Findem announced it will acquire Glider AI to build an end-to-end AI hiring platform delivering “hire-ready candidates.” The combined solution integrates talent discovery, skills validation, AI interviews, and identity verification—targeting disruption of the $650B staffing industry. RE

Definity has raised a $7M Series A led by Accrete Health Partners, the venture arm of Bon Secours Mercy Health. The vendor-neutral healthcare workforce platform helps hospitals manage internal and contingent labor with applicant tracking, analytics, vendor management, and gig staffing in one system.

eTip has acquired Shiny Solutions to expand beyond digital tipping into a broader workforce engagement platform for hospitality and service operators. The combined offering adds recruitment, scheduling, recognition, and AI insights as labor costs often exceed 40–50% of operating spend. The

NEOGOV has acquired PowerDetails, expanding its public safety workforce platform to cover both on-duty and off-duty scheduling. PowerDetails serves 99,000+ users and has scheduled 7.5M+ off-duty and overtime jobs, strengthening NEOGOV’s unified platform strategy for public agencies. The

Toronto-founded identity verification startup deepidv has raised a $1 million seed round while expanding operations to San Francisco and launching a comprehensive AI-powered fraud detection suite designed to combat the rapidly growing threat of deepfakes, synthetic identities, and manipulated financ

Hirevue has acquired the technology behind Hireguide to accelerate its agentic AI hiring strategy. The first product milestone will be a voice-based AI Interviewer designed to assess candidate capability earlier in the hiring process, helping enterprises manage rising volumes of AI-generated job app

Juicebox raises $80M Series B at an $850M valuation led by DST Global, with Sequoia, Coatue, Y Combinator and others participating. The AI recruiting platform has tripled ARR since July 2025 and now serves 5,000+ companies, using AI agents to identify and engage candidates before they apply.

Talvy has raised $2M in seed funding led by Link Ventures to rethink the resume. The Cambridge-based startup replaces traditional CVs with short-form video profiles, allowing recruiters to evaluate candidates’ communication style and presence before interviews. The platform uses natural language s

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’s SMS-based two-way communication infrastructure, the new f

NextWork, a platform focused on helping individuals build practical AI skills through real-world projects, has raised $4.45 million in a Seed round led by Shakti VC, with participation from Cake Ventures and returning investors including GD1 VC, Blackbird Ventures, Icehouse Ventures, and Phase One V