Skip to content
DHRMap
Sign inGet started
✓ Verified profile · 2026-08-23

Phenom

Phenom offers the Intelligent Talent Experience platform, a unified AI-driven system serving candidates, employees, recruiters and managers. It combines a Talent CRM, AI career site and CMS, chatbot, talent marketplace and internal mobility, referrals, interview and workforce intelligence, and X+ AI agents. Founded in 2010.

4.3/5· 400+ G2 reviews
AI Recruiting & SourcingEmployee ReferralRecruiting CRMApplicant Tracking SystemTalent Management
Ambler，PAFounded 2010
Visit website ↗
Legal namePhenom
Founded2010
FoundersMahe Bayireddi,Brad Goldoor
CEOMahe Bayireddi
HQAmbler，PA
ChannelsLinkedInXFacebookYouTube

Decision snapshot

Facts, vendor evidence and marketplace signals are labeled separately · verified 2026-08-23
Best for

Mid-market and enterprise organizations unifying candidate, recruiter and employee experiences on one platform.

Strong when

High-volume recruiting, employer-brand and career-site personalization, internal mobility and recruiter automation are priorities.

Validate before buying

Advanced functionality has a learning curve, legacy-system integration can be complex, and pricing is opaque and quote-only.

PricingQuote-based and custom; no public list price.
Implementation referenceNative ATS/HRIS integrations are required; timelines vary by scope.
Valuation$1.3B

At its 2021 Series D ($100M, led by B Capital Group)

Phenom Series D fundingUNLEASH: Phenom unicorn
Customers400+

Global enterprise customers, engaging 1B+ candidate profiles across 180 countries (vendor-reported, 2020)

Phenom Series D funding

Who should evaluate Phenom?

Employee size

Mid-marketLarge enterprise

Operating context

Airlines and travelHospitalityRetail and foodCross-industry

Regions

GlobalCandidate profiles across 180 countries

Primary use cases

Recruitment marketing and career sitesCandidate CRM and pipelinesChatbot sourcing, screening and schedulingInternal mobility and career pathingEmployee referralsInterview and workforce intelligence

Product portfolio

A portfolio vendor — compare the product and package that matches your workforce, not the company name alone.

Candidates and talent marketers

Career Site & CMS

An AI career site attracting and engaging candidates with personalized job recommendations.

Personalized job recommendationsDynamic contentAI-assisted CMSEmployer-brand storytelling
Phenom all products
Recruiters and candidates

Talent CRM & Chatbot

Recruiter productivity and engaged pipelines plus a chatbot that automates sourcing, screening and scheduling.

Dynamic lists and pipelinesFit scoringConversational sourcing and screening24/7 engagement
Phenom all products
Recruiters, managers and HR

X+ AI, Interview & Workforce Intelligence

The core AI layer plus interview-recording insights and skills/workforce analytics.

AI agentsFit scoring and personalizationInterview intelligenceSkills and workforce analytics
Phenom all products

Core capabilities

Recruitment marketing and career siteCMSCandidate CRMAI chatbot and sourcing automationInterview scheduling and fit scoringInterview intelligenceInternal mobility and talent marketplaceEmployee referralsWorkforce and skills analyticsAI agents and generative AI

Where Phenom is strong

Strong automation

Reviewers value recruiter efficiency, candidate engagement and candidate texting.

G2: Phenom reviews

Analyst recognition

Named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for talent-acquisition suites.

Phenom 2025 Gartner MQ

What buyers should validate

Integration complexity

Legacy-system integration can be complex and slow initial adoption.

G2: Phenom reviews

Commercial & implementation

Pricing modelQuote-based and custom; not publicly listedPhenom Intelligent Talent Experience
OwnershipPrivate; $1.3B valuation (2021)Phenom Series D funding

Integrations

ATS and HRIS integrations

Native integrations with SAP SuccessFactors and Workday plus ATS integrations including Greenhouse, Lever, iCIMS and Oracle, with a certified SAP Store app.

Phenom SAP integration

Security & compliance

Customer evidence

Outcomes reported in the vendor's customer stories — treat as vendor-supplied case-study evidence.

Southwest Airlines

Career-site and candidate experience

Southwest deployed Phenom for its career site and candidate experience.

Vendor case study reports 1 million new career-site visitors and a 26% increase in job seekers likely to apply within 90 days.Phenom case study: Southwest Airlines
Land O'Lakes

University recruiting

Land O'Lakes used Phenom for university and campus recruiting.

Vendor case study reports scaling hiring of 100+ interns and new grads and eliminating manual processes.Phenom case study: Land O'Lakes

Common alternatives

A shortlist starting point; the right comparison depends on size, geography and the exact product.

