Jobzyn, a Moroccan startup leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline recruitment, has raised an undisclosed pre-seed round led by Janngo Capital, with participation from Digital Africa and angel investors. Founded in 2023 by Simo Zizi and Abdelbassite Badou, Jobzyn aims to address inefficiencies in hiring while improving transparency for both employers and job seekers.
The platform enables employers to automatically filter applications through candidate matching and soft-skill assessments before interviews. For job seekers, Jobzyn provides cultural insights and video testimonials, while universities benefit from tools to track graduate employment outcomes. Major organizations, including Deloitte, PwC, Glovo, Maroc Telecom, and Inwi, already use its platform.
The funding will drive product development and expansion across Africa and the wider MENA region. Janngo Capital, which closed a $78 million fund in 2024, emphasized that the investment aligns with its mission to support startups fostering inclusive job creation. Jobzyn’s technology is particularly focused on addressing Africa’s employment challenges, where women represent only 20% of the formal workforce and where soft-skill assessments remain scarce in traditional recruitment processes.
With Africa’s workforce projected to double to 1.2 billion by 2050, Jobzyn is positioning itself at the intersection of rising graduate underemployment and employers’ need for scalable screening tools. Its partnerships with universities also aim to provide governments and institutions with valuable labor market data, contributing to better policy and training strategies.
