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Phenom Acquires Plum to Verify What AI Can’t Fake: Human Behavior at Work

Phenom has acquired Plum , following its February 2026 acquisition of Be Applied, to complete a full-spectrum assessment stack for AI-era hiring. Plum’s Role Model™ maps behavioral blueprints against 40,000+ jobs and claims 4x greater accur

Apr 28, 2026
Venture Capital

Philadelphia-based Phenom Acquires Be Applied to Scale Skills-First Hiring with Cognitive AI

Phenom acquires Be Applied to embed adaptive cognitive assessments into its AI hiring platform. Enterprises can now validate skills at scale, reduce mis-hires (costing 30%+ of salary), and support skills-first hiring as 63% of employers cit

Feb 10, 2026
Venture Capital

Phenom Acquires Included to Expand Agentic People Analytics and Workforce Intelligence

Phenom , an applied AI company focused on hiring, development, and retention, has acquired Included , an AI-native agentic people analytics platform designed to surface actionable workforce insights. The acquisition strengthens Phenom’s Wor

Jan 14, 2026
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

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
Venture Capital

Phenom Acquires EDGE to Enhance Workforce Intelligence for Professional Services, IT Services, and Global Capability Centers

Phenom , an AI-driven HR technology leader, has acquired EDGE , a top resource management and talent mobility platform. This move enhances Phenom’s Intelligent Talent Experience platform with advanced resource planning capabilities, caterin

Feb 6, 2025
Company News

Nationally Acclaimed Government Organization Creates Flexible, Empowering Workforce Experience with UKG

Western DuPage Special Recreation Association (WDSRA), a government organization offering inclusive programs for individuals with special needs, has implemented the UKG Ready suite to streamline HR, payroll, and workforce management. By ado

Feb 5, 2025
Product News

SAP SuccessFactors Second Half 2024 Product Release: Embedding AI Across SAP SuccessFactors HCM

The SAP SuccessFactors 2H 2024 release brings over 250 innovative features, including 30 new AI capabilities designed to transform HR management. Key updates include enhanced AI-driven job recommendations, skills architecture creation, and

Oct 28, 2024
Venture Capital

Vangst Acquires GreenForce - Cannabis Hiring is Back

Vangst , the leading hiring platform in the cannabis industry, has acquired GreenForce, a temporary staffing agency based in Oregon and Arizona, marking its second acquisition of 2024. GreenForce, founded in 2016, specializes in providing t

Sep 10, 2024
Venture Capital

LightBay Capital Makes Strategic Investment in Questco, a National Leader in Outsourced HR Services

LightBay Capital has made a strategic investment in Questco, a leading professional employer organization (PEO) specializing in outsourced HR services. This partnership aims to support Questco’s growth through direct sales efforts, acquisit

Jul 31, 2024
Venture Capital

Phenom Acquires Tydy, Expanding Platform to Seamlessly Onboard Employees

Phenom has acquired Tydy, enhancing its Intelligent Talent Experience platform by incorporating Tydy's advanced preboarding and onboarding capabilities. This integration aims to create a seamless, efficient transition from hire to productiv

Jul 2, 2024
Company News

UKG: 27.5 Million Employed Americans Plan to Miss Work to Watch 2024 Summer Olympics

The UKG Workforce Institute survey reveals that the 2024 Summer Olympics could significantly impact workplace productivity in America. Over 27.5 million employed Americans plan to miss work to watch the games, with various forms of absentee

Jun 26, 2024
Company News

New Generation of AI Platforms Set to Revolutionize the $200 Billion HR Technology Market, Says Josh Bersin Company

The Josh Bersin Company has unveiled a significant shift in HR technology with the rise of Enterprise Talent Intelligence systems. These AI-driven platforms, moving beyond mere talent acquisition, now encompass career development, leadershi

May 7, 2024
Product News

Phenom Releases Massive Wave of HR Tech Innovation: Talent Experience Engine, Next-GenAI Agents, New Platform Experiences, and Updates for Talent Acquisition and Talent Management

Phenom has unveiled a significant update to its HR tech offerings during the IAMPHENOM 2024 Product Innovation Keynote in Philadelphia. The update introduces several new features aimed at enhancing talent acquisition and management. These i

Apr 26, 2024
Venture Capital

Vangst Acquires CannabizTemp, CannabizTeam's Temp Staffing Division

Vangst , a prominent hiring platform for the cannabis industry based in Denver, has made a significant acquisition of CannabizTemp, the temporary staffing division of CannabizTeam. This marks the first acquisition in the cannabis HR sector.

