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U.S. Electrician Staffing Platform Buildforce Raises $10M Series A for National Expansion

Buildforce raised a $10M Series A led by Saepio Capital, with Blue Heron Capital, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, S3 Ventures and Chicago Ventures participating. The electrician staffing platform reports 2M+ work hours across 2,000

Jul 28, 2026

Revelio Labs Launches AI Labor Market Tracker, an Evidence-Backed, Real-Time Measure of AI's Impact on the Workforce

Revelio Labs launched its monthly AI Labor Market Tracker. Since Oct. 2022, demand for the most AI-exposed roles is down 42% versus the least-exposed, while AI-adopting firms show 27% stronger headcount growth. One external hire now require

Jul 28, 2026

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

Cornerstone Launches Workforce AI to Redefine Enterprise Workforce Readiness

Cornerstone has launched Cornerstone Workforce AI™, an intelligence platform for workforce readiness powered by Cornerstone People Graph™, Cornerstone Skills Engine, 55,000+ skills, 1B+ workforce profiles, labor market intelligence, and Rea

May 20, 2026

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

SnapCare 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

Apr 29, 2026

New York-based workforce infrastructure company FutureFit AI secures strategic investment from Achieve Partners

FutureFit AI , announced a strategic investment from Achieve Partners to scale its AI-powered workforce infrastructure across new regions. The company says its platform supports career navigation, skills-based matching, and talent marketpla

Apr 13, 2026

Crosschq Announces Acquisition of Traitify to Integrate Scientific Assessments into Its AI Hiring Intelligence Platform

Crosschq has announced the acquisition of Traitify , a scientifically grounded assessment platform, to advance its AI-driven hiring intelligence system. The deal integrates Traitify’s validated behavioral and cognitive assessments—built on

Apr 1, 2026

Paraform Raises $40 Million Series B to Scale Its AI-Powered Hiring Platform, Bringing Total Funding to $65 Million

Paraform announced its Series B, bringing total funding to $65M. The round was led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Felicis, A* Capital, and Liquid 2 Ventures. Axios reported the Series B itself was $40M. Paraform says it

Mar 20, 2026

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

AI Compensation Platform Compa Secures $35M Series B for Real-Time Pay Intelligence

Compa , an AI-driven compensation intelligence platform headquartered in Newport Beach, California, has raised $35 million in Series B funding led by Jump Capital, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Storm Ventures, Permanent Capital

Jan 27, 2026

Multiverse to deliver AI skills to 100,000 German workers through acquisition of StackFuel

Multiverse has acquired Berlin-based StackFuel to train 100,000 German workers in AI skills. StackFuel serves Mercedes Benz, IAV & Telefónica and reports a 92% completion rate. The deal expands Europe’s only EdTech unicorn deeper into Germa

Jan 27, 2026

Adecco Acquires Advantis Medical Staffing to Expand U.S. Tech-Enabled Healthcare Workforce Solutions

Adecco has announced the acquisition of Advantis Medical Staffing , a Dallas, Texas–based healthcare staffing company specializing in travel nursing and allied health placements across all 50 U.S. states. The deal expands Adecco’s tech-enab

Jan 27, 2026

Deel Launches Deel Works Editorial Hub, Reveals North America's PTO Problem

Deel has launched Deel Works , a new editorial hub focused on the future of work, alongside its first major data-driven study examining global paid time off (PTO) usage. Led by newly appointed Economist Lauren Thomas, formerly of Stripe and

Dec 15, 2025

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

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

Kelly Reports Third-Quarter 2025 Earnings

Kelly (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) reported Q3 2025 revenue of $935.0M, down 9.9% YoY, with underlying revenue down ~2% after ~8% discrete headwinds tied to U.S. federal contractors and three large customers. A $102.0M non-cash goodwill impairmen

Nov 6, 2025

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

Mercor 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

Oct 27, 2025

Lightcast Acquires Consulting Firm Simply, Extending Its Lead in Skills Intelligence

Lightcast , the global leader in labor market intelligence, has acquired UK-based consulting firm Simply to strengthen its professional services and extend its leadership in skills intelligence. Simply brings expertise in aligning organizat

Oct 1, 2025

San Francisco’s Alex Secures $20M to Transform Talent Acquisition with AI Agents

Alex , an AI-powered recruiting partner, has secured $20 million in funding—including a $17 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners and a $3 million Seed round by 1984 Ventures. The company leverages AI agents to automate interviews, resum

Sep 29, 2025

Josh Bersin Company Research Reveals How Talent Acquisition Is Being Revolutionized by AI

The Josh Bersin Company has released new research, in collaboration with AMS, revealing how AI is revolutionizing talent acquisition (TA). The $850 billion global recruiting market is undergoing a seismic shift from manual, fragmented recru

Sep 16, 2025

New Workday Global Research: Stalled Career Growth Is Driving Top Talent to Quit

Workday’s latest Global Workforce Report reveals a silent but accelerating crisis inside organizations: stalled career growth, rising attrition of top performers, and unclear AI strategies are pushing talent out the door. Promotions are dow

Sep 9, 2025

OpenAI Bets on the Future of Work With AI-Powered Jobs Platform and Skills Certifications

OpenAI has announced its upcoming AI-powered hiring platform , the OpenAI Jobs Platform, set to launch in mid-2026 . Positioned as a direct competitor to LinkedIn, the service will leverage AI to match businesses with workers, offering dedi

Sep 5, 2025

Lightcast Acquires Skill Collective to Drive Skills-Based Workforce Transformation Worldwide

Lightcast has acquired Skill Collective to accelerate the global shift toward skills-based enterprises. The deal unites Lightcast’s world-leading labor market data and universal skills taxonomy with Skill Collective’s expertise in strateg

Sep 4, 2025

Los 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

Aug 27, 2025

ZipRecruiter Q2 2025 Revenue Hits $112.2M, Signals Possible Q4 YoY Growth

ZipRecruiter reported Q2 2025 revenue of $112.2 million, with a net loss of $9.5 million (−8% margin) and Adjusted EBITDA of $9.3 million (8% margin). Despite a still-soft labor market, sequential growth in Paid Employers since Q4 2024 and

Aug 11, 2025

Salary.com Launches Elevate to Transform Pay and Career Conversations Between Employers and Employees

New Portal Provides a Secure, Centralized Hub for Job Description Management, Pay Communications, and Career Pathing to Align HR, Employees, Managers, and Executives WALTHAM, Mass., July 16, 2025 - Salary.com , the global leader in compensa

Jul 16, 2025