Colare raises $2.5 million for simulated engineering hiring tests

SiliconANGLE reports Colare closed a $2.5 million pre-seed round backed by Afore Capital, Garage Capital and Acadian Ventures. The startup says its AI-generated, hands-on assessments test engineering candidates before interviews and score their decisions using rubrics developed by senior engineers. Colare plans to expand its assessment library to cover more specialized engineering disciplines.