Confidential · May 2026
HR Partnership Proposal

The right team,
built right
for Innhance.

Innhance is building AI-native WhatsApp booking infrastructure for Indian boutique hotels. The founding team should be building product, not writing JDs, screening resumes, and chasing candidates. HireVed handles the entire hiring engine.

Prepared for Innhance Technologies
HireVed Technologies Private Limited
contact@hireved.com
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01 — Overview

What we're building together

Innhance is a ~1-month-old, pre-seed startup taking on a genuinely hard problem: displacing OTA commission leakage for Indian boutique hotels through WhatsApp-native AI booking. The founding team is moving fast. That's exactly the wrong time to let hiring become a bottleneck.

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Client
Innhance Technologies
AI WhatsApp booking automation for Indian boutique hotels
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Engagement Type
Strategic Hiring Partner
End-to-end recruitment — sourcing to offer — for all open roles
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Priority Hires
5 Founding-Stage Roles
Engineer · Designer · Sales Lead · CS Engineer · Conversation Designer
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Market Context
₹315B+ Addressable Market
Indian mid-scale & boutique hotel segment with ~535M WhatsApp users

HireVed has done a full diagnostic of Innhance's product positioning, competitive landscape, and hiring priorities. The roles we'll recruit for are sequenced by business impact — not by what's easiest to fill. Every search is grounded in where Innhance actually needs to win: India-specific hotel-tech integrations, Hindi/Indic language quality, and field sales velocity into boutique owner-operators.

02 — Engagement Plans

Two ways to work with us

Choose the structure that fits where Innhance is today. Both plans include the same sourcing depth, network access, and hiring rigour. The difference is in how and when you pay.

★ Recommended
Plan A — Engaged Partnership
5.99%
of first-year CTC per hire
+ ₹50,000 one-time onboarding fee

Pay the onboarding fee to begin — then a placement fee only on each closed hire. Roles are worked exclusively by HireVed from day one. Best for founders who want a committed search partner with skin in the game on both sides.

  • ₹50,000 onboarding fee — activates the engagement
  • 5.99% of first-year CTC per placed candidate
  • Placement fee billed on candidate joining
  • All 5 priority roles worked simultaneously
  • 90-day free replacement guarantee on every hire
  • Dedicated sourcing lead, not shared capacity
  • Weekly pipeline reports and candidate scorecards
Why we recommend this: At founding stage, every hire is critical and slow searches are expensive. The onboarding fee ensures HireVed prioritises Innhance's searches and allocates a dedicated recruiter from day one — not after a placement closes. The result is faster closes and better candidate quality.
Plan B — Success-Only
7.99%
of first-year CTC per hire
No upfront fee

No onboarding fee. Pay only when a candidate joins. Suitable if Innhance prefers to preserve cash in the near term — but searches run alongside other active mandates and timelines are longer.

  • Zero upfront cost to begin
  • 7.99% of first-year CTC per placed candidate
  • Placement fee billed on candidate joining
  • Shared sourcing capacity across mandates
  • Standard pipeline cadence (bi-weekly updates)
  • Roles worked sequentially, not simultaneously
Trade-off to consider: Higher per-hire fee and slower pipeline velocity. The total cost across 5 hires at Plan B will likely exceed Plan A's total — especially for senior roles with higher CTCs.
Illustrative cost — 5 hires at avg ₹12L CTC
Plan A total cost
₹4,09,400
₹50K + (5 × 5.99% × ₹12L)
Plan B total cost
₹4,79,400
₹0 + (5 × 7.99% × ₹12L)
Plan A saves you
₹70,000
vs Plan B, across 5 hires
03 — Scope of Services

Everything we own

Regardless of plan, the sourcing rigour, candidate quality, and process discipline are identical. HireVed manages the full recruitment lifecycle end-to-end.

