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HiBob secured a $166M investment led by Salesforce, with Farallon Capital Management participating. The company is positioning Bob as an Organizational Intelligence layer, using trusted workforce context to make AI agents and enterprise dec
Venture CapitalMinneapolis Workforce Trust Platform Yardstik Raises $30M Series B, Bringing Total Funding to $65M
Yardstik raised $30M in Series B funding led by Harbert Growth Partners, bringing total funding to $65M. The Minneapolis HR tech company reported 149% YoY revenue growth, 98% account retention and 99.4% customer satisfaction as it expands c
Venture CapitalFlip Raises $25 Million to Bring AI to Deskless Workers at Risk of Being Left Behind by the AI Revolution
Flip has raised $25M to expand AI access for frontline and deskless workers. Existing investors Notion Capital and HV Capital increased their stakes, while L-Bank joined as a new investor. Funding will support Fusion and Frontline Identity.
Venture CapitalSan Francisco Humanoid Robotics Startup Avatar Robotics Raises $6.5M Seed Round Led by AlleyCorp
Avatar Robotics raised a $6.5M Seed round led by AlleyCorp, with a pre-seed led by defy.vc. Since launching in Dec. 2025, its humanoid robots have packed, sorted, and helped ship 900,000+ products across live warehouse environments, with 24
Venture CapitalNew York-Based Harmony Raises $34M Seed Round to Reinvent Employee Support with AI Agents
Harmony , a New York-based AI platform for enterprise employee support, has raised $34 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, Operator Partners and several angel investors
Venture CapitalU.S. Electrician Staffing Platform Buildforce Raises $10M Series A for National Expansion
Buildforce raised a $10M Series A led by Saepio Capital, with Blue Heron Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, S3 Ventures and Chicago Ventures participating. The electrician staffing platform reports 2M+ work hours across 2,000
Corestream Secures Strategic Investment from Lightyear Capital to Accelerate Product Innovation and Platform Expansion
Lightyear Capital has made a strategic investment in Corestream, a voluntary benefits and employee savings technology platform. Founded in 2006, Corestream serves over 6M employees and reconciled more than $500M in payroll premiums in...
Straiker Raises $64M Series A to Secure the Agentic Workforce
Straiker raised a $64M Series A, bringing total funding to $85M. The round was led by Marathon Management Partners, Citi Ventures, Illuminate Financial, and Workday Ventures, with Bain Capital Ventures and Lightspeed continuing support....
Warp Raises $60M Series B to Challenge Workday, Rippling, and ADP in AI-Native Payroll Compliance
Warp has raised $60M in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, with Peak XV, Sound Ventures, Y Combinator, and HOF Capital participating. The AI-native startup automates payroll, onboarding, tax compliance, IT management, benefits...
Linc Raises €8.5 Million to Build the AI-Native Payroll Platform France’s Payroll Professionals Have Been Waiting For
France-based payroll software company Linc has raised €8.5M to accelerate its AI-native platform for accounting and payroll firms. Founded in 2024, Linc now reports 68 firms in production and 100+ payroll, HR, accounting and...
Niural Launches Niural AI Labs and Expands Series A to $52 Million for AI-Native Payroll and Benefits
Niural, the AI-native platform for global payroll, benefits, payments, and compliance, has launched Niural AI Labs and expanded its Series A to $52 million. The company positions the Lab as a “neolab for finance,”...
Singapore-Based Global Payroll and HR Platform BIPO Secures US$50M Investment from Apis Partners to Expand Across 170+ Markets
Apis Partners has invested US$50 million in BIPO to accelerate the Singapore-headquartered company’s global expansion, disciplined M&A strategy, AI roadmap, and embedded financial services capabilities. BIPO, described as Asia Pacific’s leading payroll payment processing...
New York-Based HeyMilo Raises $6 Million After Screening Over One Million Candidates
HeyMilo AI has raised $6M led by Category Ventures, with participation from Canaan Partners, Alumni Ventures, and ERA. The company has already screened over 1 million candidates and serves organizations including Randstad, WilsonHCG, and...
Madrid HR Tech Startup Orbio Raises $21 Million Series A to Reinvent Frontline Workforce Management with AI Agents
Orbio has raised $21M (£16M) in Series A funding led by Dawn Capital to automate hiring, onboarding, engagement, and retention for frontline workers. Customers include Yum! Brands, Adecco, Poke House, and AWWG. The company...
