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Harver Acquires Symphony Talent, Creating a Global Talent Intelligence Solution for the AI Era
Talent Acquisition Technology

Harver Acquires Symphony Talent, Creating a Global Talent Intelligence Solution for the AI Era

Harver has acquired Symphony Talent, combining predictive assessment and reference-checking with recruitment marketing, employer branding, and candidate CRM into a single platform the company is positioning as a global, end-to-end talent intelligence solution for the AI era. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Sep 17, 2026
Venture Capital

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

Perceptyx Acquires Lyceum AI to Unite Employee Experience and AI Learning Platforms

Perceptyx , a leading AI-driven employee experience (EX) platform trusted by more than 30% of Fortune 100 companies, has acquired AI-native learning platform Lyceum AI to bridge the longstanding gap between employee insights and workforce c

Mar 3, 2026
Company News

CoachHub Launches AI Coach AIMY™ 2.0 in Next Major Leap for AI-Powered Coaching at Scale

CoachHub ’s AIMY™ 2.0 introduces dynamic self-assessments, extensive role-play simulations and smart nudges integrated into Microsoft Teams/email workflows — a major leap in AI-enabled coaching. With hybrid human+AI coach models now embrace

Nov 4, 2025
Product News

RADICL Launches Bold AI-Native Platform to Reimagine How People and Teams Organize Around Work

RADICL, founded by workplace technology veterans Dan and Patrick Riley, has launched an AI-native platform designed to redefine how people and teams collaborate in the modern workplace. Unlike traditional top-down systems, RADICL takes a bo

Sep 15, 2025
Company News

CoachHub Marks 7th Anniversary with AIMY AI Coach, TIME EdTech Recognition, and Global Expansion

CoachHub , the leading global digital coaching platform, celebrates its seventh anniversary with remarkable achievements that underline its mission to democratize coaching for all employees. Founded in 2018, the company now serves over 500

Aug 28, 2025
Product News

CoachHub Announces Official Rollout of AIMY™, Empowering the Global Workforce with an AI-driven Coaching Solution Accessible to Employees of All Levels

CoachHub has officially launched AIMY™, its AI-powered coaching solution now available to all clients. Rooted in behavioral science and built on a foundation of real coaching frameworks, AIMY™ delivers continuous, personalized guidance—voic

Jun 30, 2025
Company News

Perceptyx Announces Activate for All, Giving Every Large Enterprise the Opportunity to Turn Listening Insights Into Action

Perceptyx has announced the expanded availability of its AI-powered behavior change solution, Activate, now compatible with any enterprise EX platform including Qualtrics, Medallia, and Viva Glint. The launch introduces new “Bring Your Own

May 13, 2025
Company News

Perceptyx Appoints Ross Wainwright as Chief Executive Officer

Perceptyx , a leader in AI-powered employee experience solutions, has appointed Ross Wainwright as CEO to accelerate global growth. With prior leadership roles at SAP, Alida, and NTT, Wainwright brings deep SaaS expertise and a customer-cen

Apr 11, 2025
Product News

Perceptyx Launches First ‘Experience-Aware’ AI Coaching Agent

Perceptyx has unveiled the industry's first "experience-aware" AI Coach, a generative AI agent embedded within its EX platform that delivers real-time, personalized leadership development. Unlike generic coaching tools, AI Coach continuousl

Apr 2, 2025
Venture Capital

Selerix Acquires TBX® to Create an All-in-One Benefits Administration SaaS Platform

Selerix , a leading provider of cloud-based benefits administration solutions, has acquired The Benefits eXpert® ( TBX® ), a technology company specializing in employee benefits education and enrollment. The acquisition aims to create a com

Feb 6, 2025
Product News

BetterUp Launches AI Coaching: Bridging Human Expertise and AI Innovation to Transform Organizational Impact at Scale

BetterUp has launched an AI-powered coaching platform that blends human expertise with AI innovation to scale personalized coaching across organizations. This offering integrates evidence-based methods, AI insights, and behavioral science t

Jan 21, 2025
Company News

People Analytics Teams Still Struggle to Deliver Business Impact, Warns The Josh Bersin Company

A new study by The Josh Bersin Company highlights the challenges facing People Analytics teams worldwide. Despite increasing investments, only 10% of teams deliver high-level business impact. To avoid marginalization, experts urge a shift t

Nov 19, 2024
Product News

Perceptyx Launches CWT: Empowering Leaders with Data for Superior Employee Experience

