Workleap, a Montreal-based HR technology leader, announced on July 7, 2025 the acquisition of Barley, an end-to-end compensation management platform. By integrating Barley into its AI-powered Workleap Suite—already used by over 20,000 companies across more than 100 countries—Workleap unifi

LumApps and Beekeeper, two founder-led leaders in workplace technology, are merging in a Bridgepoint-backed deal that values the combined company at over $1 billion. The new entity will serve 7 million users across 2,000+ organizations, combining LumApps’ AI-powered intranet platform for desk work

zvoove, a European leader in cloud solutions for the staffing and service industries, has announced its acquisition of mywage, a UK-based HR and payroll SaaS provider. This strategic move expands zvoove's presence into the UK — the third-largest temporary staffing market globally — and integrate

Wisq has raised a $15 million round from Norwest, Shasta Ventures, and True Ventures to accelerate the rise of Agentic HR—where AI supports, rather than replaces, the human side of HR. With its purpose-built AI HR Generalist “Harper” and proprietary HR language model “HRLM,” Wisq is enabli

Enrich Layer, a leading provider of unified B2B data enrichment APIs, has acquired HR Signal®, an AI-driven predictive workforce analytics platform known for its proprietary Workforce Insights Engine™. This strategic acquisition aims to extend Enrich Layer’s capabilities beyond traditional data

Niural, an AI-native global PEO platform, has raised $31 million in Series A funding to reinvent financial operations for modern CFOs. By combining proprietary infrastructure with executional AI agent EMMA, Niural transforms traditional payroll into a system of intelligence that manages compliance,

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

Aya Healthcare, the largest healthcare staffing and talent software company in the U.S., has acquired Locum’s Nest, a leading U.K.-based digital workforce platform that connects clinicians with open NHS shifts. This acquisition aims to combine Aya's technological expertise with Locum’s Nest’s

Warp, a New York-based HR and payroll automation startup, announced it has raised $18 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $24 million. The round was led by Sound Ventures, with participation from Y Combinator, HOF Capital, SV Angel, Homebrew Capital, and several high-profile

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