Handshake has acquired Uplimit to build a global AI learning platform connecting learning, verified skills and hiring. The company says AI use at work rose from 8% to 35% in one year, while only 28% of students report meaningful AI integration in their programs. Handshake has acquired Uplimit,

HW Staffing Solutions has acquired TPi Staffing, expanding its New England footprint across manufacturing, technical and commercial staffing. TPi’s leadership and staff will remain in place, while clients gain access to HW’s national network, infrastructure and talent pipelines. SOUTH EAS

Straiker raised a $64M Series A, bringing total funding to $85M. The round was led by Marathon Management Partners, Citi Ventures, Illuminate Financial, and Workday Ventures, with Bain Capital Ventures and Lightspeed continuing support. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 29, 2026 -- Straiker, The Age

Korn Ferry will acquire UK-headquartered AMS from OMERS Private Equity for approx. £850M / $1.1B. The combined firm will have 16,000+ colleagues, operate across 120+ countries, and place a professional in a job about every 90 seconds. Combination Will Create a Global Leader in Talent and Org

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 brokerage, filings, and W-2s. The AI-native employee manageme

Riviera Partners has acquired Lateral Labs, a specialized recruiting firm serving top AI startups. The deal expands Riviera’s AI and ML talent search capabilities from seed-stage startup through IPO, spanning research, infrastructure, engineering, product and leadership roles. San Francisco,

Thrive TRM has acquired Incentiv, an executive compensation data network built for private equity firms and portfolio companies. Incentiv provides real-time benchmarks across cash, equity and incentive structures for more than 500 PE-backed companies. Terms were not disclosed. PHILADELPHIA-Th

Syndio has acquired Embrace.ai, an agentic AI company focused on AI-driven automation across business workflows. The full Embrace.ai team will join Syndio, with Derek Butts becoming SVP of Product Strategy and Seth Halpern serving as strategic advisor. Terms were not disclosed. Syndio, the De

France-based payroll software company Linc has raised €8.5M to accelerate its AI-native platform for accounting and payroll firms. Founded in 2024, Linc now reports 68 firms in production and 100+ payroll, HR, accounting and fintech actors on its cap table.   Paris, June 2026 — Linc

Niural, the AI-native platform for global payroll, benefits, payments, and compliance, has launched Niural AI Labs and expanded its Series A to $52 million. The company positions the Lab as a “neolab for finance,” focused on building long-horizon agents for high-stakes work where the margin for