DianaHR, a San Francisco–based startup founded by former Gusto Head of Engineering Upeka Bee, has raised a $3.7 million seed round led by SNR Ventures with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, and unicorn founders from Mercury, Twitch, and Dropbox. Targeting the 1.4 million U.S. SMBs

Laborup, an AI recruiting startup focused on America’s manufacturing workforce, has raised a total of $7.7 million, including a $5.8 million seed round led by NVP. The company is building “agentic recruiting” infrastructure with voice-first AI screening, skills verification, and factory-specif

Sequifi, a Utah-based workforce infrastructure platform for the home services industry, has raised $6.7 million in seed funding led by Cervin Ventures with participation from Frazier Group and Tokyo Black. The company aims to address severe labor shortages and high turnover in essential trades like

CandorIQ, an AI-powered compensation and workforce planning platform based in San Francisco, has raised $4.8 million in seed funding led by Array Ventures with participation from Y Combinator, CRV, and Switch Ventures. The platform helps HR and Finance teams align on people spend decisions through i

Propel People,an AI-driven, mobile-first hiring platform tailored for skilled trades, has raised a $3 million seed round led by 1848 Ventures. The Ohio-based startup addresses the labor shortage crisis in the construction industry, where 94% of contractors face hiring challenges. The platform levera

Kiku, a Copenhagen-based startup, has secured €4 million in seed funding to accelerate the expansion of its AI agent for frontline hiring across Europe. The company’s virtual agent, Sara, automates candidate screening, note-taking during interviews, and job-candidate matching using AI. Targeting

Voicecare AI, a healthcare-focused agentic AI startup, has raised $4.54 million in a seed round led by Caduceus Capital Partners, with participation from Mayo Clinic and others. The San Francisco-based company is pioneering healthcare administration general intelligence (HAGI) by automating complex

Workerbee, an agent-powered hiring platform, announced a strategic investment from its founding team to scale its AI infrastructure and accelerate growth. With Heiko Roth stepping in as CEO, the company aims to disrupt traditional hiring processes by leveraging persistent, adaptive AI agents that co

Tel Aviv- and New York-based startup ai.work has emerged from stealth with a $10 million seed round led by A* and lool ventures, unveiling a new AI Worker platform built to automate internal enterprise operations. Founded by Maor Ezer and Nir Nahum, both veterans of WalkMe, ai.work delivers autonom

HelloSky, formerly known as Skyminyr, has raised $5.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round to accelerate its AI-powered talent intelligence platform tailored for executive search. With $1 million in ARR already achieved and new leadership hires in sales and marketing, the company is poised for co