Seattle-based Certivo has raised a $4 million seed round led by Suffolk Technologies, with participation from Pioneer Square Ventures and other investors, to establish a new category: AI-native compliance automation. The company positions itself as an AI-native Compliance System of Record designed t

San Francisco-based Ando has raised $4 million in seed financing to build what it describes as the world’s first AI infrastructure for the global hourly workforce. The round was led by Slow Ventures, with participation from Blitzscaling Ventures, Zero Capital, Monochrome, Gaingels, Mana Ventures,

Pelgo raised $5.5M seed funding led by Flybridge Capital to build an AI-powered career transition agent. The platform combines AI + human counselors to help laid-off workers, grads, and employees reskill and move into AI-first jobs. Launch planned for early February. NEW YORK-Pelgo, the AI-powe

Boomband has raised a $4.0 million seed round to launch an AI-native talent marketplace aimed at rehumanizing the hiring process. Founded by Jeff Taylor, creator of Monster.com, the company positions itself as a structural alternative to resumes, job boards, and high-volume applicant funnels. The ro

San Francisco–based Principle has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to commercialize military-grade wargaming techniques for corporate strategy teams. The Strategic Foresight AI platform builds digital twins of companies, competitors, regulators, and markets, enabling enterprises to simulate h

Scholé AI raised $3M led by ACE Ventures to scale its AI-native learning platform. Founded by EPFL researchers, it delivers personalized, role-based training embedded in daily workflows. Partners include Harvard, Bank of America, NASA, Microsoft and Apple. Focus: closing the enterprise AI skills ga

Boostie, founded in 2023 by staffing-tech veterans, has raised a USD 500,000 seed round (led by Bullhorn Ventures and other strategic investors) to accelerate its automated talent-marketing platform for staffing agencies and corporate talent acquisition teams. The platform enables recruiting organis

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 advantage: U.S. employers face a shortfall of 350,000+ highly-

Magic, a New York-based startup, has emerged from stealth with its flagship product, Loyalist, an AI-powered CRM platform aimed at the hospitality industry. The company has raised a $10 million seed round led by Lerer Hippeau and other participants, to scale its offering beyond restaurants into hote

Aragorn AI,, a Dallas-based HR technology startup, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding led by LiveOak Ventures, with participation from Dallas Venture Capital, bringing its total funding to $5.5 million. Founded in 2022 by siblings Ed and Gladys Adjei, the company is building a People Ops Operat