About ReKPal

Great teams are built on great hiring decisions.

ReKPal, built by PBA Labs, is an AI partner that helps hiring teams make clearer, fairer, and more confident decisions about who to hire.

Impartial by designGrounded in evidenceHuman in the loop, always
Why we built ReKPal

Hiring decisions deserve better than gut and politics.

Every team wants to hire well, but the decision itself is where things get murky. Feedback is scattered, conviction gets mistaken for evidence, and the person who argues hardest often wins the room.

We built ReKPal to be the impartial mind in that room — a thinking partner that helps teams weigh what they actually saw, question their instincts, and land on a decision they can explain and trust.

What we stand for

The principles behind the partner

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Clarity over noise

We help teams see the decision clearly — not just the loudest opinion in the conversation.

Fairness over volume

Every perspective gets an honest hearing, so the best judgment wins — not the most forceful one.

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Confidence over second-guessing

We help teams reach calls that hold up to scrutiny — and that they still feel good about later.

Built to be trusted

Serious AI, handled responsibly

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Human in the loop

ReKPal informs the people making the call — it never decides for them.

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Private by design

Your team’s conversations and data stay walled off and protected.

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Focused where it matters

We start with the highest-stakes moment in hiring — the decision itself.

Meet the founders

Built by recruiters, for recruiters

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Priyal Maniar

Co-founder

Nearly 10 years in technical recruiting — hiring engineering, product, and data talent, and sitting in the debriefs where those calls actually get made. Priyal shapes how ReKPal sharpens high-stakes technical hiring decisions.

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Bharti Dhar

Co-founder

Nearly 10 years recruiting across both technical and non-technical roles — from engineering to sales, marketing, and operations. Bharti brings a full-spectrum view of how teams weigh candidates and reach the right hire.

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