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Scholé AI raised $3M led by ACE Ventures to scale its AI-native learning platform. Founded by EPFL researchers, it delivers personalized, role-based training embedded in daily workflows. Partners include Harvard, Bank of America, NASA, Micr
Venture CapitalAI Compensation Platform Compa Secures $35M Series B for Real-Time Pay Intelligence
Compa , an AI-driven compensation intelligence platform headquartered in Newport Beach, California, has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Jump Capital, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Storm Ventures, Permanent Capital
Venture CapitalMultiverse to deliver AI skills to 100,000 German workers through acquisition of StackFuel
Multiverse has acquired Berlin-based StackFuel to train 100,000 German workers in AI skills. StackFuel serves Mercedes Benz, IAV & Telefónica and reports a 92% completion rate. The deal expands Europe’s only EdTech unicorn deeper into Germa
Venture CapitalBenepass Raises $40M Series B to Redesign Employer Benefits for Rising Healthcare Costs
Benepass announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by Centana Growth Partners , with participation from FoW Partners and existing investors Portage Ventures and Threshold Ventures. The New York–based benefits capital management pla
Venture CapitalMeet Caria Raises $1M Pre-Seed at $3M Valuation Led by ANF Investment
Meet Caria raises $1M in a Pre-Seed round at a $3M valuation, led by Dubai-based ANF Investment. Its AI-native platform supports job creation, sourcing, interviewing, and candidate evaluation, with beta enterprise users including PayPal, du
Venture CapitalLondon-Based Ben Raises $27.5m Series B to Modernize Global Employee Benefits
Ben , a London-based AI-native employee benefits platform, has raised $27.5 million (£20.8m) in Series B funding to accelerate product development and expand its go-to-market capabilities for global enterprises. The round was led by Mercia
Venture Capital401GO Secures $33M Series B to Scale Its Unified 401(k) Infrastructure
401GO has secured a $33 million Series B round led by Centana Growth Partners, marking a significant milestone in the fast-changing retirement technology market. As a fully-owned and vertically integrated 401(k) platform, 401GO differentiat
Venture CapitalTutor Intelligence Raises $34M Series A to Accelerate Real-World Robot Deployment
Tutor Intelligence has raised a $34M Series A to accelerate its vision of deploying low-cost, drop-in robots powered by fleet-scale learning. The company is demonstrating that real-world automation can expand rapidly when robots continuousl
Venture CapitalHelloBoss Secures Series A Funding Backed by Bertelsmann and BAI Capital to Launch Its Next-Gen AI Agent
HelloBoss , one of Asia’s fastest-growing AI-driven recruitment platforms, has secured a new Series A investment led by Bertelsmann—its first-ever strategic bet in Japan—alongside BAI Capital. The funding accelerates HelloBoss’s global expa
Venture CapitalColorado’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
Venture CapitalLettuce 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
Company NewsDeel 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
Venture CapitalADP 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
Venture CapitalArya 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
Venture CapitalVeroSkills 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
Venture CapitalMercor 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
Venture CapitalU.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
Venture CapitalFindem 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
Venture CapitalMagic 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
Venture CapitalDeel 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
Venture CapitalViven 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
Venture CapitalAragorn AI Raises $4.3M Seed Round to Usher HR into the Intelligence Era
Aragorn AI ,, a Dallas-based HR technology startup, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding led by LiveOak Ventures , with participation from Dallas Venture Capital , bringing its total funding to $5.5 million . Founded in 2022 by siblings
Venture CapitalSureCo Secures $23M Series A to Expand ICHRA Platform for Large Employers
SureCo , a Santa Ana–based health benefits technology company specializing in Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRA) for large employers, has raised $23 million in Series A funding led by Health Velocity Capital and
Venture CapitalSan Francisco’s Alex Secures $20M to Transform Talent Acquisition with AI Agents
Alex , an AI-powered recruiting partner, has secured $20 million in funding—including a $17 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners and a $3 million Seed round by 1984 Ventures. The company leverages AI agents to automate interviews, resum
Venture CapitalIsraeli Startup Gain Introduces AI Workforce Layer, Raises $12M to Redefine Procurement
Gain , an Israel-based deeptech startup, has launched its first AI Employees designed to manage end-to-end procurement processes. The company announced a $12M seed funding round led by The Garage, with participation from BlueRed Partners an
Company NewsADP Nominates Karen S. Lynch and Robert H. Swan to Board of Directors
ADP has nominated Karen S. Lynch, former CEO of CVS Health, and Robert H. Swan, former CEO and CFO of Intel, to its Board of Directors ahead of the November 12, 2025, Annual Meeting of Stockholders. With decades of leadership experience acr
Venture CapitalNew York–Based Valence Lands $50M to Bring AI Coaching to Every Worker
Valence , the company behind Nadia—the world’s first enterprise AI coach—has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. With deployments across Fortune 500 companies like Experian, Delta Air Lines, Kraft Heinz,
Venture CapitalSan Francisco Startup Juicebox Secures $36M Total Funding to Redefine Talent Search
Juicebox , a San Francisco-based startup founded by David Paffenholz and Ishan Gupta, has raised a $30 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital, bringing its total funding to $36 million. The company’s flagship product, PeopleGPT, uses AI to
Venture CapitalRefAssured Raises $3.3M Seed Round to Build “Back of a Baseball Card” for Talent Performance
RefAssured , a San Francisco-based provider of automated reference checking and talent performance insights, has raised a $3.3 million oversubscribed seed round led by Dogwood Ventures with support from HighSage Ventures and strategic inves
Venture CapitalKlaar Secures $5M Series A to Redefine AI-Driven Performance Management in the U.S.
Klaar , an AI-powered performance management platform built by HR leaders, has secured $5 million in Series A funding led by Prime Venture Partners and officially launched in the U.S. The platform addresses widespread dissatisfaction with o
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