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AI & AutomationKastle Raises $24M Series A Led by Insight Partners to Build the AI Workforce for Banking Operations - PR Newswire
Kastle, a startup building autonomous AI agents for banking back-office operations, has closed a $24M Series A led by Insight Partners. The round underscores rising investor appetite for purpose-built 'AI workforce' platforms — digital workers designed to handle domain-specific operational tasks in regulated industries — and sharpens the strategic question facing HR and people-ops leaders in financial services: how to govern, integrate, and manage a workforce that increasingly blends human and AI workers.
Funding & InvestmentEarly Anthropic hire, former METR COO have found a way to rein in rogue AI agents
Artificial Intelligence Underwriting Company (AIUC), co-founded by an early Anthropic hire and the former COO of AI safety evaluator METR, has reportedly raised $40 million in a Series A led by Ribbit Capital. According to TechCrunch, the startup is building technology to detect and constrain rogue AI agents, with a business model centered on AI safety and underwriting — not HR technology.
Phenom Unveils Agenda for AI Day 2026, Its Annual Technical Showcase Behind Applied AI & Agents for HR
Phenom has published the agenda for AI Day 2026, its annual technical showcase centered on applied AI and agentic capabilities for HR. The event underscores the vendor's continued investment in AI-driven hiring and talent tools, though specific product announcements or launch details have not been disclosed.
Intermezzo raises $10M for payroll infrastructure - Axios
Intermezzo, a payroll infrastructure startup, has secured $10 million in new funding to expand its platform. The raise highlights continued investor appetite for modernising the foundational layer of the HR-tech stack that powers workforce payments.
Salesforce leads $166 million investment in HiBob, valuing Israeli HR tech company at $3.2 billion - calcalistech.com
Salesforce has led a $166 million funding round in HiBob, an Israeli-founded modern HRIS platform, pushing the company's valuation to $3.2 billion. The investment represents one of the largest recent bets on next-generation core HR infrastructure and underscores growing enterprise software interest in the HR technology sector.
Venture CapitalNew York-Based Harmony Raises $34M Seed Round to Reinvent Employee Support with AI Agents
Harmony , a New York-based AI platform for enterprise employee support, has raised $34 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, Operator Partners and several angel investors
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...
Linc Raises €8.5 Million to Build the AI-Native Payroll Platform France’s Payroll Professionals Have Been Waiting For
France-based payroll software company Linc has raised €8.5M to accelerate its AI-native platform for accounting and payroll firms. Founded in 2024, Linc now reports 68 firms in production and 100+ payroll, HR, accounting and...
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...
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
Venture CapitalSnapCare and connectRN Join Forces to Provide Growth-Forward Workforce Solutions Powering Better Care
SnapCare and connectRN have merged to form a unified healthcare workforce platform, backed by a new Series A led by Suvretta Capital. With 500,000+ clinicians across acute, post-acute, home health, and school care, the company aims to impro
Venture CapitalOrigin Raises $30M Series A+ to Build Global Benefits Intelligence Platform
Origin has raised $30M Series A+ led by Notion Capital, bringing total funding to $50M+ in 12 months. Its AI-powered platform, Cuido™, helps enterprises unify fragmented global benefits data, improve visibility, and reduce costs — with clie
Venture CapitalSilicon Valley-based Novaworks Raises $8M Seed to Build Agentic Workforce Operating System
Novaworks , an AI-native Human Capital Management (HCM) platform built on the ServiceNow ecosystem, has officially launched alongside an $8 million seed funding round led by Stalwart Ventures, with participation from ServiceNow Ventures and
Venture CapitalBerlin-Based Kombo Secures $25M to Accelerate People Data Interoperability
Kombo , a Berlin-based startup building a unified API platform for HR tech and workforce systems, announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series A financing round led by Volition Capital , with participation from existing investors Ac
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 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 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 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 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 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
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 CapitalLos Angeles HR Tech Startup Welcome Tech Secures $7.5M to Expand AI-Driven Immigrant Services
Welcome Tech, a Los Angeles-based digital platform dedicated to serving immigrant workforces, has raised $7.5 million to expand its AI-powered infrastructure. With over 4.5 million registered members, the company connects immigrants to jobs
Venture CapitalEmployee Navigator Raises $100M to Fuel AI-Powered HR and Benefits Platform Expansion
Employee Navigator , a leading U.S.-based benefits administration and HR software provider, has completed a $100 million funding round from its existing investors, JMI Equity and Spectrum Equity. This minority investment facilitated a $120
Venture CapitalSan Francisco’s Sparrow Secures $35M Series B to Tackle Global Leave Compliance with AI
Sparrow , the first end-to-end leave management platform designed for modern, global companies, has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by SLW, bringing its total funding to $64 million. The company leverages AI and compliance expert
Venture CapitalWingspan Raises $24M Series B in New York to Scale Embedded Contractor Payroll Platform for the $1.4T Flexible Workforce Market
Wingspan , a modern contractor payroll platform, has raised $24 million in Series B funding led by Touring Capital, bringing its total funding to $54 million. The funding will support the rollout of Wingspan Embed—an API-first contractor ma
Venture CapitalSan Francisco-Based CandorIQ Raises $4.8M Seed Round to Reinvent Compensation and Workforce Planning with AI
CandorIQ , an AI-powered compensation and workforce planning platform based in San Francisco, has raised $4.8 million in seed funding led by Array Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, CRV, and Switch Ventures. The platform helps H
Venture CapitalOhio-Based Propel People Secures $3M to Tackle Construction Labor Shortages with AI
Propel People ,an AI-driven, mobile-first hiring platform tailored for skilled trades, has raised a $3 million seed round led by 1848 Ventures. The Ohio-based startup addresses the labor shortage crisis in the construction industry, where 9
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