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San Francisco’s Sparrow Secures $35M Series B to Tackle Global Leave Compliance with AI

Sparrow , the first end-to-end leave management platform designed for modern, global companies, has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by SLW, bringing its total funding to $64 million. The company leverages AI and compliance expert

Jul 29, 2025
Product News

Leena AI Announces the Launch of Voice-Enabled, Agentic AI Colleagues to Revolutionize Employee Centricity and Enterprise Productivity

Leena AI has launched voice-enabled Agentic AI colleagues to revolutionize employee support and workplace productivity. These AI agents use natural voice interactions to assist employees across HR, IT, Sales, Finance, and more—anytime, anyw

Jul 24, 2025
Venture Capital

San Francisco’s Ashby Lands $50M Series D to Advance Enterprise Recruiting Innovation

Ashby, a San Francisco-based intelligent hiring platform, has secured a $50 million Series D round led by Alkeon Capital, doubling its valuation since the Series C. The funding follows significant growth—customer count rose from 1,300 to 2,

Jul 22, 2025
Product News

Paylocity Advances One Unified HCM and Finance Platform with Launch of Integrated Spend Management Solution

Paylocity has launched “Paylocity for Finance,” expanding its modern HCM platform into the Office of the CFO by integrating Airbase’s award-winning spend management technology. This unified solution enables organizations to manage payroll a

Jul 22, 2025
Company News

Papaya Global and Worksome Partner to Transform the $2 Trillion Contingent Workforce Market for Enterprise Clients

Papaya Global and Worksome have formed a strategic partnership to transform how enterprises manage and pay their contingent workforce. As freelancers and contractors now make up 40% of the global labor market, this integration combines Papa

Jul 9, 2025
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AI-Native Platform Niural Secures $31M to Automate Payroll and Global Ops

Niural, an AI-native global PEO platform, has raised $31 million in Series A funding to reinvent financial operations for modern CFOs. By combining proprietary infrastructure with executional AI agent EMMA, Niural transforms traditional pay

Jun 26, 2025
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WorkWhile Secures $23 Million Series B, Fueling AI-Powered Revolution in $650B Staffing Industry

WorkWhile , an AI-driven labor platform transforming the $650B staffing industry, has raised $23 million in a Series B round led by Rethink Impact. The company leverages machine learning to match businesses with reliable hourly workers, ach

Jun 16, 2025
Venture Capital

ai.work Launches from Stealth with $10M Seed to Build Autonomous AI Employees for Enterprises

Tel Aviv- and New York-based startup ai.work  has emerged from stealth with a $10 million seed round led by A * and lool ventures , unveiling a new AI Worker platform built to automate internal enterprise operations. Founded by Maor Ezer an

Jun 10, 2025
Product News

Greenhouse Launches Dream Job To Fix Job Hunting and Boost Candidates' Chances Of Getting Hired

Greenhouse, a leading hiring software platform, has launched “Dream Job,” a new feature designed to counteract the inefficiencies of modern job hunting in the AI era. With job applications doubling since ChatGPT's release and recruiters ove

Jun 5, 2025
Venture Capital

WedgeHR Raises Strategic Funding to Scale Video Hiring Platform Across North America

WedgeHR, an HR tech innovator in video interviewing, has announced a new strategic funding round led by a consortium of HR tech veterans and growth investors. The round includes BDev Ventures and several seasoned operators, with new board a

Jun 4, 2025
Product News

goHappy Launches Frontline Referrals to Transform Hourly Workforce Hiring

goHappy, a leader in frontline employee engagement, has launched Frontline Referrals , a revolutionary tool designed to modernize hourly worker recruitment. This no-app, text-based solution enables frontline staff to refer friends and forme

May 28, 2025
Product News

Workday Unveils Next Generation of Illuminate Agents to Transform HR and Finance Operations

Workday introduces new Illuminate Agents, a suite of advanced AI tools designed to revolutionize HR and financial operations. These agents automate key processes including contingent hiring, contract negotiations, accounting documentation,

May 19, 2025
Venture Capital

London-based Origin Secures $21M Series A to Revolutionize Global Benefits Intelligence

Origin today launched the world’s first Global Benefits Intelligence platform, securing $21 million in a Series A led by Felix Capital (with Acadian Ventures and Notion Capital). Powered by its AI engine Cuido™, Origin centralizes and struc

May 14, 2025
Product News

Humantelligence Unveils Ask Aura™: The Next Evolution in AI-Powered Workplace Coaching for Leaders, Managers & Teams

Humantelligence has introduced Ask Aura™, an AI-driven coaching assistant that delivers real-time, personalized guidance to employees, especially managers, to improve communication, collaboration, and leadership skills directly within tools

May 6, 2025
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Italian-based Skillvue raises $6.3M to transform how companies discover and develop hidden talent

HR tech platform evolves from recruitment tool to comprehensive skills partner as organizations struggle to identify capabilities in both candidates and employees. Milan, May 05, 2025 -- While 70% of HR professionals desperately search for

