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Bolto + Standard Capital Series A

Brief

Bolto (founders Mern Singh and Jake Johnson) joined Dalton Caldwell in a conversation published April 29, 2026 (presentation/interview) about their recent Series A and roadmap. The founders described their single platform unifying recruiting, HR, and payroll and explained how AI-native hiring—automated sourcing, screening, and workflow orchestration—changes operations while keeping compliance and human oversight central.

Why it matters

Bolto founders Mern Singh and Jake Johnson discussed their recent Series A with Dalton Caldwell on April 29, 2026; the interview focused on scaling the company and go-to-market after the round.

Key details

  • Bolto is building a single platform that combines recruiting, HR, and payroll, positioning hiring workflows to be AI-native (candidate sourcing, screening, and hiring automation).
  • Founders emphasized technical and product challenges of next‑generation HR software: integrating payroll compliance, reducing manual HR work, and designing ML-driven workflows that keep humans in the loop.
Source evidence

Dalton Caldwell of Standard Capital sits down with Bolto founders Mern Singh and Jake Johnson to discuss the company, their recent Series A, and how AI is reshaping the future of HR.

Bolto is building a single platform for recruiting, HR, and payroll. In this conversation, they cover what changes when hiring becomes AI-native, and what it takes to build the next generation of HR software.

Bolto: https://www.bolto.com/
Bolto on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/boltohq/
Bolto on X: https://x.com/boltohq

Standard Capital: https://www.standardcap.com/
Standard Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standard-capital-ventures/
Standard Capital on X: https://x.com/Standard_Cap

Channel: Standard Capital
Published: 2026-04-29
Video URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE33M-x5DJI