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Sourcing & Research
  • Role scoping + JD creation for each hire
  • Active sourcing: LinkedIn, AngelList, WhatsApp networks
  • Talent mapping: ex-Hotelogix, ex-Djubo, ex-Gupshup, ex-Yellow.ai, ex-Haptik
  • Passive candidate outreach and warm introductions
  • Compensation benchmarking per role
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Screening & Assessment
  • Structured screening interviews (culture + competency)
  • Technical pre-screening for engineering roles
  • Portfolio & case reviews for design roles
  • Sales track-record validation for GTM hires
  • Joining intent interview before offer
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Process & Coordination
  • Interview scheduling + calendar coordination
  • Candidate scorecards after every round
  • Pipeline tracking dashboard (shared with founders)
  • Offer negotiation support
  • Post-offer engagement (prevent dropouts)
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Documentation & Onboarding
  • Offer letter drafting and issuance
  • NDA and IP assignment coordination
  • Background verification (BGV) — all hires
  • Joining documentation checklist
  • Day-1 onboarding checklist handoff
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Replacement & Support
  • Free replacement within 90 days (Plan A only)
  • Exit interview coordination if needed
  • Role re-scoping if profile needs adjustment
  • Founder advisory on hiring sequence
  • Post-placement check-in at 30 and 60 days
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Innhance-Specific Intel
  • Pre-built talent map: WhatsApp API engineers, hotel-tech sales, Indic conversation designers
  • Competitor talent intel (Djubo, Hotelogix, Gupshup, Wati, AiSensy)
  • Salary bands for Delhi + remote founding-stage hires
  • Red-flag screening: no-product-shipped engineers, enterprise-only sales reps
  • Equity conversation guidance for early hires
04 — Priority Roles

The 5 hires that define Innhance's next chapter

Sequenced by business impact. These are the roles without which Innhance cannot build its moat, ship its product, or close its first 10 paying hotels.

01
Founding Full-Stack / AI Engineer
The product is code. Innhance needs someone who has shipped WhatsApp Business API integrations in production, built LLM orchestration with strict guardrails, and understands Indian payments (Razorpay, UPI). This hire IS the moat — and should be closed first.
WhatsApp Cloud APILLM OrchestrationNode.js / PythonRazorpay / UPIPMS Integrations
🔴 Hire First
02
Senior Product Designer
The current website is AI-generated and generic — a direct trust signal problem with hotel GMs who are risk-averse. This hire redesigns the marketing site, builds the hotelier dashboard, and shapes the WhatsApp chat surface. B2B SaaS portfolio essential; Indian-market fluency a must.
B2B Dashboard DesignFigmaWebflow / FramerWhatsApp UXHindi Typography
🔴 Hire First
03
B2B Sales Lead — Hotel Tech
Not a junior hustler — a leader who has personally closed 30–50 independent hotels on SaaS in India. Rolodex in Goa, Udaipur, Jaipur, Manali. Comfortable with sub-₹10K MRR deals, field-heavy motion, and demoing a live WhatsApp bot on a phone in a hotel lobby.
Hotel-Tech SaaS SalesBoutique HotelsHindi FluencyField SalesLand & Expand
🟡 Week 6
04
Customer Success / Implementation Engineer
In hotel-tech, churn is set in the first 30 days. This role owns onboarding SLAs — PMS sync, rate cards, FAQ training, Meta template approvals, payment gateway — and must get a hotel live in under 48 hours. Technical enough to debug webhook failures; warm enough to train a GM over Zoom.
B2B SaaS CSAPI IntegrationsHindi + EnglishHotel OperationsChurn Prevention
🟡 Week 8
05
Conversation / Prompt Designer — Hindi + Indic
The "15+ languages" claim lives or dies on this hire. The bot must handle Hinglish like "ek room chahiye 23rd ko, double bed, kitne ka padega bhai" without hallucinating a room rate. Native Hindi + at least one other Indic language. Ex-Haptik, ex-Verloop, ex-Yellow.ai profiles.
Prompt EngineeringHindi / HinglishConversational AILLM EvaluationUX Writing
🟢 Month 2
Note on current hiring sequence

Innhance's only public job ad is for a Marketing Intern. That's the wrong starting point for a product that is fundamentally about engineering and trust. HireVed will work with the founding team to resequence priorities and ensure the first five hires build the moat — not the brand story for a product that isn't live yet.

05 — Plan Comparison

Plan A vs Plan B — what you actually get

Both plans access the same talent network and hiring rigour. Here's exactly how they differ.

