Fronted raises €1.7M to simplify global hiring and business expansion - Tech.eu
Fronted has raised €1.7M to help companies hire and expand internationally, a move that matters to HR leaders weighing global employment options.
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Ravical raises $17M to break the link between accounting firms' growth and hiring - Tech.eu
Ravical has raised $17M, according to Tech.eu, with a pitch to let accounting firms grow without adding headcount at the same pace. The round is a signal for HR and workforce buyers in professional services who are weighing AI tools as a substitute for hiring.
Plato Raises $16 Million for AI Job Simulation tech
Plato, which builds simulated workplaces for training and testing AI on real job tasks, has raised a $16 million Series A led by Nava Ventures. For HR and workforce leaders, it is a funding signal in the emerging market for AI that is trained to perform job work.
Firstwork Raises $15M Series A to Fix the Frontline Hiring Bottleneck Using Applied AI
Firstwork, an applied AI platform targeting frontline workforce hiring and operations, has raised a $15M Series A led by Earlybird Venture Capital, with participation from Legion VC, Deel Ventures, Gradient, and Y Combinator. The round signals continued investor appetite for AI-driven solutions addressing high-volume, frontline recruiting bottlenecks.
AI hiring startup Hunar.AI raises Rs 40 crore from Blume Ventures, others - The Economic Times
AI hiring startup Hunar.AI has raised Rs 40 crore (roughly $4.8M) in a funding round led by Blume Ventures, according to The Economic Times, signaling continued investor appetite for AI-driven recruitment platforms in India.
Hunar Raises ₹40 Cr To Scale Agentic AI For Frontline Hiring - Inc42
Indian HR-tech startup Hunar has raised ₹40 Cr (roughly $4.8M) to expand its agentic AI platform focused on frontline hiring, according to Inc42.
Miter Raises $40M Series B - The SaaS News
Miter has raised a $40M Series B, according to The SaaS News, though the round's investors and Miter's specific product focus are not detailed in the source. HR-tech buyers should monitor whether Miter's platform addresses workforce or people-ops use cases as more details emerge.
Metaview Raises $60M Series C Led by Insight Partners
Metaview has raised a $60 million Series C led by Insight Partners, with GV, Intrepid Growth Partners, Seedcamp, Vertex Ventures US, Plural and Garuda Ventures participating, bringing total funding to $110 million. The company, which says more than 7,000 companies hire with it, is expanding into an end-to-end agentic recruiting platform and plans to grow from 80 to 250 employees and open a New York office.
Workforce management platform for the construction industry RAISES $40M
Miter, an AI-powered workforce management platform targeting the construction sector, has raised a $40M Series B led by Battery Ventures — with Bessemer Venture Partners and Coatue also participating — bringing total funding to $78M, according to the company. HR-tech buyers in field-intensive industries should note the growing capital flowing into industry-specific HCM platforms as vendors move beyond generic workforce tools.
50skills Raises €5.3M to Scale Its AI-Powered HR Workflow Automation
Reykjavík-based 50skills has raised €5.3 million (~$6M) to scale its AI-powered HR workflow automation platform, which it pitches as an 'operating system for people workflows' combining deterministic automation, AI agents and human oversight. The round was backed by Frumtak Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures, Avant and DRD Investments. 50skills says it has completed over 4 million actions in the past 12 months, with clients including Icelandair, Blue Lagoon, Domino's, Securitas and the City of Reykjavík. Its products include Hire (applicant tracking) and Journeys (building and running people processes). (Source: EU-Startups)
Intermezzo Secures $10M to Revolutionize Global Payroll Infrastructure with AI-Driven Automation - FF News
Intermezzo has raised $10M to build AI-driven global payroll infrastructure, according to FF News — a concrete funding milestone for an emerging vendor targeting a core HR-tech category.
Kastle Raises $24M Series A Led by Insight Partners to Build the AI Workforce for Banking Operations - PR Newswire
Kastle has closed a $24M Series A led by Insight Partners to develop autonomous AI agents built for banking operations, according to the announcement — positioning the company in the growing "AI workforce" space where digital workers handle domain-specific back-office tasks. HR and people-ops leaders in financial services should note the signal: purpose-built agentic AI for ops functions is attracting serious venture capital, accelerating pressure to define how human and AI workers are managed together.
Magentic raises $18M to build the AI workforce for the physical world - PR Newswire
Magentic has raised $18M to develop autonomous AI agents designed to perform work in physical-world environments, according to PR Newswire — a funding round that signals growing investor appetite for deploying digital workers beyond software tasks. HR and people-ops leaders tracking hybrid human-AI workforce strategy should note this as an early indicator of agentic AI expanding into operational and physical roles.
Crosschq Rebrands as Brilliant AI, Combining Three HR Tech Platforms to Create ‘Hiring Intelligence’ Category
Crosschq has rebranded as Brilliant AI, merging candidate verification platform ApplicantX and behavioral assessment platform Traitify under a single "hiring intelligence" brand, backed by a new strategic investment from Bessemer Venture Partners. The consolidation of three HR-tech platforms signals a push to compete more broadly in AI-driven recruiting and assessment — a space HR buyers are actively evaluating.
Jack & Jill Secures $40M Series A to Replace Job Applications with AI Agents
AI-native hiring marketplace Jack & Jill has raised a $40M Series A led by Air Street Capital, with Creandum and Madrona also participating, to replace traditional job applications with AI agents that facilitate professional introductions at scale. The round signals growing investor conviction in agentic AI recruiting platforms challenging conventional ATS-driven hiring workflows.
Early Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC), co-founded by an early Anthropic hire and a former METR COO, has raised $40 million in a Series A led by Ribbit Capital to develop technology for controlling rogue AI agents — though the company's focus appears oriented toward AI safety and underwriting rather than HR-technology applications specifically.
Nara Health Raises $14M to Reinvent Health Insurance Through AI Benefits Administration and Alternative Health Plans
Nara Health has raised $14 million in pre-seed and seed funding led by Khosla Ventures to build an AI-native Third Party Administration platform aimed at redesigning employer-sponsored health insurance and benefits administration. The Chicago-based startup targets the roughly 170 million Americans who receive health coverage through work, addressing high family premium costs with an alternative plan model.
Intermezzo raises $10M for payroll infrastructure - Axios
Intermezzo has raised $10 million to build out its payroll infrastructure platform, signaling fresh investment activity in the core HR-tech stack layer that underpins workforce payments.
