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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Prelude CEO Will Laufer Discusses Raising $1.2 Million Seed Round for Their Interview Scheduling App Mid-pandemic

In a must-see interview for early-stage work tech founders, and anyone passionate about recruiting tech, Will Laufer, CEO of Prelude, joins WorkTech Founder George LaRocque to discuss their recent $1.2 M Seed Round to automate interview scheduling. In their...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SmartRecruiters CEO Jerome Ternynck Discusses Their $110 Million Series E Round and the Impact of a $1.5 Billion Valuation

Insights, Talent Acquisition, VC Deals

SmartRecruiters announced a $110 millioin Series E round of VC that came with a new $1.5 billion valuation. This brings its total raised to $225 million and launches the company into Unicorn status. CEO and Founder Jerome Ternynck met with WorkTech's George LaRocque...

$4.9 Billion and Nine Unicorns: Global WorkTech’s Record-Setting Q2 2021 VC Investment

Featured, VC Reports, Venture Capital

GET THE FREE REPORT NOW Work tech reached amazing new heights in Q2 2021 with $4.9B invested globally across 91 deals in 19 countries. The full report is available to WorkTech Market Insiders, Members, and subscribers. Meet the nine new work tech unicornsSee the...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: GoodTime CEO Ahryun Moon Discusses Their $9.5 Million Extended Series A Round and GoodTime’s Impact on Diversity and Inclusion in Hiring

GoodTime extended its Series A funding with an additional $9.5 million. This brings its total raised to $16.7 million. GoodTime CEO Ahryun Moon discussed the new round of funding and how GoodTime goes beyond standard interview automation to help with diversity and...

India-based Apna Raises $70 Million for Its Professional Network and Job Board Marketplace

India-based Apna announced a USD $70 million Series B round of venture capital for its professional network and job board marketplace. This brings its total raised to $93.5 million. Apna also announced a new valuation of $570 million as a part of its announcement....

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HR Experience Delivery Marketscape - 2021 Q2

Progressive HR leaders have shifted focus from service delivery to delivering and measuring total employee experience. Whether automated or with humans in the loop, the modern CHRO is looking for new models and the tech to support it. This marketscape looks at the platforms and stand-alones that move HR and it’s delivery of experience forward. Become a Market Insider and get notified when the report is available. Tech Providers: Schedule a briefing to see if you fit the report.

Employee Experience Marketscape - 2021 Q2

The approaches and tech that enable EX have been evolving rapidly. It’s no longer just about surveys and sentiment. It’s about value delivered to the employee and employer. Meet the tech that is moving EX and its value forward. Become a Market Insider and get notified when the report is available. Tech Providers: Schedule a briefing to see if you fit the report.

New Recruiting Tech Stack Marketscape - 2021 Q2

Talent acquisition has evolved rapidly and the latest wave of technology innovation is promising to accelerate it even more. AI and conversational tech is gunning to own the core recruiting workflow. Recruitment marketing and CRM have proven critical. Look at the platforms and stand-alones that make up the new recruiting tech stack. Become a Market Insider and get notified when the report is available. Tech Providers: Schedule a briefing to see if you fit the report.

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Clair Raises $15M for OnDemand Pay Joining Crowded Field

June 30, 2021 | HCM, Payroll, VC Deals

Clair announced a $15 million Series A round of venture capital for its on demand pay app. This brings its total raised to $19.6 million. On demand pay has been emerging for years. Most platform HCM/payroll providers have a native offering or have integrated an...

Ganaz Raises $7 Million For Its Onboarding and Workforce Management App Focused on Agriculture and Food Manufacturing

Jun 28, 2021 | HCM, VC Deals, Workforce Management

Ganaz announced a $7 million Series A round of venture capital for its onboarding and workforce management app focused on agriculture and food manufacturing. This brings its total raised to $10.4 million. Ganaz currently offers employee onboarding, training,...

France-based Café Raises USD $1 Million for Hybrid Work Coordination

Jun 28, 2021 | Collaboration and Comms, HCM, VC Deals

France-based Café announced a $1 million Seed round of venture capital to help companies coordinate hybrid work and schedule meetings. One of many early-stage work tech startups that are positioned in response to the hybrid work trend as businesses emerge into a...

Nayya Raises $37 Million for Its Benefits Experience Platform

Jun 25, 2021 | Benefits, HCM, VC Deals

Nayya announced a $37 million Series B round of venture capital for its employee benefits experience platform. This brings its total raised to $50.7 million. Nayya develops tools that help employees choose the benefits that fit their needs and then use their benefits...

France-based Epsor Raises USD $24 Million for Employee Financial Wellness via Savings and Retirement App

Jun 25, 2021 | Benefits, HCM, VC Deals, Wellbeing

France-based Epsor announced a USD $24 million Series B round of venture capital for its employee savings and retirement app. This brings its total raised to $32.7 million. The key to success for technology in this segment lies in their ability to integrate into the...

Spokn Raises $4.5 Million to Bring Podcasting to Work

Jun 25, 2021 | Collaboration and Comms, HCM, VC Deals

Spokn announced a $4.5 million Seed round of venture capital for its work-focused podcasting app. Spokn is one of the latest in a rush of asynchronous communication apps to enter the work tech market. Spokn promises to improve internal communications, employee...