Perceptyx , a leader in employee experience transformation, launched the Center for Workforce Transformation (CWT) on October 15, 2024. CWT is dedicated to improving workplaces through data-driven research and actionable insights. It will f

Oct 16, 2024
Product News

A.Team Launches "Team Formation AI" to Hire Specialized Tech Talent in Minutes -- Not Months

A.Team has introduced Team Formation AI, a generative AI platform that allows corporate leaders to quickly assemble elite tech teams from a network of over 11,000 vetted product builders. Designed to streamline hiring and supercharge innova

Jun 26, 2024
Product News

Perceptyx Launches Activate, HR’s Missing Link Between Employee Insight and Impact

Perceptyx has unveiled "Activate," a groundbreaking AI-powered platform, merging insights from employee feedback with actionable strategies through behavioral science. This solution integrates the expertise of Humu into Perceptyx's offering

Apr 24, 2024
Company News

BetterUp Names Jolen Anderson as Chief People and Community Officer

Visionary People Leader Joins Human Transformation Company AUSTIN, TX – April 4, 2024 –  BetterUp , the human transformation company and pioneer of virtual coaching, today announced the appointment of Jolen Anderson as the company’s first-e

Apr 4, 2024
Company News

Perceptyx Releases New AI-Powered Insights to Transform the Employee Experience

Perceptyx has unveiled a revolutionary upgrade to its People Insights Platform, integrating advanced AI and analytics to elevate the employee experience (EX). This update introduces an AI Insights Engine, leveraging machine learning to prov

Jan 31, 2024
Product News

Revolutionizing Talent Management: The Predictive Index Acquires Performance Management Leader Charma

The Predictive Index (PI), a foremost talent optimization platform, has recently acquired Charma, previously known as WorkPatterns. This strategic move merges over 65 years of PI's behavioral science expertise with Charma's advanced perform

Dec 5, 2023
Venture Capital

Shakers Lands €6M in Seed Funding: A Milestone for Madrid's HRtech Scene

Shakers, a Madrid-based HRtech startup, has successfully raised €6 million in a Seed funding round aimed at simplifying team building and enhancing collaboration between companies and freelancers. The startup focuses on several key areas in

Nov 1, 2023
Product News

Perceptyx Acquires Behavioral Science Pioneer Humu to Close the Gap Between Employee Insights and Action

The acquisition of Humu by Perceptyx is a significant milestone in the HR Tech industry. This move combines the strengths of two innovative companies, creating a powerful synergy that promises to revolutionize the way organizations understa

Aug 2, 2023
Company News

A Human Transformation Company BetterUp Partners with the Employee Experience Platform Microsoft Viva to Drive Peak Performance and Well-Being for Millions in the Workplace

BetterUp unlocks human transformation to supercharge workplace performance, purpose, and productivity through new integration with Microsoft Viva San Francisco, CA – July 18, 2023   –  BetterUp® , the human transformation company, today ann

Jul 19, 2023
Venture Capital

Bonterra Accelerates Expansion of Employee Engagement Solutions Through Acquisition of WeSpire

Bonterra adds leading employee impact technology company to portfolio of landscape defining social good solutions AUSTIN, Texas ,  May 31, 2023 -- Bonterra™ , a social good software company focused on powering those who power social impact,

Jun 1, 2023
Venture Capital

Paycor to Acquire Behavioral Science-Based, Microlearning Solution, Verb

Acquisition will support Paycor’s mission of empowering leaders by inspiring positive and sustainable behavior change programs through personalized development pathways CINCINNATI, OH — April 25, 2023 —  Paycor HCM, Inc.  (“Paycor”) (Nasdaq

Apr 26, 2023
Venture Capital

SparkPlug Secures $8M to Help Incentivize Frontline Workers

SAN FRANCISCO –    SparkPlug , the leading incentive management and wage supplementation platform for frontline workers, today announced an $8 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Lightbank, with participation from Industry

Nov 5, 2022
Venture Capital

Harver Acquires pymetrics, Further Enhancing Talent Decision Capabilities Across the Employee Lifecycle

Acquisition will capitalize on best-in-class I/O psychology and cognitive science approaches to enable efficient, unbiased, and high-quality talent decisions across the entire employee lifecycle Boston, MA — August 11, 2022 —  Harver , the

Aug 12, 2022
Venture Capital

Enboarder 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

Feb 9, 2022
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