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Our story and vision

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How

How

we

we

started

started

We built Zeligate because hiring had become unnecessarily hard.

Great talent slipped away to faster competitors while recruiters drowned in admin. Scheduling consumed hours. Algorithms filtered out genuine skill over keyword optimisation. The tools meant to help just repackaged the same problems in prettier interfaces.

So we asked: What if software actually did the work, not just tracked it?

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Our

Our

vision

vision

Make hiring work the way it should: fast, fair, and effortless.

We're building a world where hiring never stalls, talent never waits, and teams never settle. Where companies find the right people in days, not months. Where candidates experience hiring as seamless and respectful, not chaotic and opaque.

Where small teams compete with large ones because capacity isn't limited by headcount.
We're here to reclaim time for hiring teams removing bottlenecks, automating busywork, and letting humans focus on what requires human judgment: recognizing potential, building relationships, and making good decisions about people.
Every company deserves to hire well without armies of recruiters or agency ransoms. Every candidate deserves fair evaluation and respect for their time.

Every hiring team deserves tools that make their jobs easier, not harder.

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Our core

Our core

values

Respect time
Yours. Your candidates'. Your team's. Time is the one resource nobody gets back. We build features that save it, not waste it. If something takes longer than it should, we fix it.
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Transparency over magic
We don't do black boxes. When Zeli makes a recommendation, it explains why. When we can't solve something, we say so. Trust comes from clarity, not mystery.
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Fairness by design
Bias isn't just about good intentions—it's about systems. We build structured evaluation, consistent criteria, and documented decisions into everything. Fairness isn't a feature you turn on. It's the foundation.
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Human judgement matters
AI should inform decisions, not make them. The final call about who joins your team should always be yours. We build intelligence that supports judgment, not replaces it.
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Build for the stressed, not the theoretical
Real hiring teams are overwhelmed, understaffed, and under pressure. We don't build for perfect scenarios. We build for Tuesday afternoon when you have five open roles, three no-shows, and a hiring manager asking where their shortlist is.

Our

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founders

founders

Denver Naidoo
Founder, CEO
Sam Naidoo
Co-founder, Head of People and Culture

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