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Candle: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Candle is a California-based company that utilizes artificial intelligence to design and develop software and online tools for the workforce sector. Their products focus on connecting job postings to relevant resumes and facilitating interactions between online agents and employers.

www.projectcandle.ai LinkedIn Rancho Santa Margarita, United States 1-10 employees
Artificial Intelligence Employment Human Resources Information Technology Software B2C
Total raised
$100k
Rounds
1
Latest
Pre-Seed
Jul 2023

Candle has raised $100k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Pre-Seed of $100k announced in Jul 2023.

That round is below the $5.0M median round size for Administrative Services companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Candle Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$100k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Pre-Seed
$100k in Jul 2023
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Rancho Santa Margarita, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jul 2023.

Candle Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Pre-Seed
$100k

Candle Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Ciaran Foley
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Candle team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Candle Funding Compared to Other Administrative Services Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
30,319
$7.7M
6,054
$600K

Candle's latest round of $100k is below the median round in Administrative Services. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Candle Funding FAQs

What does Candle do?

Candle is a California-based company that utilizes artificial intelligence to design and develop software and online tools for the workforce sector. Their products focus on connecting job postings to relevant resumes and facilitating interactions between online agents and employers.

How much funding has Candle raised?

Candle has raised $100k across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Pre-Seed of $100k announced in Jul 2023.

When did Candle last raise funding?

Candle's most recent funding round on record is a Pre-Seed of $100k, announced in Jul 2023.

Who is the CEO of Candle?

Ciaran Foley is listed as CEO at Candle.

Where is Candle headquartered?

Candle is based in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States.

How many employees does Candle have?

Candle is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Candle's funding compare to other Administrative Services startups?

Candle's latest round of $100k is below the $5.0M median round size for Administrative Services companies on FundedIQ across 1,897 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Candle Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Candle is left off this page rather than filled in.

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