Your Talent Elevation Partner for the Human + AI Era
Karat evaluates talent, benchmarks capability, and delivers the workforce intelligence engineering leaders need to win in the human + AI era
We believe humans create the future
The AI revolution is more than a technological shift; it is a generational opportunity to redefine the possibilities of human creativity and productivity. In the Human + AI era, the companies that win will be the ones that understand and elevate their workforce to seize the AI opportunity.
For the forward-thinking CIO and CTO, the Human + AI era is a multi-year journey to re-imagine what a world-class organization looks like and can achieve. Skillsets are evolving faster than any one organization can measure and understand. Disruptive times demand a clear source of truth to confidently unlock the talent that harnesses AI to meet the demands of the business.
Our Customers
Powering the AI Economy
7 of 25
Largest public companies in the world
4 of 7
Largest payment companies
4 of 4
Largest UK banks
Our Story
Understanding Talent to Unlock Disruptive Technologies
Mo Bhende and Jeffrey Spector connected on the shared commitment to unlocking opportunity in a world where access to career growth is often limited to where a person went to school, who their friends and family are, or their past work experience.
Through their own experiences and research, the two friends came to recognize that improving the interviewing and hiring process for software engineers, in particular, would connect millions to opportunities and power economic growth. The technical interview itself must be re-engineered. In 2014, they came together to create Karat.
As Karat grew, Mo and Jeffrey recognized related challenges facing technical leaders, who lacked the data and insights to make workforce decisions at the local or global level. Meanwhile, AI began to disrupt technical assessments and the roles of software engineers. With a proven approach to objective, predictive, and enforceable technical evaluations across hundred of thousands of interviews, Karat has evolved to feature AI-native simulations and broader workforce intelligence to support talent decision making.
Company values
Our core principles
We set ambitious goals and make decisions that advance our collective purpose and mission.
We listen to our customers and continuously learn.
We engage with Karateers as both human beings and as partners.
We give and openly receive the gift of feedback.
We invest in our relationships for the long term.
We aim to build where everyone has access to opportunity.
Our people
Meet the team
Leadership
Board of Directors
Advisors
John Besteman
SVP of Global GTM Strategy
Mohit Bhende
Chief Executive Officer
Rachael Granby
SVP of Interview Delivery
John Loof
VP of Finance & Strategy
Jeffrey Spector
President
Arun Sundaram
VP of Product
Lily Thill
VP of People & Culture
Mala Singh
Chief People Officer, Electronic Arts
Parker Barrile
Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
Ed McLaughlin
Chief Technology Officer, Mastercard
Vijaya Kaza
Chief Security Officer and Head of Engineering for Trust & Safety, Airbnb
Krishnan Rajagopalan
CEO Emeritus, Heidrick & Struggles
Sagnik Nandy
President and Chief Development Officer, Okta
Sabina Ewing
CIO and VP of Business & Technology Services, Abbott
Michael Ruttledge
CIO and Head of Technology Services, Citizens Bank
Natalie Glance
Chief Engineering Officer, Duolingo
Larry Quinlan
Former Global CIO, Deloitte
Teresa Carlson
President, General Catalyst Institute & Former President and CCO, Flexport
Karenann Terrell
Former CDO & CTO, GSK and Former CIO, Walmart
Julie Durham
Chief Digital Officer, UnitedHealth Group
David Lau
Head of Data Engineering, Open AI
Amish Patel
CTO, Elevance Health