Eightfold AI Beamery Paradox Avature SmartRecruiters iCIMS Gem

Methodology

Company facts, product claims, customer evidence and independent marketplace signals are separated. Time-sensitive data is a dated snapshot. Review all sources →

Advertisement

Latest Phenom coverage

View all →
Sep 15, 2026Phenom Named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive

Phenom has been named a 2026 Top HR Product of the Year by HR Executive magazine, according to a September 15 announcement. The specific product or feature behind the designation was not disclosed in the announcement.

Sep 14, 2026Phenom 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.

Sep 2, 2026Test Phenom AI Agents for Hiring, Development and Retention at HR’s Biggest Fall Events - Business Wire

Phenom is promoting opportunities to demo its AI agents for hiring, development, and retention at upcoming fall HR industry events, with no announcement of a new product launch, funding, or partnership.

Apr 28, 2026Phenom 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…

Feb 10, 2026Philadelphia-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…

Jan 14, 2026Phenom 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…

Sources & verification

Verified 2026-08-23. Source type is shown so buyers can distinguish official, regulatory, marketplace and legacy evidence.

  1. officialPhenom Intelligent Talent Experience
  2. officialPhenom all products
  3. officialPhenom Series D funding
  4. officialPhenom SOC 2 and certifications
  5. officialPhenom ISO 27001 certification
  6. officialPhenom case study: Southwest Airlines
  7. officialPhenom case study: Land O'Lakes
  8. officialPhenom SAP integration
  9. officialPhenom 2025 Gartner MQ
  10. reportingUNLEASH: Phenom unicorn
  11. marketplaceG2: Phenom reviews

Leadership

founders · executives

Acquisitions

6 deals tracked

Recent moves

funding · M&A · launches

Events

All events →
Apr 23, 2024The #1 Intelligent Talent Experience Conference

Philadelphia

Phenom — frequently asked questions

What does Phenom do?

Phenom offers the Intelligent Talent Experience platform, a unified AI-driven system serving candidates, employees, recruiters and managers. It combines a Talent CRM, AI career site and CMS, chatbot, talent marketplace and internal mobility, referrals, interview and workforce intelligence, and X+ AI agents. Founded in…

Where is Phenom headquartered?

Phenom is headquartered in Ambler，PA, United States.

When was Phenom founded?

Phenom was founded in 2010.

Who founded Phenom?

Phenom was founded by Mahe Bayireddi,Brad Goldoor.

Who is the CEO of Phenom?

Mahe Bayireddi leads Phenom as CEO.

How much funding has Phenom raised?

Phenom has raised $163.02M to date, per DHRMap records.

What kind of HR technology is Phenom?

Phenom is categorized under AI Recruiting & Sourcing, Employee Referral, Recruiting CRM on DHRMap.

Similar vendors

View all →
ZipRecruiter

ZipRecruiter operates an AI-powered employment marketplace that connects job seekers with employers and distributes jobs across recruiting channels.

San Francisco’s Alex

AI recruiting platform that autonomously interviews, screens and evaluates job candidates at scale.

Apli

Mexico City-based AI recruitment-automation platform for high-volume frontline and hourly hiring; acquired by iCIMS.

Beamery

AI-powered talent platform providing recruiting CRM, candidate sourcing, talent management and workforce planning for enterprises.

Boomband

AI-native talent marketplace replacing resumes and job boards with dynamic Dossiers and AI-powered matching.

Bossjob

Chat-first, AI-powered career platform connecting professionals and employers via direct chat across Southeast Asia.

Often mentioned with

from shared news coverage
4×
Be Applied

UK behavioral-science recruitment platform for debiased, structured, skills-based hiring; acquired by Phenom.

1×
Included

AI-native DEI people-analytics platform connecting HR data sources to measure diversity, equity and inclusion and drive action; acquired by Phenom.

1×
Build Talent

Recruiting firm placing engineering, product and design talent at early-stage venture-backed tech startups; acquired by Riviera Partners.

1×
Tydy

Employee Data Platform for automated pre-boarding, onboarding and employee-experience workflows; acquired by Phenom.

1×
Plum

Plum's mission is to help companies hire, grow, and retain top talent with the power of AI and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Is this your company?

Reach buyers comparing HR tech on DHRMap

Claim Phenom to keep your profile accurate — or feature your brand to stand out to buyers actively researching vendors.

Feature your brand — from $2,000 →Claim this profile
Publish a Sponsored article — $300Start a Brand column — $2,000/yr
Compare all vendor plans & pricing →
  • Verified badge & priority placement
  • Brand column & spotlight articles
  • Buyer leads delivered to your team
  • Featured across directory, compare & landscape
Something out of date?Suggest a correction