor hiring managers
Bring your own rubric, score per-criterion, skip generic screening templates.
Read moreShip the feature. We will run the first-rounds.
Define the role in 10 minutes, share the link, read the scored transcripts at the end of the day. First 3 free.