₹1.5 crore pre-seed led by ajvc, its standard cheque and its first investment in a Pune startup. Scooter is the sixth ajvc company to appear on these pages.
Candidates are assessed through recorded sales role-plays, and managers receive a shortlist of three to five, watching assessment clips before they see any CV.
A conventional interview tests how well a candidate sells themselves to a willing listener, the easiest sale they will ever make. Scenario assessments test how they handle a buyer who pushes back.
Showing performance before credentials guards against managers anchoring on employer and college names, which is where co-founder Saumya Seth's behavioural science background shapes the product.
The business model is undisclosed. Placement fees would mean recruitment-agency economics; platform fees would look more like software. The best salespeople are also rarely job hunting, which tests…
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