San Francisco-based Ando Raises $4M Seed to Modernize Hourly Work
San Francisco-based Ando has raised $4 million in seed financing to build what it describes as the world’s first AI infrastructure for the global hourly workforce. The round was le
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Funding
3New York–based Healthcare AI Recruiting Startup Take2 Raises $14M Series A to Automate Hiring
New York–based Take2 has raised $14 million in Series A funding to modernize healthcare recruiting with autonomous AI agents that fully execute, rather than merely assist, hiring
New York AI Career Transition Startup Pelgo Raises $5.5M Seed Round
Pelgo raised $5.5M seed funding led by Flybridge Capital to build an AI-powered career transition agent. The platform combines AI + human counselors to help laid-off workers, grads
Acquisition
1Philadelphia-based Phenom Acquires Be Applied to Scale Skills-First Hiring with Cognitive AI
Phenom acquires Be Applied to embed adaptive cognitive assessments into its AI hiring platform. Enterprises can now validate skills at scale, reduce mis-hires (costing 30%+ of sala
Earnings
1TriNet Announces Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year 2025 Results, and Full Year 2026 Guidance
TriNet reported FY2025 revenue of $5.010B (-1% YoY), with average WSEs down 5% to 333,886. Adjusted EBITDA reached $425M (8.5% margin) and Free Cash Flow rose 16% to $234M. FY2026
Column
1Workday Announces CEO Transition as Co-Founder Aneel Bhusri Returns to Lead the Company's Next Chapter
Workday announced an immediate CEO transition as co-founder Aneel Bhusri returns to lead the company, replacing Carl Eschenbach , who steps down after guiding the business through
Company News
1Horizons Becomes Remote People, Shifting from EOR to End-to-End Global Employment
Horizons, a global Employer of Record provider, has rebranded as Remote People to reflect its evolution into a full-lifecycle global hiring platform. Headquartered in New York, the
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