FeaturePlan A — EngagedPlan B — Success-Only
Upfront commitment₹50,000 onboarding feeNone
Placement fee5.99% of first-year CTC7.99% of first-year CTC
When placement is billedOn candidate joiningOn candidate joining
Dedicated sourcing lead From Day 1 Shared capacity
Roles worked simultaneously All open roles in parallel Sequential, as capacity allows
Pipeline reporting cadenceWeekly scorecards + dashboardBi-weekly updates
90-day replacement guarantee Included Not included
Sourcing depthFull network + warm outreachFull network + warm outreach
Founder advisory on hiring sequence ProactiveOn request
Typical time-to-first-shortlist5–8 working days10–15 working days
Total cost — 5 hires at ₹12L avg CTC₹4,09,400₹4,79,400
Plan B Total (5 hires · ₹12L avg)
₹4,79,400
Zero upfront, but higher per-hire cost and slower closes
Plan A saves Innhance
₹70,000+
Across 5 hires vs Plan B — plus faster pipeline and dedicated capacity from Day 1
06 — Why Not Build In-House?

What doing this yourself actually costs

At this stage, hiring an internal HR team sounds cheaper. The numbers tell a different story — especially once you factor in job board subscriptions, BGV costs, statutory compliance, and the founder hours lost to screening resumes.

In-House HR — monthly fixed cost
₹1,90,500
per month · fixed costs only, before any placement
HireVed Plan A — one-time cost
₹50,000
one-time onboarding · then pay only per closed hire
Innhance saves (6-month window)
₹9,00,000+
in fixed HR costs alone, before counting time and risk
Line Item In-House HR HireVed Plan A
Staffing
HR Manager salary (Delhi, mid-level)₹70,000/moIncluded
Recruiter / TA Specialist salary₹45,000/moIncluded
PF, ESIC & statutory contributions (~12%)₹13,800/mo
Gratuity & leave encashment accrual₹6,700/mo
Tools & Platforms
ATS / recruitment software₹8,000/moIncluded
Job boards — Naukri, LinkedIn Recruiter₹18,000/moIncluded
BGV (background verification) platform₹4,000/moIncluded
Overhead & Compliance
HR team onboarding & training₹15,000 one-time
Offer letter, NDA & compliance documentation₹5,000/mo (legal time)Included
Attrition / notice period risk on HR staff1–3 month gap riskNo risk
Founder hours lost to screening & coordination15–20 hrs/weekZero
Total Fixed Monthly Cost~₹1,90,500₹50,000 one-time
In-House HR — 6-month fixed cost
₹11,43,000
Before a single hire is made. Doesn't include external agency fees if in-house can't close a role.
HireVed Plan A — same 5 hires, 6 months
₹4,09,400
₹50K onboarding + 5 × 5.99% on ₹12L avg CTC. All-in. No hidden costs.
✗ In-House HR — what you still won't get
  • Pre-mapped hotel-tech & WhatsApp API talent pool
  • Warm introductions to passive candidates not on Naukri
  • Red-flag screening specific to founding-stage risks
  • Joining intent interviews to prevent offer dropouts
  • 90-day replacement guarantee on every closed hire
  • Equity & comp guidance for founding-stage negotiations
✓ HireVed Plan A — full coverage
  • Pre-mapped hotel-tech & WhatsApp API talent pool
  • Warm intros to passive candidates not on job boards
  • Red-flag screening specific to founding-stage risks
  • Joining intent interviews to prevent offer dropouts
  • 90-day replacement guarantee (Plan A only)
  • Equity & comp guidance for founding-stage negotiations
07 — Guarantee

If it doesn't work out,
we make it right.

Every hire HireVed makes for Innhance under Plan A is backed by a 90-day free replacement guarantee. No questions asked, no additional fees, no friction. We're not placing candidates and moving on — we're accountable for the outcome, not just the process.

  • Applies to all full-time hires placed under Plan A — no exceptions
  • Triggered if candidate exits within 90 days — for any reason
  • Replacement search begins within 5 working days of notification
  • No additional placement fee on the replacement hire
  • Post-placement check-ins at 30 and 60 days to catch issues early
  • Innhance does not need to justify the decision — we fix it, full stop
08 — Next Steps

Ready to begin

On Plan A: HireVed activates the full engagement within 48 hours of the onboarding fee — sourcing leads are assigned, JDs are drafted, and the first shortlists are targeted within 5–8 working days. Let's build Innhance's founding team.

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