Moonhub announced Monday that it has bewen acquired by Salesforce CRM, marking a new chapter for the AI-powered recruiting startup founded by former Meta META engineer .

The move comes on the heels of Salesforce's recent $8 billion acquisition of and signals a clear acceleration of its AI-first product strategy, The Economic Times reports.

Founded in 2022 and backed by Khosla Ventures, TIME Ventures, Day One Ventures, AIX Ventures, GV, and Salesforce, Moonhub is known for launching the world's first AI Recruiter, and developed tools to automate hiring processes while minimizing bias. According to The Economic Times, rather than relying on outdated keyword-based filters, the company's AI platform scanned public data sources such as GitHub, LinkedIn, and personal websites to build rich, multi-dimensional candidate profiles.

The system was designed to detect meaningful patterns, like promotion frequency, project types, and skill progression, which are often overlooked by traditional recruiting tools. One of Moonhub's core principles was avoiding filters based on race, gender, or disability. Instead, it worked closely with clients to reshape how job descriptions were written and how talent was sourced, The Economic Times reports.

Nancy Xu frequently emphasized the importance of a “human-in-the-loop” approach, where final hiring decisions stayed in human hands, The Economic Times says. According to Xu, AI should not replace people in recruitment but support them in making more informed, fair decisions.

Moonhub's integration into Salesforce follows a string of AI-focused acquisitions. In addition to the Informatica purchase, Salesforce recently announced it would acquire , an automation startup, as part of its broader AI strategy. These moves are meant to fuel the Salesforce's Agentforce platform, an initiative focused on developing autonomous AI agents to streamline enterprise operations in areas like sales, customer service, and now hiring.

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Moonhub said that joining Salesforce will allow its team to scale its original mission within a much larger ecosystem. Xu in a statement described Salesforce as a values-aligned company with deep investment in trust and impactful AI advancement, both key to the responsible deployment of AI.

While Moonhub is officially winding down as a standalone entity, its core team will now contribute directly to Salesforce's product development in AI-driven recruitment and talent acquisition. According to Salesforce’s announcement on Tuesday, their work is expected to be integrated into new iterations of Agentforce tools and services.

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Moonhub raised $14.4 million in venture funding and attracted top-tier investors across Silicon Valley, The Economic Times reports. According to Salesforce, the company is competing head-to-head with tech giants like Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet's GOOG GOOGL)) Google, and in the race to dominate enterprise AI.

The integration of Moonhub's team reflects a growing trend among major players: securing specialized talent through strategic acquisitions. As the demand for enterprise-ready AI accelerates, the battle to attract top minds is becoming just as critical as the technology itself.

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