
Unily
Unily is an AI-native enterprise employee-experience platform combining employee intranet, internal communications, employee app, search, engagement, analytics, integrations, and frontline enablement.
About
Unily is a UK-founded enterprise employee-experience platform whose history began as BrightStarr in 2005. Co-founders Will Saville and Rich Paterson built the business around digital workplaces before the company and product unified under the Unily name in 2018. Today Unily positions itself as an AI-native Employee Experience Platform for large, complex organizations, combining a modern intranet, employee app, internal communications, enterprise search, knowledge, engagement, analytics, integrations, and frontline experiences. Unily reports more than five million users across 140 countries and support for 40 languages. Its current official company page lists 201–500 employees and London headquarters. A $68 million minority growth investment was announced in 2019; CVC Growth later took a majority stake through an undisclosed 2021 transaction supported by separate debt financing, so the old $68 million value is retained as history rather than shown as current aggregate funding.
Products
AI-native Employee Experience Platform; employee intranet; employee app; internal communications; enterprise search and knowledge discovery; engagement and personalization; content management; frontline enablement; analytics; integrations; multilingual digital workplace; governed enterprise AI.
Customers
Large and complex global enterprises with 1,000+ employees; 5M+ users across 140 countries and 40 languages, including multinational and frontline workforces.
Leadership
founders · executives- Rich PatersonFounder
- Will SavilleFounder
Recent moves
funding · M&A · launches- Oct 16, 2024
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What does Unily do?
Unily is an AI-native enterprise employee-experience platform combining employee intranet, internal communications, employee app, search, engagement, analytics, integrations, and frontline enablement.
Where is Unily headquartered?
Unily is headquartered in London, United Kingdom; registered office in Godalming, Surrey.
When was Unily founded?
Unily was founded in 2005.
Who founded Unily?
Unily was founded by Will Saville, Rich Paterson.
How many employees does Unily have?
Unily has 201-500 employees.
What kind of HR technology is Unily?
Unily is categorized under Employee Experience, Intranet on DHRMap.
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