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This week in HR tech
11 stories across 5 beats, Sep 15–21, 2025 — each wired to the companies it names.
Funding
1Mon, Sep 15
DianaHR , a San Francisco–based startup founded by former Gusto Head of Engineering Upeka Bee, has raised a $3.7 million seed round led by SNR Ventures with participation from Gene
Acquisition
4Wed, Sep 17
Aduro has announced its definitive agreement to acquire Trusana, a virtual mental health platform known for its dedicated team of licensed therapists and a stellar NPS of 90. This
Tue, Sep 16
Payscale, a leading compensation intelligence provider, has acquired Datapeople, an AI-powered recruiting platform, to align talent acquisition with compensation strategies. This m
Tue, Sep 16
Workday has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Sana, an AI-driven enterprise knowledge platform, for approximately $1.1 billion . Founded in 2016, Sana is known for its AI
Tue, Sep 16
Helios Global Payments Solutions has acquired ConnectaVerse, a marketplace technology company specializing in international expansion and compliance services across 60 countries. T
Earnings
1Tue, Sep 16
The Josh Bersin Company has released new research, in collaboration with AMS, revealing how AI is revolutionizing talent acquisition (TA). The $850 billion global recruiting market
Product News
4Thu, Sep 18
Visier has launched its new AI-powered Org Design solution as part of its Workforce Planning Suite, aiming to revolutionize organizational design from guesswork into data-driven sc
Wed, Sep 17
Draup has launched Etter.ai , an agentic AI platform designed to help enterprises transform their workforce strategies. Built on Draup’s extensive global labor and market data, Ett
Tue, Sep 16
HiBob has launched its native US Payroll and Benefits Administration solution, integrating payroll, benefits, and HR into one unified platform. Backed by Gusto Embedded Payroll tec
Mon, Sep 15
RADICL, founded by workplace technology veterans Dan and Patrick Riley, has launched an AI-native platform designed to redefine how people and teams collaborate in the modern workp
Company News
1Thu, Sep 18
Parafin and Gusto have partnered to launch Payroll Bridge, a payroll line of credit designed to help small businesses cover payroll during cash flow gaps. Integrated directly into
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