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All in on continual feedback, Lattice acquires Pando
Performance Management

All in on continual feedback, Lattice acquires Pando

Lattice, a leading HR performance management platform, has acquired Pando in a move aimed at deepening its continuous feedback capabilities. The acquisition signals Lattice's intent to own a larger share of the real-time performance intelligence market, offering HR leaders a more integrated suite for ongoing employee development conversations — moving beyond periodic reviews toward always-on feedback loops.

Aug 29, 2026
Venture Capital

Lattice Acquires Pando to Accelerate the Shift from Periodic Reviews to AI-Native Continuous Performance

Lattice has acquired Pando , the just-in-time performance platform. Pando founder and CEO Barbra Gago will join Lattice as Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer. The deal adds progression, evidence-based calibration and real-time performance

Aug 19, 2026
Company News

Workday Announces Rising 2026: Where Agentic HR and Agentic Finance Take Center Stage October 12-15 in Las Vegas

Workday Rising 2026 will take place Oct. 12–15 in Las Vegas, bringing together 30,000+ in-person and digital attendees. The event will feature 400+ sessions on agentic HR, finance, IT, product innovation, customer use cases, demos, and hand

Jul 21, 2026
Workable Launches Employee Surveys, Bringing Engagement Feedback Directly into Its HRIS
Product News

Workable Launches Employee Surveys, Bringing Engagement Feedback Directly into Its HRIS

Workable has launched Employee Surveys inside its Performance & Engagement suite. HR teams can run engagement, pulse and onboarding surveys, automate milestone-based check-ins, collect responses via email, Workable and Slack, and filter results by...

Jul 17, 2026
iHire Launches Industry-Focused Marketplace for U.S.-Based Freelancers
Product News

iHire Launches Industry-Focused Marketplace for U.S.-Based Freelancers

iHire has launched an industry-focused freelance marketplace connecting employers with qualified, U.S.-based independent contractors. Its research found 61% of candidates view freelancing as appealing, while 56% of freelancers expect to take on more project-based...

Jul 14, 2026
Mercor to Acquire Deeptune, Strengthening Reinforcement Learning Environments for AI Agents
Venture Capital

Mercor to Acquire Deeptune, Strengthening Reinforcement Learning Environments for AI Agents

Mercor will acquire Deeptune, the New York-based creator of high-fidelity reinforcement learning environments for AI agents. Deeptune’s team, led by founder & CEO Tim Lupo, will join Mercor in NYC. The deal follows Deeptune’s...

Jul 9, 2026
Madrid HR Tech Startup Orbio Raises $21 Million Series A to Reinvent Frontline Workforce Management with AI Agents
Venture Capital

Madrid HR Tech Startup Orbio Raises $21 Million Series A to Reinvent Frontline Workforce Management with AI Agents

Orbio has raised $21M (£16M) in Series A funding led by Dawn Capital to automate hiring, onboarding, engagement, and retention for frontline workers. Customers include Yum! Brands, Adecco, Poke House, and AWWG. The company...

Jun 15, 2026
Greenhouse Launches New AI Capabilities Built to Strengthen Structured Hiring, Not Shortcut It
Product News

Greenhouse Launches New AI Capabilities Built to Strengthen Structured Hiring, Not Shortcut It

Greenhouse announced six new AI-powered hiring capabilities across recruiting workflows, including Greenhouse MCP, Analytics Chart Agent, Notetaker, AI Report Insights, Job Kickoff Agent, and Candidate Insights Agent. The company says appli

Jun 10, 2026
Lattice Promotes Sophie Hurcombe to Chief People and Operations Officer to Lead People + AI Transformation
Company News

Lattice Promotes Sophie Hurcombe to Chief People and Operations Officer to Lead People + AI Transformation

Lattice has promoted Sophie Hurcombe from SVP, People to Chief People and Operations Officer. In the expanded role, she will lead AI transformation and company operations across People, Business Systems, and IT, as Lattice advances its Peop

Jun 5, 2026
Workday Global Research Finds AI Reduces Burnout but May Deepen the Workplace Connection Deficit
Company News

Workday Global Research Finds AI Reduces Burnout but May Deepen the Workplace Connection Deficit

Workday’s new Human Connection Workplace Index surveyed 2,150 AI-using employees across 7 countries. While 62% say AI has reduced stress or burnout risk and 86% feel more productive, 14% have taken time off due to loneliness or social isola

May 27, 2026
Boston-Based Frontline Employee Experience Platform Blink Raises $17M Led by EHI
Venture Capital

Boston-Based Frontline Employee Experience Platform Blink Raises $17M Led by EHI

Blink has raised $17M in new funding led by Enlightened Hospitality Investments, affiliated with Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. The round coincides with a new global partnership with Shake Shack and will support Blink’s AI-fi

May 18, 2026
Product News

HR Rebooted Launches MyCareer Navigator, an AI Platform Helping Organizations Guide People Through Career Disruption

MyCareer Navigator delivers personalized risk scores, skill insights, transition planning, resume refinement, and interview practice to support clients, students, and job seekers navigating an AI-driven workforce. COLEBROOK, N.H. ,  May 7,

May 8, 2026
Venture Capital

Greenhouse Acquires Ezra AI Labs to Reinvent AI Interviewing with Voice Conversations