Apr 12, 2024
Venture Capital

Y Combinator Alum Axle Health Raises $4.2M to Scale Its Home Health Care Software Platform

Axle Health , a Y Combinator alum, has successfully raised $4.2M in seed funding to expand its innovative home health care software platform, bringing its total funding to $4.4M. The investment, led by Pear VC and followed by TRAC VC, will

Feb 23, 2024
Venture Capital

ContactMonkey secures $55M in Series A funding, led by Updata Partners

ContactMonkey, an innovative internal email communications platform, has recently secured a significant $55 million in Series A funding from Updata Partners. This investment comes at a crucial time when employee engagement is increasingly v

Dec 7, 2023
Company News

Phenom Unveils Generative AI for Human Resources and 18 New Innovations at IAMPHENOM

PHILADELPHIA – March 31, 2023 – During its  IAMPHENOM  Product Innovation Keynote,  Phenom  announced Experience+ (X+), a new platform-wide generative AI capability that bolsters efficiencies by automating content creation, surfacing action

Mar 31, 2023
Column

Josh Bersin:HR Technology 2023: What’s Hot? What’s Not?

The HR Tech market has been on fire for the last few years. More than $15 Billion of venture and PE money was invested and the number of startups is astounding. The average large company now has  more than 80 different employee-facing syste

Dec 26, 2022
People Analytics

Visier:The Top Read People Analytics Content of 2022

Catch up on the must read articles, research, and podcasts that are guiding the evolution of HR, people analytics, and the workplace in 2022 and beyond. A lot has happened in the world of work this past year: We watched  resignation rates r

Dec 21, 2022
Earnings

Behind Kula's $12M Seed Funding

Extremely thrilled to announce that we have raised $12 million in our Seed round of funding! We welcome our latest partners - Sequoia and SquarePeg. We also thank our existing investors - Venture Highway and Together Fund for continuing the

Aug 31, 2022
Venture Capital

STRIVE Announces Growth Investment by Essex Bay Capital to Accelerate Continued Growth and Market Leadership

Partnership and Capital Infusion will Accelerate the Employee Experience Company’s Market Penetration, Product Development, Marketing and Sales OAKLAND, CA. – August 30, 2022 –  STRIVE  – a leader in employee experience technology, today an

Aug 30, 2022
Venture Capital

Sana, which offers health insurance plans to SMBs, raises $60M and doubles valuation since October

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have for decades struggled with being able to offer their employees health insurance. Sana, a startup that wants to make offering health insurance plans more accessible to those businesses, has raise

Jun 16, 2022
Venture Capital

Bryq AI Talent Intelligence Raises $4 Million in Pre-Series A Funding Towards Building the Future of Work

ATHENS, Greece — Bryq, the AI Talent Intelligence platform, announced today that it has raised a $4 million pre-Series A round, led by No Such Ventures along with existing investor Big Pi Ventures. In 2021, Bryq’s revenue increased by more

Jun 12, 2022
Company News

How Chili Piper Won the TikTok Recruitment Game

Trying to get that TikTok recruitment strategy off the ground to reach more candidates and boost your employer brand? Meryoli Arias, Sr. Social Media and Community Manager at  Chili Piper , shared how her organization’s TikTok presence help

May 25, 2022
Topics

People Analytics Primer: Leadership Analytics

Source:  https://blog.aiesec.org/is-leadership-a-skill-or-a-quality/ People Analytics Primer: Leadership Analytics Introduction Cole Napper Welcome to “ People Analytics Primers ”. In this series, I plan to dive deep into a technical and ta

May 1, 2022
Venture Capital

Phenom 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

Apr 7, 2021
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