Rising selection · No. 16 in The Rising 100
Saaras Mehan
Co-Founder & CTO · Jack&Jill
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City
- London
- Industry
- AI / recruitment
- Stage
- series-a
- Region
- Europe
- Rising rank
- No. 16
01 / The founder
Biography
Saaras Mehan, a Cambridge computer science graduate and former England youth chess player, co-founded Jack & Jill, a London-based AI recruitment startup, after previously founding Kular.
02 / Editorial
Why we're watching
Jack & Jill raised $20M (Creandum, Dig Ventures) in Oct 2025 to expand to the US, with major press coverage (TechCrunch, Business Insider, The Times), while Mehan remains relatively unknown outside tech/HR circles.
03 / The company
Jack&Jill
AI / recruitment · United Kingdom · series-a
04 / Verification
What we verified
Confirmed co-founder, operating company with recent $20M raise; strong momentum and differentiation.
05 / References