HRTech Interview interview with Stan Suchkov, CEO and Co-Founder of AI-Native Corporate Learning Platform, Evolve
29 October 2025
— Hi Stan, tell us about Evolve and your recent funding, what’s in store for the platform?
— Evolve is an AI-native corporate learning platform that automates training creation, adapts to each learner, and delivers measurable business results through smart assessments, real-world simulations, and actionable analytics. Powered by AI, our platform enables companies to onboard and upskill employees within hours rather than weeks - boosting engagement, saving valuable time, and delivering measurable results.
In September 2025, we announced a $1M seed round, bringing the company’s total funding to $1.4M. The round was led by AltaIR Capital, with participation from 500 Global, ULTRA.VC, Funders VC and Brayne.vc. The funding will enable our startup to significantly increase its growth rate, drive further development of advanced AI solutions, and better serve enterprise clients.
Evolve is now focused on expanding tools to analyze learning quality and performance, and developing new AI-driven solutions to automate learning across companies - while enhancing engagement mechanics in onboarding and corporate training.
Evolve is now focused on expanding tools to analyze learning quality and performance, and developing new AI-driven solutions to automate learning across companies - while enhancing engagement mechanics in onboarding and corporate training.
— How is AI becoming more and more beneficial to team leaders and HR teams to help track employee growth?
— First of all, it’s all about the data and how you use it. AI is becoming a powerful bridge between people and information. It can turn any natural language request into a structured database query. That means leaders no longer need to rely on analysts or manual reporting to understand what’s happening within their teams.
AI brings together insights from learning and onboarding systems to form a complete, dynamic view of employee growth. It transforms data from something static and complex into a living system of insights, that helps managers make better, faster, and more human-centered decisions about learning, performance, and talent development.
AI brings together insights from learning and onboarding systems to form a complete, dynamic view of employee growth. It transforms data from something static and complex into a living system of insights, that helps managers make better, faster, and more human-centered decisions about learning, performance, and talent development.
— Why should more companies today adopt interactive learning experiences for upskilling purposes?
— It’s no longer about “why should they do it” - it’s about “what happens if they don’t.” Today, people struggle to stay focused on one thing for long periods, especially when it comes to training or personal growth - unless they clearly understand its purpose and value.
That’s why interactive learning experiences, bite-sized formats, and AI copilots are the future. Long reads and simple multiple-choice tests no longer bring real value. If a company wants to stay competitive and truly invest in employee development, it must recognize that traditional approaches to learning simply don’t work anymore.
That’s why interactive learning experiences, bite-sized formats, and AI copilots are the future. Long reads and simple multiple-choice tests no longer bring real value. If a company wants to stay competitive and truly invest in employee development, it must recognize that traditional approaches to learning simply don’t work anymore.
— What about today’s upskilling culture needs a major fix across the board?
— I would say that it’s not the upskilling culture or internal processes that need to change right now, but the way employees move between different roles, responsibilities, and even professions. The world is changing faster than ever, and while many experts claim that AI hasn’t yet brought the profits everyone expected, it’s already transforming how people work and what skills they need. These changes mean that employees have to keep learning new things - and do it much faster and in a more flexible way than before.
— How can team leaders and HR teams be more proactive in the way they assess and help build employee paths in a company (in terms of their progress, KRAs, others).
— I actually believe there are many proactive and brilliant HR leaders in the market today. They deeply understand business goals, employee needs, and the importance of continuous learning. Most HR teams still spend enormous time collecting feedback, tracking engagement, building reports, and trying to prove the ROI of training. Even when they push growth initiatives internally, they often face resistance from employees who see training as an obligation rather than an opportunity.
That’s why the real power for HR leaders lies in implementing AI-driven solutions that can generate, automate, personalize and improve training content. It allows HR to help employees learn faster, stay engaged, and develop skills that actually move the business forward.
That’s why the real power for HR leaders lies in implementing AI-driven solutions that can generate, automate, personalize and improve training content. It allows HR to help employees learn faster, stay engaged, and develop skills that actually move the business forward.
— A few thoughts on the future of HRTech?
— I could talk for days about the future of HRTech, but the truth is - no one really knows what’s coming next. Some believe that AI copilots will eventually replace traditional training and upskilling, while others predict that people will change careers every few years. Learning Management Systems are evolving toward more personalized learning experiences.
However, I think the concept of a “personalized learning path” has become something of a cliché. Whether you offer a custom path or a standard set of trainings, the real issue remains the same - people don’t want to learn things they don’t find relevant or engaging.
That’s why, in the next few years, I see the biggest opportunity in creating interactive, short-format trainings and simulations that truly capture attention and motivate people to develop new skills.
However, I think the concept of a “personalized learning path” has become something of a cliché. Whether you offer a custom path or a standard set of trainings, the real issue remains the same - people don’t want to learn things they don’t find relevant or engaging.
That’s why, in the next few years, I see the biggest opportunity in creating interactive, short-format trainings and simulations that truly capture attention and motivate people to develop new skills.
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