Talent Acquisition

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It’s National Intern Day: Ten Early Career Work Tech Innovators To Watch

July 29, 2021 | Insights, Talent Acquisition

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Prelude CEO Will Laufer Discusses Raising $1.2 Million Seed Round for Their Interview Scheduling App Mid-pandemic

Jul 26, 2021 | Insights, Talent Acquisition, VC Deals

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: SmartRecruiters CEO Jerome Ternynck Discusses Their $110 Million Series E Round and the Impact of a $1.5 Billion Valuation

Jul 21, 2021 | Insights, Talent Acquisition, VC Deals

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: GoodTime CEO Ahryun Moon Discusses Their $9.5 Million Extended Series A Round and GoodTime’s Impact on Diversity and Inclusion in Hiring

Jul 19, 2021 | Diversity and Inclusion, Insights, Talent Acquisition, VC Deals

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: WayUp CEO and Yello Co-founder Discuss Their New Merger

Jul 13, 2021 | Diversity and Inclusion, Insights, MandA, Recruitment Marketing, Talent Acquisition

Yello and WayUp announced a new merger today. This brings together two leaders in the early career space. WayUp, the emerging scale up, brings its focus on diversity and inclusion recruiting and analytics. Yello, one of the enterprise leaders in campus recruiting...

India-based Apna Raises $70 Million for Its Professional Network and Job Board Marketplace

Jul 1, 2021 | Talent Acquisition, VC Deals

Talent Management

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Denmark-based Eloomi Raises $55 Million for Its Talent Management Platform

June 30, 2021 | Learning, Talent Management, VC Deals

Denmark-based Eloomi announced a $55 million strategic investment for its talent management platform. This brings its total raised to $78.7 million. Eloomi looks to have all of the components found in a talent management platform including employee onboarding,...

MasterClass Raises $225 Million and Launches New Enterprise Learning Business

Jun 25, 2021 | Learning, Talent Management, VC Reports

MasterClass announced a $225 million Series F round of funding while also announcing a new enterprise learning solution for companies of all sizes, from SMB to global enterprise. This brings its total raised to $461.4 million. New audiences will experience MasterClass...

Belgium-based MobieTrain Raises USD $4.8 Million for Its Mobile Learning App

Jun 23, 2021 | Learning, Talent Management, VC Deals

Belgium-based MobieTrain announced a USD 4.8 million Series A round of venture capital for its micro training app focused on front-line workers. This brings its total raised to $8.12 million. Mobie train aims to be the "Netflix of training," which is generally the...

WorkBoard Raises $75 Million for OKR-based Performance Management in A Crowded Category Where One Size Never Fits All

May 10, 2021 | Performance Management, Talent Management, VC Deals

WorkBoard announced a $75 million Series D round of venture capital for its OKR-based performance management app. This brings its total raised to $131 million. Performance management has moved away from forced rankings and annual reviews to more goal-based approaches...

Fuel50 Raises $15.5 Million for Internal Mobility – A Category Without A Clear Owner

May 10, 2021 | Talent Management, VC Deals

Fuel50 announced a $15.5 million Series B round of venture capital funding for its internal mobility app. This brings its total raised to $36.1 million. Positioning itself as a "talent marketplace," the company, from its inception, has been focused on career pathing...

Pathlight Raises $25 Million for Real Time Performance Management

Apr 23, 2021 | Performance Management, Talent Management, VC Deals

Pathlight announced a $25 million Series B round of venture capital for its real-time performance management solution, largely focused on customer-facing teams. This brings its total raised to $34.2 million. Pathlight's solutions are focused on metrics-driven teams...

Employee Experience

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Australia-based Culture Amp Raises USD $100M to Help Companies Put Culture First and Becomes Work Tech’s Newest Unicorn

July 30, 2021 | Employee Experience, VC Deals

Australia-based Culture Amp announced a $100 million Series F round of venture capital and a new $1.5 billion valuation, becoming the latest newly minted work tech unicorn. The round was led by TDM Growth Partners and Sequoia Capital China, with new investor...

Germany-based Remi Raises USD $1.42 Million to Nudge Remote Team into Building Great Cultures

Jul 1, 2021 | Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, VC Deals

Germany-based Remi announced a USD $1.42 million Seed round of venture capital for its employee engagement app. Applying some nudge theory from behavioral economics to company culture and employee engagement, Remi hopes to nudge remote teams into working more...

UK-based onHand Raises USD $1.9 Million for Its Employee Volunteering App

Jun 30, 2021 | Employee Engagement, Employee Experience, VC Deals

UK-based onHand announced a USD $1.9 million Seed round of venture capital for its employee volunteering app. onHand hopes to impact employee engagement and wellbeing by helping employees feel good by doing good, connecting them with volunteering opportunities in...

Czech Republic-based Time is Ltd. Raises USD $5.6 Million to Read and Analyze Your Employees Communications and Calendars

Jun 30, 2021 | Analytics, Employee Experience, VC Deals

Czech Republic-based Time is Ltd. announced a USD $5.6 million Seed round of venture capital for its employee communications analysis tech. This brings its total raised to $9 million. As distributed and hybrid work become more of the norm, some leaders struggle with...

Sweden-based Teemyco Raises USD $3.1 Million for Its Virtual Office App

Jun 30, 2021 | Collaboration and Comms, Employee Experience, VC Deals

Sweden-based Teemyco announced a USD 3.1 million Seed round of venture capital for its virtual office app. This brings its total raised to $4.2 million. Launched in 2019, Teemyco is one of several work tech startups betting that employees want a portal that has an...

Betterworks Raises $61M for its Performance Management and Engagement App

Jun 23, 2021 | Employee Experience, Performance Management, VC Deals

Betterworks announced a $61 million round of venture capital for its continuous performance management and employee engagement survey solution. This brings its total raised to $129.5 million. Betterworks, known as a provider of OKR-based continuous performance...