Propel People is a mobile-first hiring platform built to help contractors recruit skilled tradespeople more quickly. The platform uses an AI-driven ProScore engine to rapidly rank applicants, offers instant screening, and employs two-way SMS (English and Spanish) to improve response and pre-screening. Developed within the 1848V venture studio, Propel is tailored for contractors who work primarily in the field and emphasizes a field-first user experience. The company recently raised $3 million in seed funding to accelerate its growth. Propel plans to use the capital to boost product development, expand its engineering and go-to-market teams, and enter key contractor markets across the U.S. The product aims to address a construction-sector labor shortage that the company cites as costing over $20 billion annually.

Total raised

$3M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2025