Human resources technology startup Talent Fabric Ltd., which does business as Perfect, announced today that it has closed on a $13 million seed funding round as it looks to take on established platforms such as LinkedIn Corp. in talent recruitment. Today's round was led by Target Global and saw participation from Joule Venture and RTP Global, plus a host of individual investors. Based in Israel, Perfect has created what it says is a generative artificial intelligence-powered platform that helps organizations to fill staff vacancies by mapping the profiling career graphs of millions of technology-focused professionals. The company says it wants to break LinkedIn's monopoly on the talent scouting market, so it relies on generative AI to help companies search for the ideal signals for each available position they're looking to fill. Perfect scans dozens of public data sources, including social media and other databases, searching for the ideal candidates whose skills match what an employer is looking for.

A Taiwanese AI algorithm maker knows the value of the mind behind a face. The company says its software can perform virtual fashion try-ons and parse a consumer's personality with the same selfie. Perfect Corp. last week pushed a new AI and augmented reality makeup app and a fashion industry tie-in that could seed the market for high-end algorithmic social aspiration. In August, the company went down-market with a beard try-on product. None of that is to take away from Perfect's July decision to start selling the AI Personality Finder. It is a combination of facial-feature mapping and rudimentary psychological data that allegedly tells people not only how emotionally attractive they are, but also, what products to use to increase their visual likability.

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