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WorkWhile Unveils WorkWhile Pulse: Real-Time Labor Management for Unprecedented Insights

WorkWhile has launched WorkWhile Pulse , a real-time labor management command center that provides businesses with a live, unified view of their workforce operations. Designed to reduce the $185 billion inefficiency caused by traditional pe

Nov 11, 2025
Product News

hireEZ Introduces ResumeSense to Detect AI Resume Manipulation and Protect Ethical Hiring

AI resume screening, resume manipulation, hidden text detection, prompt injection, applicant matching, fair hiring automation, agentic AI, transparency in recruitment, talent-acquisition integrity, deceptive profile flagging, human recruite

Nov 11, 2025
Company News

Kelly Reports Third-Quarter 2025 Earnings

Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) reported Q3 2025 revenue of $935.0M, down 9.9% YoY, with underlying revenue down ~2% after ~8% discrete headwinds tied to U.S. federal contractors and three large customers. A $102.0M non-cash goodwill impairmen

Nov 6, 2025
Company News

Fiverr Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results

Fiverr reported solid Q3 2025 results, surpassing expectations in both revenue and profitability. Total revenue reached $107.9 million, up 8.3% year-over-year, while Adjusted EBITDA hit a record $24.2 million with a 22.4% margin. Despite a

Nov 5, 2025
Company News

Paylocity Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results

Paylocity reported a solid start to FY2026 with total revenue of $408.2M (+12% YoY) and recurring & other revenue of $378.9M (+14% YoY). Profitability remained strong, highlighted by adjusted EBITDA of $146.4M (35.9% margin) and GAAP net in

Nov 5, 2025
Venture Capital

Colorado’s Boostie Raises $500K Seed Round to Accelerate Its AI-Powered Talent Marketing Platform

Boostie , founded in 2023 by staffing-tech veterans, has raised a USD 500,000 seed round (led by Bullhorn Ventures and other strategic investors) to accelerate its automated talent-marketing platform for staffing agencies and corporate tale

Nov 5, 2025
Venture Capital

Lettuce Financial Secures $28 Million Series A Funding to Expand Its AI-Powered Operating System for One-Person Businesses

Lettuce Financial  has secured $28 million in funding to expand its AI-powered operating system for solopreneurs and has acquired benefits startup Besolo to integrate healthcare access. The platform serves businesses of one, streamlining ta

Nov 4, 2025
Company News

CoachHub Launches AI Coach AIMY™ 2.0 in Next Major Leap for AI-Powered Coaching at Scale

CoachHub ’s AIMY™ 2.0 introduces dynamic self-assessments, extensive role-play simulations and smart nudges integrated into Microsoft Teams/email workflows — a major leap in AI-enabled coaching. With hybrid human+AI coach models now embrace

Nov 4, 2025
Company News

Workday completes acquisition of AI knowledge platform Sana for US$1.1 billion

Workday is acquiring Sana for US$1.1 billion , bringing Sana’s AI-native learning and agent platform into Workday’s portfolio of over 11,000 global customers. The move adds no-code agent building, knowledge tools and automated workflows to

Nov 4, 2025
Company News

Upwork Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Upwork posted record Q3 2025 results with revenue of $201.7M (+4% YoY), GAAP net income of $29.3M (+6% YoY), and an all-time-high adjusted EBITDA of $59.6M (30% margin). AI work on the marketplace accelerated—AI-related GSV rose 53% YoY whi

Nov 4, 2025
Venture Capital

Wellable Acquires Wellness Break Platform Bright Breaks

Wellable, a leading employee wellness and recognition platform, has acquired Bright Breaks, the workplace micro-break innovator known for its science-based approach to reducing burnout and enhancing productivity. The integration brings toge

Nov 3, 2025
Company News

Deel Appoints Joe Kauffman as President & Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK-- Deel , the leading global payroll and HR platform, today announced the appointment of Joe Kauffman as President and Chief Financial Officer. Kauffman joins Deel following more than a decade of leadership at Credit Karma, where he

Nov 3, 2025
Company News

The AI hype check: Fortune companies are not hiring AI-ready workers

Orgvue’s latest analysis of over 10,000 Fortune 100 job postings reveals that AI is not driving the massive layoffs dominating corporate headlines. Only 11% of job postings mention AI, and just 6% specify particular platforms or tools. Desp

Oct 30, 2025
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ADP Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results

ADP reported Q1 FY26 revenue of $5.2B (+7%, +6% organic cc) and adjusted EPS of $2.49 (+7%) , with adjusted EBIT up 7% and margin flat at 25.5% . Employer Services grew 7% ; PEO grew 7% with average WSEs up 2% to ~754k . Interest on funds h

Oct 29, 2025
Company News

UKG Launches Venture Fund

UKG, a leading global AI platform for HR, pay, and workforce management, has launched UKG Ventures , a strategic investment fund focused on the next generation of worktech innovators. The fund targets early to growth-stage startups that ali

Oct 29, 2025
Company News

TriNet Q3 2025 Earnings — Revenue $1.2 Billion with Adjusted EBITDA of $100 Million

