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Sign In Solutions Acquires The Receptionist to Strengthen AI-First Visitor Management

Sign In Solutions announced the acquisition of The Receptionist on January 12, 2026, reinforcing its position as a global leader in visitor management technology. The Denver-based The Receptionist serves more than 5,500 customers across 35

Jan 12, 2026
Company News

Workday Expands Frontline Workforce Capabilities Across 1,800+ Retail and Hospitality Customers

Workday is accelerating its momentum in the retail and hospitality sectors with new customer wins and a suite of AI-powered innovations designed specifically for frontline workers. More than 1,800 retail and hospitality organizations global

Jan 8, 2026
Product News

Paradox Conversational Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Now Available Through Workday, Helping Organizations Hire Frontline Workers Faster

Workday announced that Paradox Conversational Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is now available through its platform, extending Workday’s AI-driven workforce solutions to organizations that hire frontline workers at scale. Designed to remove

Jan 8, 2026
Venture Capital

OneSource Virtual Announces Strategic, Majority Growth Investment from TA

OneSource Virtual (OSV), a leading provider of HR and payments services purpose-built for the Workday ecosystem, has announced a strategic, majority growth investment from global private equity firm TA Associates. Founded in 2008, OSV deliv

Jan 7, 2026
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Paychex Delivers 18% Revenue Growth in FY2026 Q2, Accelerated by Paycor Acquisition and AI Innovation

Paychex reported strong second-quarter results for fiscal year 2026, delivering 18% year-over-year revenue growth and continued progress toward its long-term strategy of building a comprehensive, AI-enabled human capital management platform

Dec 19, 2025
Venture Capital

Coursera to Combine with Udemy to Empower the Global Workforce with Skills for the AI Era

Coursera and Udemy have announced a landmark merger agreement valued at approximately $2.5 billion, bringing together two of the world’s most prominent online learning platforms at a critical moment for the global workforce. Under the all-s

Dec 17, 2025
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Ramped Careers Announces Sale to Teal, Expanding Its AI-Powered Job Search Platform Into Automated Applications

Teal has acquired Ramped, an AI-powered job application automation platform, marking a major expansion of Teal’s end-to-end job search ecosystem. While transaction terms were not disclosed, the deal strengthens Teal’s mission to support use

Dec 11, 2025
Venture Capital

401GO 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

Dec 10, 2025
Company News

ADP Announces 2026 HCM Distinction Award Finalists

ADP has announced the finalists for its 2026 HCM Distinction Awards, honoring large employers that exemplify excellence in human capital management and workplace innovation. Selected from a highly competitive pool, these organizations demon

Dec 9, 2025
Product News

Paychex Launches AI Innovation Suite to Transform Workforce Management

Paychex announced a major expansion of its AI-driven capabilities, marking a transformative shift in how organizations manage their workforce. Leveraging one of the industry’s richest datasets, the company is accelerating its evolution from

Dec 8, 2025
Company News

Workday Announces Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Financial Results

Workday delivered another strong quarter in fiscal 2026 Q3, underscoring both the resilience of its core subscription business and the early returns from its AI strategy. Total revenue rose 12.6% year-over-year to $2.432 billion, with subsc

Nov 25, 2025
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HelloBoss 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

Nov 21, 2025
Product News

ADP Launches Unified Global Workforce Management Suite Across HCM Platforms

ADP has launched the new ADP WorkForce Suite across its major HCM and payroll platforms, creating a unified global workforce management environment for organizations operating in more than 140 countries. This integrated suite centralizes ti

Nov 20, 2025
Company News

Workday Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Pipedream

Workday has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pipedream, an integration platform supporting 3,000+ connectors to business applications, to enhance its enterprise AI capabilities across HR and finance data. The move aims to enable AI

Nov 19, 2025
Company News

HR in 2026 will be Defined by the Impact of AI Innovation on Work

The 2026 HR landscape is being shaped by three converging forces: rapid AI adoption, rising expectations for employee well-being, and a complex regulatory environment across states and countries. This report highlights how organizations are

Nov 17, 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

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

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Product News

Daybright Launches AI Suite to Reinvent Employee Benefits Enrollment

Daybright Financial has introduced a new suite of AI-powered tools aimed at radically simplifying the employee benefits experience. These solutions include AI-generated benefit guides, microsites, personalized communications, decision suppo

Oct 15, 2025
Venture Capital

zvoove Acquires adata Software to Build Germany’s First Fully Integrated Cloud ERP for Facility Management

zvoove, the leading software and AI provider for staffing, security, and cleaning industries, has acquired adata Software GmbH to strengthen its presence in Germany and expand its cloud ERP offering for the facility management sector. The a

Oct 13, 2025
Venture Capital

Sage Acquires Criterion HCM to Modernize Human Capital Management for Mid-Sized Businesses

Sage has acquired Criterion HCM, marking a strategic expansion of its AI-powered HR and payroll ecosystem to better serve mid-sized businesses. The acquisition brings together Criterion’s unified HCM solution—spanning Core HR, payroll, and

Oct 6, 2025
Company News

DailyPay Names Veteran Executive Nelson Chai as CEO

DailyPay appointed veteran executive Nelson Chai as CEO, advancing its strategy beyond earned wage access toward broader financial wellness for frontline workers. Chai—formerly Uber’s CFO and DailyPay’s Executive Chair—will lead product inn

Oct 1, 2025
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