May 5, 2025
Company News

Quantum Workplace Names Joe Holland as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Next Phase of Growth and Innovation

Quantum Workplace, a leading provider of employee engagement and performance management solutions, has appointed Joe Holland as its new CEO, marking a significant leadership transition as Co-Founder Greg Harris steps into a board role after

May 2, 2025
Product News

Confirm Launches AI-Powered One-Click Performance Reviews, Bringing Speed, Fairness and Simplicity to Performance Management

Confirm has launched its AI-powered One-Click Performance Reviews to simplify, accelerate, and bring fairness to performance management. Built on Organizational Network Analysis (ONA), the solution auto-generates self-assessments and manage

Apr 29, 2025
Product News

Microsoft Reinvents HR Intelligence: Inside the Launch of People Skills and Skills Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot

— A New Era of Skills-Based Talent Strategy Powered by AI In a move that may redefine the landscape of enterprise HR technology, Microsoft has officially launched People Skills , a powerful new data layer within Microsoft 365 Copilot and Vi

Apr 24, 2025
Company News

Papaya Global Announces CFO, CPO, and Key Executive Appointments to Drive Innovation and Expansion

Papaya Global , a leading workforce payroll and payments platform, has announced significant leadership changes to bolster its global expansion. Erez Simha joins as CFO, bringing vast IPO and M&A expertise, while Amit Levi is promoted to CP

Apr 24, 2025
Product News

Salary.com Unveils Agentic AI Platform for HR and Compensation

Salary.com has launched the first-ever Agentic AI platform tailored specifically for HR and compensation professionals. By integrating advanced agentic AI and large language models (LLMs), this platform automates complex workflows, enables

Apr 21, 2025
Venture Capital

Chapel Hill-Based Well Secures $30M to Scale AI-Driven Health Engagement System

Well , an AI-driven health engagement company based in Chapel Hill, has raised $30 million in new funding, bringing its total to over $150 million. This round will accelerate the development of its AI platform, concierge services, and predi

Apr 15, 2025
Company News

Perceptyx Appoints Ross Wainwright as Chief Executive Officer

Perceptyx , a leader in AI-powered employee experience solutions, has appointed Ross Wainwright as CEO to accelerate global growth. With prior leadership roles at SAP, Alida, and NTT, Wainwright brings deep SaaS expertise and a customer-cen

Apr 11, 2025
Venture Capital

Spain-Based Job&Talent Secures €92M to Accelerate AI-Driven Staffing Solutions

Job&Talent , a Spain-based digital staffing platform, has secured €92 million (US$101.3 million) in a Series F funding round, bringing its valuation to €1.3 billion. The funding will accelerate its international growth and support its AI-dr

Apr 10, 2025
Venture Capital

Thatch Secures $40M Series B to Redefine Health Benefits from San Francisco

Thatch has secured a $40M Series B funding round led by Index Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, and ADP Ventures. The company aims to revolutionize employee healthcare by replacing outdated employer-co

Apr 3, 2025
Venture Capital

Marit Health Launches Groundbreaking Community-Powered Platform for Salary Transparency in Medicine, Secures $3.2M Seed Round

Marit Health , a newly launched platform designed to provide salary transparency for physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), is revolutionizing the healthcare sector. Backed by $3.2 million in seed funding, Marit offers clinician

Mar 27, 2025
Venture Capital

Cologne-Based peopleIX Secures €2.3M Pre-Seed to Revolutionize AI-Driven Workforce Intelligence

peopleIX , a Cologne-based AI-powered people intelligence platform, has secured €2.3 million in pre-seed funding, led by Earlybird-X with contributions from neoteq ventures, TS Ventures, and HR Tech business angels. The company aims to solv

Mar 21, 2025
Venture Capital

Spain’s HR Tech Firm Factorial Secures $120M in Non-Dilutive Funding to Accelerate Expansion in Germany, France, and Italy

Factorial , the Barcelona-based HR tech unicorn, has secured an additional $120 million in non-dilutive funding from General Catalyst, bringing its total borrowings from GC’s Customer Value fund to $200 million . This investment will fuel F

Mar 20, 2025
Product News

Firstup Launches Workforce Orchestration, Transforming How Enterprises Drive Employee Activation

Firstup has launched an AI-powered workforce orchestration solution to revolutionize enterprise employee communications. By bringing AI-driven marketing automation principles to internal workforce engagement, organizations can now automate

Mar 20, 2025
Venture Capital

Multiply Mortgage Raises $23.5M Series A to Make Homeownership an Employee Perk

Multiply Mortgage, a fintech innovator, has secured $23.5 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total funding to $27 million. The company is revolutionizing employee benefits by offering lower mortgage rates—up to

Mar 19, 2025
Product News

ChartHop AI: Merging HR and Business Data for Smarter Workforce Decisions

ChartHop AI revolutionizes workforce intelligence by integrating HRIS with business data, enabling HR leaders to make smarter, real-time decisions. By bridging workforce metrics with sales, customer support, and R&D insights, it transforms

Mar 18, 2025
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