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7 stories across 5 beats, Oct 5–11, 2026 — each wired to the companies it names.
The ten most valuable listed HR companies lost about $33.1B (−8.0%) between Aug 31 and Oct 2, 2026, to ~$378.3B combined. All nine companies on both lists fell; Paychex dropped 21.
Notey has reportedly raised $3M in seed funding, according to FinSMEs. No product details, sector context, or investor information were disclosed in the source report.
Hestus has reportedly raised a $7.4M seed round, according to The SaaS News. No further details — including the company's product, market focus, investors, or leadership — have bee
FOCUS Learning has acquired P&RO Solutions, according to a PR Newswire announcement. The deal is positioned to expand FOCUS Learning's workforce performance capabilities, though fi
Guild has earned Workday Certified Integration status and launched the Guild Workday HCM Connector, automating employee data sync between Workday HCM and Guild to streamline eligib
Pune-based sales hiring startup Scooter has closed a Rs 1.5 crore (~$180K) pre-seed round led by AJVC, the pre-seed fund of Aviral Bhatnagar. Founded in 2024 by Kartik Mandrekar (e
Workday has released its Global Workforce Report, concluding that artificial intelligence is more likely to transform the nature of jobs than to eliminate them outright. The report
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