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Upwork Announces the Suspension of Business in Russia and Belarus and Withdraws First Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Guidance due to Uncertainties Related to Russian Invasion of Ukraine
SAN FRANCISCO – March 7, 2022 – Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s largest work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, as measured by gross services volume (“GSV”), today announced the suspension of all busines
Venture CapitalXoxoday Raises US $30 Million From Giift and Apis Partners
SAN FRANCISCO-- Giift , a leading provider of loyalty management solutions around the globe, backed by Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP , announced that it has acquired a significant strategic interest
Venture CapitalPayroll Infrastructure Startup Check Announces $75 Million Series C Led by Stripe
Check, a leading payroll infrastructure startup, recently announced a significant milestone in its growth journey, securing a $75 million Series C funding round. This investment round, led by Stripe, a renowned API technology company specia
Venture CapitalEmployment Hero raises $181M AUD at $1.25B AUD valuation, acquires KeyPay
Human resources platform Employment Hero announced today it has raised $181 million AUD (or about $129 million USD), putting it at unicorn valuation in Australian dollars of $1.25 billion (or about $890 million USD). The round was led by
Venture CapitalEnboarder Raises $32 Million in Series B Funding to Expand People Activation Platform
AUSTIN, Texas ,-- Enboarder , the world's only People Activation Platform enabling companies to transform their people programs into simple, science-based, human-centric journeys, today announced it has raised $32 million in Series B fun
Venture CapitalTorii Raises $50M Series B Round Led by Tiger Global to Help Businesses Harness Cloud Apps and Supercharge Their Teams
NEW YORK, February 02, 2022 -- Torii , the #1 Automated SaaS Management Platform (SMP), announced it has raised $50 million in Series B financing led by Tiger Global Management, bringing its total funding to $65 million. This latest round
Company NewsEqualture Raises €2.75M to Fight Hiring Bias
Equalture has just raised €2.75 million to help companies make unbiased, science-backed hiring decisions, by trusting on neuroscience instead of gut feeling. The funding round was led by Dutch investment company Shoe Investments and joined
Venture CapitaliMocha Set to Scale New Heights with $14 Million Series A Funding Led by Eight Roads Ventures
AI-powered digital skills assessment platform, iMocha , today announced a $14 million Series A investment round led by Eight Roads Ventures, with participation from existing investors Upekkha and Better Capital. Aditya Systla from Eight
Venture CapitalAsia's leading HR technology platform Darwinbox raises $72 Million funding led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) at $1B+ valuation
SINGAPORE and HYDERABAD, India ,-- Darwinbox , Asia's fastest growing HR tech platform, marks another milestone with a $72MN funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) along with participation from existing investors Sa
Venture CapitalOnit Acquires SecureDocs, Broadening Its Contract Lifecycle Management Portfolio and Market Reach
HOUSTON, January 11, 2022 – Onit, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise workflow solutions including enterprise legal management and contract lifecycle management, today announced that it has acquired SecureDocs , a global software compa
Venture CapitalQuantive Raises $120 Million Series C to Enlarge its Market Scale
As the largest funding round in the OKRs software space, this funding comes less than 12 months after the company’s $30M Series B and will drive continued scale and product innovation, including predictive and prescriptive capabilities De
Venture CapitalHR Tech Startup Sense Valued at $500 Million in SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led Funding
Sense , an HR tech startup that helps some of the world’s largest staffing and recruitment agencies timely find and hire talent, has grown its valuation to $500 million in a new financing round. The San Francisco-headquartered startup has r
Venture CapitalVerition to Acquire PandoLogic, Expanding AI Platform for Intelligent Recuitment
Veritone , Inc. (Nasdaq: VERI), the creator of the world’s first operating system for artificial intelligence, announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire PandoLogic, I nc, a leading provider of intelligent hiring solutions. Tot
Venture CapitalVelocity Global Continues to Scale Its Leading Global Work Platform With the Acquisition of Shield GEO
DENVER, July 13, 2021 — Velocity Global continues to scale its leading global work platform with the acquisition of Shield GEO , an established global Employer of Record (EoR) provider. This is Velocity Global’s second acquisition this year
Company NewsWayUp Merges with Yello to Diversify Recruitment
Yello , one of the early pioneers of early talent and campus recruitment, and WayUp , a DEI and diversity sourcing platform, announced that the companies are joining forces. The WayUp team will be joining Yello, and WayUp co-founders will
Venture CapitalPhenom Announces $100M Series D, Signaling Talent Experience’s Role in the Next Era of HR
Phenom announced a $100 million Series D investment round that the company will use to further develop its Talent Experience Management platform. The round was led B Capital Group with Dragoneer Investment Group, OMERS Growth Equity and Gol
Venture CapitalPrimePay Announces Investment from Aquiline Capital Partners
WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- PrimePay , a national payroll, human capital management (HCM), and benefit services company, today announced it has received an investment from Aquiline Capital Partners, a private investment firm based in New York a
Venture CapitalDocuPhase Acquired by Angle Point and Dan Gaertner Brought on as CEO
CLEARWATER – DocuPhase LLC , a Florida-based automation software company, announced it has been acquired by Angle Point Capital . Along with the acquisition, Angle Point appointed Dan Gaertner as the new CEO of DocuPhase. Robert Koven, a P
Venture CapitalKoch Industries Completes Acquisition of Infor
NEW YORK – Koch Industries, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining portion of Infor from Golden Gate Capital. Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, has been a key component
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