Greenhouse is acquiring Ezra AI Labs ,to bring voice-based AI interviews into its hiring platform. With applications per recruiter up 412% since 2023 and 74% of candidates using AI, the deal aims to improve early-stage screening with struct

May 5, 2026
HotNews

Starbucks Announces New Incentive Rewards Program to Create More Opportunities for Partners to Share in Success

Starbucks launched a new incentive rewards program for U.S. hourly partners. Baristas and shift supervisors can earn up to $1,200 annually via quarterly bonuses tied to store performance and customer experience. Expanded tipping and weekly

Apr 2, 2026
Venture Capital

Lattice Acquires Mandala to Build AI-Native People Intelligence Platform

Lattice announced the acquisition of Mandala ’s AI-native coaching technology, marking a significant step in advancing its People + AI strategy. The deal brings Mandala founder Tarun Galagali into Lattice to lead the development of AI-nativ

Mar 31, 2026
Product News

Workday Launches Agentic AI to Transform Enterprise Execution Systems

Workday has introduced its next wave of Agentic AI capabilities, signaling a major shift from traditional enterprise software toward autonomous task execution. The announcement centers on the concept of the “New Work Day,” where human emplo

Mar 27, 2026
Product News

Workday Launches Sana: 300+ Skill AI Agents Transform HR and Finance Workflows

Workday launches “ Sana ,” a new AI interface embedded directly into HR & finance workflows. With 300+ skills, Sana agents can find data, execute tasks, and automate workflows across systems like Salesforce, Outlook, and Google Drive—all wi

Mar 17, 2026
Venture Capital

Chicago-based Yourco Raises $6M Series A and Launches AI-Powered Frontline Intelligence Platform

Chicago-based workforce communication platform Yourco  has launched Frontline Intelligence , an AI-powered capability designed to transform everyday frontline employee communication into real-time operational insights. Built on the company’

Mar 9, 2026
Venture Capital

NextWork Raises $4.45M Seed Round for AI Skills Verification Platform

NextWork , a platform focused on helping individuals build practical AI skills through real-world projects, has raised $4.45 million in a Seed round led by Shakti VC, with participation from Cake Ventures and returning investors including G

Mar 4, 2026
Product News

Textio Launches Lavalier to Raise the Hiring Bar With Interview Intelligence

Textio has introduced Lavalier , a new interview intelligence platform designed to help recruiting teams improve hiring quality through structured and evidence-based interviews. Announced in San Francisco, Lavalier aims to address long-stan

Mar 4, 2026
Venture Capital

AI-Native Hiring Platform Elly Secures $8M to Reinvent Interview and ATS Workflows

Elly , operated by Recruit Tech Labs dba Elly, launched its AI-native hiring platform and raised $8M led by Sorenson Capital, with Atomic and Next Wave Capital participating. Early users report up to 1h45m saved per candidate and 10h/week s

Feb 25, 2026
Venture Capital

San Francisco-based Deskless AI Platform Humand Raises $66M Series A

Humand, USD 66M, Series A, non-desk workers, HR platform, United States market, Sammy, AI HR assistant, mobile-first, all-in-one app, 1.6 million employees, 1,500 companies, 50 countries, Siemens, PSBank, Viva Aerobus, workforce management,

Feb 23, 2026
Venture Capital

San Francisco-based Toptal Acquires Marketing Talent Platform No Single Individual (NSI)

Toptal has acquired No Single Individual (NSI), a talent platform specializing in vetted experts across advertising, marketing, branding, and social media. NSI leadership joins Toptal. The move expands Toptal’s professional services for age

Jan 22, 2026
Venture Capital

Meet 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

Jan 13, 2026
Venture Capital

UKG Agrees to Acquire Inova Payroll to Expand Service-Led HCM for SMBs

UKG has agreed to acquire Inova Payroll, a Nashville-based HCM and payroll provider serving 4,000+ SMBs. Inova is the largest reseller of the UKG Ready® suite nationwide. The deal is expected to close in early 2026, subject to conditions. U

Dec 12, 2025
Product News

HireClix Launches Second Chance Pages to Further Improve the Candidate Experience

HireClix has introduced its new Second Chance Pages, a career site enhancement designed to solve one of the most common candidate-experience failures: the dead-end encountered when job seekers click on a closed job listing. According to the

Dec 9, 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
Product News

MeeBoss Pioneers First Chat-Based Hiring Platform for More Personalized Hiring

MeeBoss has launched a chat-first hiring platform designed to reintroduce human connection into a hiring ecosystem increasingly dominated by automated applications and impersonal workflows. By offering instant talent recommendations and ena

Nov 19, 2025
Venture Capital

Zoom Acquires BrightHire, Bringing AI-Powered Interview Intelligence to Zoom Workplace

Zoom has acquired BrightHire , adding AI-powered interview intelligence to Zoom Workplace. The deal brings interview planning, automated notes, real-time coaching, and analytics directly into Zoom, enhancing millions of hiring conversations

Nov 13, 2025
Product News

WorkWhile Unveils WorkWhile Pulse: Real-Time Labor Management for Unprecedented Insights

WorkWhile has launched WorkWhile Pulse , a real-time labor management command center that provides businesses with a live, unified view of their workforce operations. Designed to reduce the $185 billion inefficiency caused by traditional pe

Nov 11, 2025
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