Vahan
vahan.co
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$18.2M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$10M
Series B · Sep 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
4
open roles
Revenue
$5M
2020 · SEC Form D 0001886516-21-000002
Backers
3
Y Combinator, Soma Capital
The money's age
Due for its next round
24 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Sep 19, 2024
Raised a round Series B $10M · led by Khosla Ventures · Zee Business
Sep 15, 2021
Raised a round Series A $8M · led by Khosla Ventures · VCCircle
Jun 2019
Went through Y Combinator
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 8%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Sep 2024 | $10M | Khosla Ventures lead | Zee Business |
| Convertible Note | Nov 2021 | $200k | — | SEC Form D |
| Series A | Sep 2021 | $8M | Khosla Ventures lead | VCCircle |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Vahan Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Madhav KrishnaExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Y Combinator 
Soma Capital 
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Overview
Vahan is a marketplace for blue-collar work in India that uses an AI voice and WhatsApp agent to place outbound calls to candidates across more than 900 cities. Food delivery and quick commerce companies and recruitment agencies hire through the platform. The company is based in Bengaluru, India.
News
No middlemen, no delays; Kerala vehicle ownership transfers go 100% automated via Vahan software
No more delays or middlemen! Vehicle ownership transfers in Kerala are moving to a fully automated system via the Vahan portal. With Aadhaar-based e-KYC, approvals are processed online without official intervention. Here is how the new process works.
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Technical snags in Vahan, Sarathi portals hit Kerala MVD
Technical issues in Kerala's Vahan and Sarathi portals disrupt vehicle registration and driving licence services, prompting calls for urgent improvements.
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New Vahan website restores e-challan payments issue
Maharashtra transport department has migrated its Vahan e-challan services to new web address since the last couple of days to address technical issues faced by motorists for past few weeks
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Telangana's VAHAN portal to issue permanent registration certificates of non-transportvehicles from April 11
Telangana's VAHAN portal will issue permanent registration certificates for non-transport vehicles starting April 11, 2026, enhancing digital services.
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Telangana to link vehicle data to Vahan, scrap 2% tax on used vehicles
Telangana Vehicle Integration: Telangana is set to integrate its transport services with the national Vahan portal, simplifying vehicle processes and abolishing the additional 2% tax on second-hand vehicles, effective from Monday.
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Vahan portal to be rolled out in Hyderabad soon
The Transport Department plans to roll out the VAHAN portal in Hyderabad, starting with a pilot at Secunderabad RTA. The platform will offer 52 vehicle-related services online, reducing paperwork and simplifying registrations, transfers and record managem
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Indian Govt urges vehicle owners and DL holders to update mobile numbers on Vahan, Sarathi portals: Check complete guide here
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Vahan.ai Bags LemmaTree Funding, Acquires L.earn to Boost AI Hiring & Skilling
LemmaTree, a Temasek-founded firm, invests in Vahan.ai to strengthen its AI-driven hiring...
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Bengaluru's Vahan.ai raises strategic funds from LemmaTree, acquires L.earn Company Business News
Bengaluru-based Vahan.ai, a pioneering AI recruitment platform for blue-collar workers, has secured a strategic investment from LemmaTree and acquired L.earn. The company aims to enhance job access and skills for millions in India's evolving gig economy.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Vahan over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
25
Postings analysed
6
Stack modernity
75/100AI adopter
Languages
JavaScript
Node JS
Python
SQL
Databases
ClickHouse
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
AWS
RabbitMQ
Deepgram
ElevenLabs
AI & ML
LLM
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Full Vahan tech stack
25 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$66k
Typical range
$63k – $84k
Open positions
4
4
Jobs
Senior
25%
Staff
50%
Architect
25%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 1 | $63k | $63k |
| Staff | 2 | $66k | $63k – $69k |
| Architect | 1 | $84k | $84k |
Highest paying role
Director of Product
$84k
Normalized to USD per year
People
Madhav Krishna
Executive Officer, Director
Rishi Srivastava
Director
Suren Dutia
Director
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
51/100
Stable
Open positions
4
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
43 days
faster than 31% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Product
40% ▼
AI/ML
20% ▲
Backend
20% ▼
Design
20% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Added WhatsApp to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Bengaluru
Bengaluru
India
HQ
4 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 25% engineering 50-200 est. staff $70k Avg Salary
hires for Product, AI/ML, Design
Jobs
$32k – $63k per year • In office • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • Bengaluru
Python
SQL
ClickHouse
AI/ML
Claude Code
Model Context Protocol
ElevenLabs
Fine-tuning
Knowledge Distillation
AI Agents
NLP
Speech Recognition
LLM
RAG
Deepgram
LiveKit
Model Distillation
Management
WhatsApp
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$42k – $68k per year • In office • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bengaluru
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Sketch
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$32k – $63k per year • In office • Full-Time • 6+ years exp • Master's Degree • Bengaluru
AI Agents
Machine Learning
Management
WhatsApp
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$63k – $84k per year • Equity 0.2–1% • In office • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Master's Degree • Bengaluru
Machine Learning
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