Harmony, a New York-based AI platform for enterprise employee support, has raised $34 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, Operator Partners and several angel investors also participated. Founded by Nitzan Shapira and Ran Ribenza

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+ projects. HOUSTON, July 28, 2026-- Buildforce, t

Signal Labs has acquired BrassRing, combining SignalOS™ with 25 years of talent outcome data across 172 countries and 42 languages. The platform will flag roles likely to stall, identify promising candidates and surface internal leadership potential before action windows close. CHICAGO---Si

Energage and Engagedly have merged to create a unified platform spanning employee engagement, performance, learning, recognition, development and employer brand. Energage brings insights from 30M+ employee surveys across 80,000 organizations. EXTON, Pa.--Energage, the HR technology company be

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 $43M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz. Mercor, a San Fra

DecisionHR, a Coalesce Capital portfolio company, has acquired Minnesota-based PEO Paymasters, expanding its HR outsourcing and PEO footprint across the Midwest and strengthening its presence in the Upper Midwest. Coalesce Capital has over $1.8B in regulatory AUM. NEW YORK, July 9, 2026 -- C

Paylocity has acquired Aidora, an AI-native leave management compliance software company, to strengthen its HR platform with more automated, employee-friendly leave administration. Announced on July 9, 2026, the transaction adds a natural language interaction model that allows employees to engage by

Shore Capital Partners has acquired Denver-based ThrivePass, an employee benefits technology platform serving employers, brokers and PEOs. Financial terms were not disclosed. ThrivePass supports lifestyle spending accounts, rewards, tuition reimbursement, COBRA administration and pre-tax benefits.

HR Path has secured a near-$1B transaction led by Ardian to accelerate global growth. Founded in Paris in 2001, the company now has ~2,600 employees, operates in 30 countries and serves 3,000+ clients, with 57 acquisitions completed since inception. PARIS, July 8, 2026  -- HR Path, a global

Lightyear Capital has made a strategic investment in Corestream, a voluntary benefits and employee savings technology platform. Founded in 2006, Corestream serves over 6M employees and reconciled more than $500M in payroll premiums in 2025. Terms were not disclosed. TAMPA, Fla. & NEW YORK