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ZenHR, an AI-powered HR platform, has secured a $6 million funding round to fuel expansion of its human resources software offering. The raise signals continued investor appetite for AI-driven HR tech solutions in the MENA region.
Salesforce has led a $166 million investment round in HiBob, signaling growing enterprise confidence in AI-driven HR technology platforms. The deal marks one of the more significant HR-tech funding milestones in recent memory, with a major CRM giant backing a leading HRIS vendor.
Salesforce has led a $166 million funding round in HiBob, pushing the Israeli HR technology company's valuation to $3.2 billion. The deal marks a major vote of confidence in HiBob's modern HRIS platform and signals deepening strategic interest from Salesforce in the HR-tech sector.
Research from i4cp's 2026 Holistic WellBeing Pulse Survey reveals that while most organizations have increased or maintained wellbeing budgets, a significant execution gap persists—only 36% of HR leaders rate their organizations as effective at supporting mental and emotional wellbeing, and 42% do not measure the business impact of their wellbeing initiatives. The findings point to accountability structures and outcome-linked measurement as the critical next steps for organizations looking to move wellbeing from a program collection to a managed business priority.
