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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.
Jack & Jill Secures $40M Series A to Replace Job Applications with AI Agents
Jack & Jill, an AI-native hiring marketplace, has closed a $40M Series A led by Air Street Capital, with Creandum and Madrona participating. The company is building AI agents that replace traditional job applications by orchestrating professional introductions between candidates and employers at scale — a direct challenge to incumbent ATS-driven hiring workflows.
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.
Jack & Jill Raises £30M Series A For AI Hiring Agents - konsulteer.com
AI recruiting startup Jack & Jill has reportedly closed a £30M Series A to build and scale AI hiring agents, according to konsulteer.com. The round underscores continued investor appetite for agentic automation in talent acquisition. Key details — including lead investor, valuation, and founding team — have not been disclosed in available reporting.
Venture CapitalU.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
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...
Warp Raises $60M Series B to Challenge Workday, Rippling, and ADP in AI-Native Payroll Compliance
Warp has raised $60M in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, with Peak XV, Sound Ventures, Y Combinator, and HOF Capital participating. The AI-native startup automates payroll, onboarding, tax compliance, IT management, benefits...
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...
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 CapitalChicago-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’
Venture CapitalSan 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,
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 CapitalNew York–based Healthcare AI Recruiting Startup Take2 Raises $14M Series A to Automate Hiring
New York–based Take2 has raised $14 million in Series A funding to modernize healthcare recruiting with autonomous AI agents that fully execute, rather than merely assist, hiring workflows. The round was led by Human Capital , with partici
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 CapitalLettuce Financial Secures $28 Million Series A Funding to Expand Its AI-Powered Operating System for One-Person Businesses
Lettuce Financial has secured $28 million in funding to expand its AI-powered operating system for solopreneurs and has acquired benefits startup Besolo to integrate healthcare access. The platform serves businesses of one, streamlining ta
Venture CapitalArya Health Secures $18.2M Series A to Power the Next Generation of AI Agents for Post-Acute Care Administration
Arya Health , a New York-based company, has secured a US $18.2 million Series A round to address the administrative burdens facing the post-acute care sector, which includes home health, hospice, and long-term care facilities. With regulati
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 CapitalSan Francisco Startup Juicebox Secures $36M Total Funding to Redefine Talent Search
Juicebox , a San Francisco-based startup founded by David Paffenholz and Ishan Gupta, has raised a $30 million Series A led by Sequoia Capital, bringing its total funding to $36 million. The company’s flagship product, PeopleGPT, uses AI to
Venture CapitalKlaar Secures $5M Series A to Redefine AI-Driven Performance Management in the U.S.
Klaar , an AI-powered performance management platform built by HR leaders, has secured $5 million in Series A funding led by Prime Venture Partners and officially launched in the U.S. The platform addresses widespread dissatisfaction with o
Venture CapitalBetterComp Secures $33M Series A to Expand into New Markets & Advance AI in Compensation Practices
BetterComp , a compensation management software provider based in Walnut Creek, California, has secured $33 million in Series A funding led by Ten Coves Capital. This marks the company’s first institutional funding after years of bootstrapp
Venture CapitalAI-Native Platform Niural Secures $31M to Automate Payroll and Global Ops
Niural, an AI-native global PEO platform, has raised $31 million in Series A funding to reinvent financial operations for modern CFOs. By combining proprietary infrastructure with executional AI agent EMMA, Niural transforms traditional pay
Venture CapitalNew York-Based Warp Raises $18M Series A to Build AI-Driven Payroll and Compliance Platform for Startups
Warp , a New York-based HR and payroll automation startup, announced it has raised $18 million in Series A funding , bringing its total funding to $24 million . The round was led by Sound Ventures , with participation from Y Combinator , HO
Venture CapitalVancouver’s Acorn Secures $12.3M to Advance Performance Learning Systems (PLMS)
Acorn , a Vancouver-based AI-powered performance and learning management platform, has secured $12.3 million in Series A funding led by Level Equity. The funding will accelerate product innovation and global expansion, coinciding with the l
Venture CapitalLondon-based Origin Secures $21M Series A to Revolutionize Global Benefits Intelligence
Origin today launched the world’s first Global Benefits Intelligence platform, securing $21 million in a Series A led by Felix Capital (with Acadian Ventures and Notion Capital). Powered by its AI engine Cuido™, Origin centralizes and struc
Venture CapitalUK-Based Ravio Secures $12M to Disrupt Outdated Salary Practices with Live Benchmarking Tools
Ravio , a London-based compensation data platform, has secured a $12 million Series A round led by Spark Capital to transform how companies manage pay. With outdated compensation benchmarks often based on data that is over a year old, Ravio
Venture CapitalArtisan Raises $25M Series A to Build Autonomous AI Sales Workforce
Artisan has secured a $25 million Series A round led by Glade Brook Capital to expand its AI-driven sales platform. Known for its bold slogan “Stop hiring humans,” Artisan offers AI employees called "Artisans" to autonomously perform sales
Venture CapitalNew York’s Jolly Raises $16.5M Series A to Scale AI-Driven Workforce Motivation System
Jolly , a New York-based workforce optimization platform, has secured $16.5 million in Series A funding led by former Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn, who also joins the board. The platform enables frontline workers to "Earn Points at Work™" by rew
Venture CapitalPalo Alto-Based Lumber Raises $15.5M Series A to Transform AI-Powered Construction Workforce Management
Lumber , an AI-powered workforce management platform for the construction industry, has secured a $15.5 million Series A funding led by Foundation Capital , with participation from Tishman Speyer, Carbide Ventures, 8VC, Sure Ventures, and F
Venture CapitalMultiply Mortgage Raises $23.5M Series A to Make Homeownership an Employee Perk
Multiply Mortgage, a fintech innovator, has secured $23.5 million in Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing its total funding to $27 million. The company is revolutionizing employee benefits by offering lower mortgage rates—up to
Venture CapitalConverzAI Secures $16M Series A to Transform Recruitment with AI-Powered Virtual Recruiters
Seattle-based ConverzAI has raised a $16M Series A funding round led by Menlo Ventures , with participation from Left Lane Capital, Foundation Capital, and Afore Capital . The company specializes in AI-powered virtual recruiters , automatin
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