AI Hiring Platform Humanly Secures $25M Series B Led by SEEK Investments
Humanly has raised $25M in Series B funding led by SEEK Investments, with MassMutual Catalyst Fund joining as a new strategic investor and Drive Capital and Zeal Capital Partners providing follow-on capital. The AI hiring platform supports
London-Based Global Employment and Payroll Platform RemotePass Raises $17.4M Series B Led by EBRD Venture Capital
RemotePass raised $17.4M in Series B funding led by EBRD Venture Capital, with participation from 500 Global, Oraseya Capital, 212 VC, Access Bridge Ventures, and Khwarizmi Ventures. The platform now supports 35,000+ workers across 150+ cou
Boston-Based Frontline Employee Experience Platform Blink Raises $17M Led by EHI
Blink has raised $17M in new funding led by Enlightened Hospitality Investments, affiliated with Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. The round coincides with a new global partnership with Shake Shack and will support Blink’s AI-fi
Venture CapitalSaile Raises $2.2M Oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round Led by Matchstick Ventures to Address Structural Gaps in Healthcare Staffing and Credentialing
Healthcare staffing startup Saile raised a $2.2M oversubscribed pre-seed led by Matchstick Ventures. The company has already onboarded 5,000+ physicians and uses AI agents to automate recruiting, credentialing, onboarding, staffing, and com
Venture CapitalNew York-based AI-native People Context Graph Company Windmill Raises $12M Seed Round
Windmill has raised $12M in seed funding led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Primary Venture Partners, Founder Collective and Oceans Ventures. Since launching its performance reviews product in Nov. 2025, Windmill has grown to
Venture CapitalSan Francisco-based Worki Raises $2.75M Pre-Seed to Build AI Workforce Infrastructure
Worki , a San Francisco-based healthcare workforce infrastructure company, has raised $2.75 million in pre-seed funding led by Redesign Health and Healthliant Ventures. The company aims to address a critical gap in healthcare AI adoption by
Venture CapitalNew York-based workforce infrastructure company FutureFit AI secures strategic investment from Achieve Partners
FutureFit AI , announced a strategic investment from Achieve Partners to scale its AI-powered workforce infrastructure across new regions. The company says its platform supports career navigation, skills-based matching, and talent marketpla
Venture CapitalNatter Raises $23M to Reinvent Enterprise Voice with AI Conversations
Natter raises $23M to scale its AI-native conversation intelligence platform. It enables thousands of real-time 1:1 video conversations, delivering insights 40x richer than focus groups. Used by Accenture, ServiceNow, and PMI, it transforms
Venture CapitalLondon-based frontline AI platform Sona raises $45M Series B to accelerate U.S. expansion and operational reinvention
Sona has raised $45M in Series B led by N47, with Felicis, Northzone, Gradient, and Italian Founders Fund participating, bringing total funding to $100M+. The London-headquartered company is expanding in the U.S. and building an AI-native p
Venture CapitalTrayd Raises $10M to Transform Payroll for Specialty Trade Contractors with 31× Productivity Gains
Trayd raises $10M Series A led by White Star Capital, bringing total funding to $15M. Its construction payroll platform cuts processing time from 14 hours to 27 minutes while handling union rules, multi-state taxes, and compliance. Targets
Venture CapitalOrigin Raises $30M Series A+ to Build Global Benefits Intelligence Platform
Origin has raised $30M Series A+ led by Notion Capital, bringing total funding to $50M+ in 12 months. Its AI-powered platform, Cuido™, helps enterprises unify fragmented global benefits data, improve visibility, and reduce costs — with clie
Venture CapitalSilicon Valley-based Novaworks Raises $8M Seed to Build Agentic Workforce Operating System
Novaworks , an AI-native Human Capital Management (HCM) platform built on the ServiceNow ecosystem, has officially launched alongside an $8 million seed funding round led by Stalwart Ventures, with participation from ServiceNow Ventures and
Venture CapitalParaform Raises $40 Million Series B to Scale Its AI-Powered Hiring Platform, Bringing Total Funding to $65 Million
Paraform announced its Series B, bringing total funding to $65M. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Felicis, A* Capital, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Axios reported the Series B itself was $40M. Paraform says it
Venture CapitalKentucky-Based Healthcare Workforce Platform Definity Raises $7 Million Series A
Definity has raised a $7M Series A led by Accrete Health Partners, the venture arm of Bon Secours Mercy Health. The vendor-neutral healthcare workforce platform helps hospitals manage internal and contingent labor with applicant tracking, a
Product NewsAI Fraud Detection Platform deepidv Secures $1M Seed and Launches Deepfake Defense Suite
Toronto-founded identity verification startup deepidv has raised a $1 million seed round while expanding operations to San Francisco and launching a comprehensive AI-powered fraud detection suite designed to combat the rapidly growing threa
Venture CapitalAI Recruiting Platform Juicebox Raises $80M Series B at $850M Valuation
Juicebox raises $80M Series B at an $850M valuation led by DST Global, with Sequoia, Coatue, Y Combinator and others participating. The AI recruiting platform has tripled ARR since July 2025 and now serves 5,000+ companies, using AI agents
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