TriNet Group, a leading HR solutions provider for small and midsize businesses, reported Q3 2025 revenue of $1.2 billion, down 2% year over year. Net income fell to $34 million ($0.70 per share), while adjusted EBITDA reached $100 million (

Oct 29, 2025
Venture Capital

ADP Acquires Pequity

ADP has acquired Pequity, a 2019-founded compensation management platform, in a move to enhance its global HR and payroll capabilities. Pequity’s AI-powered tools combine spreadsheet familiarity with enterprise-grade automation, offering bu

Oct 29, 2025
Venture Capital

Arya Health Secures $18.2M Series A to Power the Next Generation of AI Agents for Post-Acute Care Administration

Arya Health , a New York-based company, has secured a US $18.2 million Series A round to address the administrative burdens facing the post-acute care sector, which includes home health, hospice, and long-term care facilities. With regulati

Oct 29, 2025
Venture Capital

VeroSkills Secures Funding to Scale AI-Powered Staffing Platform Addressing America's $1 Trillion Blue-Collar Labor Crisis

VeroSkills has raised US $5.3 million to scale its AI-powered staffing engine aimed at solving a US $1 trillion blue-collar labour-shortage. In the past six weeks the company contracted US $15 million in annual recurring revenue by matching

Oct 29, 2025
Product News

Fringe Launches Fringe 2.0 -- The Human-First Employee Experience Platform Light Purple

Fringe has launched its next-generation platform, “Fringe 2.0”, positioning itself as a unified solution for the modern employee experience by integrating recognition, rewards, lifestyle benefits, wellbeing, learning, swag and life-event gi

Oct 27, 2025
Venture Capital

Mercor Raises $350 Million Series C, Hits $10 Billion Valuation Amid AI Workforce Boom

In a major recent development, Mercor has announced a USD 350 million Series C round, led by Felicis with participation from Benchmark, General Catalyst and Robinhood Ventures—bringing the company’s valuation to approximately USD 10 billion

Oct 27, 2025
Company News

The HR Policy Association Announces its Rebrand to the CHRO Association

The HR Policy Association, a Washington-based nonprofit representing over 400 major corporations employing 20 million people worldwide, has officially rebranded as the CHRO Association . The move reflects the evolving role of Chief Human Re

Oct 23, 2025
Venture Capital

Vistage Acquires Smart Business Network, Expanding Resources for CEOs Navigating Transactions

Vistage , the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization, has acquired Smart Business Network (SBN), a Cleveland-based business media and events company known for its Smart Business Dealmakers Conferences. The deal expands

Oct 22, 2025
Product News

Workday Introduces New Custom AI Model Library to Power Smarter, Faster Contract Reviews

Workday has unveiled its new Custom AI Model Library for the Workday Contract Intelligence Agent , powered by Evisort. With over 120 pre-built AI models , this release enhances Workday’s enterprise AI capabilities by enabling automatic cont

Oct 22, 2025
Venture Capital

U.S. Startup Casium Secures $5 M for AI-Driven Employer Immigration Platform (Seattle)

Casium has raised USD 5 million in a seed round led by Maverick Ventures, joined by AI2 Incubator, GTMfund, Success Venture Partners and angel investor Jake Heller. The firm helps enterprises convert immigration into a workforce-planning ad

Oct 22, 2025
Venture Capital

Findem Raises $51 M Series C (USA) to Build World’s Largest Expert-Labelled Talent Dataset

In a significant development for HR tech, Findem  has raised $51 million in Series C funding to revolutionize talent acquisition through AI powered by expert-labeled, 3D human data. The round, led by SLW with participation from Wing Venture

Oct 21, 2025
Venture Capital

Magic Raises $10 M Seed to Power AI-Driven Personalisation in Hospitality

Magic , a New York-based startup, has emerged from stealth with its flagship product, Loyalist , an AI-powered CRM platform aimed at the hospitality industry. The company has raised a $10 million seed round led by Lerer Hippeau and other pa

Oct 20, 2025
Venture Capital

Deel Raises $300M Series E, Valued at $17.3B, Eyes Expansion into 100+ Countries

In October 2025, Deel secured a landmark $300 million Series E funding , led by Ribbit Capital alongside existing backers such as Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue, lifting its valuation to $17.3 billion . This round comes amid a period of str

Oct 16, 2025
Product News

HireClix Unveils Recruiter Hub to Personalize the Hiring Journey and Strengthen Candidate Relationships

HireClix has launched Recruiter Hub , a new platform that transforms how recruiters engage with candidates by creating personalized landing pages synchronized with an organization’s ATS. This innovation allows every recruiter to showcase cu

Oct 16, 2025
Venture Capital

Viven Raises $35 Million Seed Round to Launch AI Digital Twins for Enterprises

Viven, founded by Eightfold’s co-founders Ashutosh Garg and Varun Kacholia, has emerged from stealth with $35 million seed funding from Khosla Ventures, Foundation Capital, FPV Ventures, and others. Based in Santa Clara, California, Viven i

Oct 15, 2025
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