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Meet Interview Kickstart

Interview Kickstart is a career-upskilling and technical interview preparation company founded in 2014 for experienced technology professionals. Its programs cover software engineering, AI and machine learning, data, product management, engineering management and other technical domains, combining live instruction, projects, mock interviews, resume support, career coaching and salary negotiation. The company says it has helped more than 25,000 professionals and works with hundreds of instructors and mentors from major technology companies. It also develops AI-powered career tools and enterprise AI-training offerings. In 2026, the business began transitioning the Interview Kickstart consumer brand to Dexity, operated by the same parent company, Upward and Onward Inc.View more

Interview Kickstart is a career-upskilling and technical interview preparation company founded in 2014 for experienced technology professionals. Its programs cover software engineering, AI and machine learning, data, product management, engineering management and other technical domains, combining live instruction, projects, mock interviews, resume support, career coaching and salary negotiation. The company says it has helped more than 25,000 professionals and works with hundreds of instructors and mentors from major technology companies. It also develops AI-powered career tools and enterprise AI-training offerings. In 2026, the business began transitioning the Interview Kickstart consumer brand to Dexity, operated by the same parent company, Upward and Onward Inc.

Founded
2014
Company size
201-500 employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
Wilmington, USA

Why work here

Interview Kickstart offers candidates exposure to AI-powered education, career technology and large-scale technical upskilling. Current engineering roles involve production agentic-AI systems using Python, Django, FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic and vector databases, alongside Next.js and Playwright. The company says it has supported 25,000+ tech professionals and works with hundreds of instructors from major technology companies. Its careers material highlights ownership, rapid progression, flexible work and health and home-office benefits. Candidates should also weigh recent organizational change: the company restructured parts of its workforce in 2026 and is transitioning the Interview Kickstart brand to Dexity as it becomes more AI-focused.Read more

Interview Kickstart offers candidates exposure to AI-powered education, career technology and large-scale technical upskilling. Current engineering roles involve production agentic-AI systems using Python, Django, FastAPI, LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic and vector databases, alongside Next.js and Playwright. The company says it has supported 25,000+ tech professionals and works with hundreds of instructors from major technology companies. Its careers material highlights ownership, rapid progression, flexible work and health and home-office benefits. Candidates should also weigh recent organizational change: the company restructured parts of its workforce in 2026 and is transitioning the Interview Kickstart brand to Dexity as it becomes more AI-focused.

Industry
AI & Technology Career Upskilling and Interview Preparation
Open jobs
15 open jobs
Notable investors
Blume Ventures

Tech stack

Python

Programming Language

Django

Backend Framework

Django REST Framework

Backend API Framework

FastAPI

Backend Framework

Next.js

Frontend Framework

JavaScript

Programming Language

TypeScript

Programming Language

Playwright

Test Automation

LangChain

AI Application Framework

LangGraph

Agentic AI Framework

OpenAI API

AI Platform

Gemini API

AI Platform

Anthropic API

AI Platform

Pinecone

Vector Database

Weaviate

Vector Database

Git

Version Control

Key people

4 people
Soham MehtaCo-Founder and Chief Product & Technology OfficerView bio

Co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer. Mehta previously worked at Microsoft and eBay and was an early engineer and Director of Engineering at Box. He studied computer science at the University of Southern California and founded Interview Kickstart around technical skill development and interview preparation.

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Ryan VallesCo-Founder and CEOView bio

Co-founder and CEO. Valles has more than two decades of entrepreneurial and management experience. He previously served as Entrepreneur in Residence at Accel Partners, was CEO of Dealsandyou.com and founded ventures including RYSA and Urbanspace. He studied Economics at St. Stephen's College and leads growth and external strategy at Interview Kickstart.

Omkar DeshpandeHead of Technical CurriculumView bio

Leads technical curriculum and teaching. Deshpande earned a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford and previously worked at Kosmix, which became part of Walmart Labs. He also co-founded education startup The Young Socratics and has developed extensive computer science and machine-learning curriculum at Interview Kickstart.

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Raghav JainHead of Interview Prep BusinessView bio

Leads Interview Kickstart's interview-preparation business. Jain is an IIT Bombay alumnus with experience managing businesses across e-commerce, food technology and education technology. His previous roles include leadership responsibilities at BYJU'S, Swiggy and Quikr.

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Latest company news

3 stories

Interview Kickstart rebrands to Dexity

Dexity

Interview Kickstart began transitioning its consumer brand to Dexity while retaining the same team, programs, instructors and learner accounts. Dexity positions the offering around AI-era career acceleration, technical interview preparation and AI-powered career tools.

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Blume-Backed Interview Kickstart Lays Off Nearly 50 Employees Amid AI Automation Push

Inc42

Interview Kickstart carried out a restructuring affecting fewer than 50 employees according to co-founder Soham Mehta. The company was increasing automation and expanding AI-focused businesses; Mehta said its AI business had grown 90% in the previous year and was up 26% year over year through March 2026.

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Interview Kickstart, a profitable startup, raises maiden funding to tackle tech talent crunch

TechCrunch

Interview Kickstart raised $10 million from Blume Ventures in its first external funding round after operating as a bootstrapped and cash-flow-positive company. The capital was earmarked for expanding AI offerings, additional career domains and global growth.

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Jobs at Interview Kickstart

15 open roles