EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Humanly CEO Prem Kumar Discusses $4.2M Seed Round and Reducing Bias in Hiring
Prem Kumar, CEO of Humanly, discusses their $4.2 Million Seed Round of VC with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. Along with the details related to the funding round, Prem explains: Where Humanly fits in the recruiting tech ecosystem. How Humanly helps reduce bias in...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Veremark CEO Daniel Callaghan Discusses $2.8M Seed Round and Pre-employment Screening on the Blockchain
Daniel Callaghan, CEO of Veremark, discusses their $2.8 Million Seed Round of VC with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. Along with the details related to the funding round, Daniel explains: , how it , and how they Veremark's "career passport" model. Leveraging the...
EXCLUSIVE REPORT: $6 Billion and Nine New Unicorns: Global WorkTech Soars to Record-Setting VC Investment Levels
GET THE FREE REPORT NOW Work tech VC investment continued to amaze even the most seasoned analysts, investors, and operators in Q3 2021 with more than $6B invested globally across 117 deals in 20 countries. The full report is available to WorkTech Market Insiders,...
Entity Academy Raises $100M Upskill, Mentor, and Place Women in Tech
Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M2021-10-07https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/07/entity-academy-edtech/
The Mom Project Raises $80M to Reskill Moms and Match Them to Jobs
The Mom Project Raises $80M in Series C Funding2021-10-08https://www.finsmes.com/2021/10/the-mom-project-raises-80m-in-series-c-funding.html
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Analysis: Israel-based Hibob Raises $150 Million at a $1.65 Billion Valuation for its SMB-focused Core HR Platform
Hibob enters unicorn club with $150 million round at $1.65 billion valuation2021-10-12https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3919534,00.html
Analysis: Germany-based Personio Raises $270 Million at a $6.3 Billion Valuation for SMB-focused Core HR Platform
Personio raises $270 million in Series E round at $6.3 billion valuation2021-10-12https://tech.eu/brief/personio-raises-270-million-in-series-e-round-at-6-3-billion-valuation/
Deel Raises $425 Million Series D with $5.5B Valuation for its Global Payroll and Compliance Solution
Remote hiring unicorn Deel ups valuation to $5.5B with latest $425M investment2021-10-18https://siliconangle.com/2021/10/18/remote-hiring-unicorn-deel-ups-valuation-5-5b-latest-425m-investment/
UK-based MindLabs Raises USD $3.45M for “Live” Mental Wellness App
MindLabs eyes to launch world’s first live mental health platform in Q1 2022, raises £2.5M funding2021-10-07https://www.uktech.news/news/london-live-mental-health-platform-mindlabs-funding-20211007
BetterUp Raises $300 Million at a $4.7 Billion Valuation for Mental Health and Coaching Marketplace
BetterUp announced a $300 million Series E Round of venture capital at a new $4.7 billion valuation for its mental health and coaching app. This brings its total raised to $569.8 million. The round was led by Wellington Management. BetterUp delivers one-to-one...
Chile-based Buk raises $50M with a$417M Valuation Bringing HRIS and Talent Management to the SMB
From bootstrapped to a $417M valuation, Chile’s Buk raises $50M for its HR management platform2021-10-05https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/05/from-bootstrapped-to-a-417m-valuation-chiles-buk-raises-50m-for-its-human-resources-management-platform/
Talent Acquisition
Entity Academy Raises $100M Upskill, Mentor, and Place Women in Tech
Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M2021-10-07https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/07/entity-academy-edtech/
The Mom Project Raises $80M to Reskill Moms and Match Them to Jobs
The Mom Project Raises $80M in Series C Funding2021-10-08https://www.finsmes.com/2021/10/the-mom-project-raises-80m-in-series-c-funding.html
BrightHire Raises $20.5M for Digital Interviews and Assessments
BrightHire Raises $20.5M in Series B Funding2021-10-07https://www.finsmes.com/2021/10/brighthire-raises-20-5m-in-series-b-funding.html
ModernLoop Raises a $3.3M Seed Round for Interview Scheduling Setting Sights on Recruiting Ops
Recruiting operations platform ModernLoop lands $3.3M to create better technical hiring experiences2021-10-05https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/05/recruiting-operations-platform-modernloop-lands-3-3m-to-create-better-technical-hiring-experiences/
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Humanly CEO Prem Kumar Discusses $4.2M Seed Round and Reducing Bias in Hiring
Prem Kumar, CEO of Humanly, discusses their $4.2 Million Seed Round of VC with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. Along with the details related to the funding round, Prem explains: Where Humanly fits in the recruiting tech ecosystem. How Humanly helps reduce bias in...
Canvas Raises $50M for Its Diversity Recruiting App and Announces New Analytics Product
Canvas today announced a $50 million Series C round of VC funding, led by Owl Ventures for its diversity recruiting application. This brings its total raised to $82.7 million. Along with the fundraising, the company announced the launch of Canvas Diversity and...
Talent Management
France-based Elevo Raises USD $6 Million for its Talent Management Suite
Elaia embellishes Elevo with €6 million to elevate HR talent management2021-10-06https://tech.eu/brief/elaia-embellishes-elevo-with-e6-million-to-elevate-hr-talent-management/
Medley Raises $3.7 Million for its Coaching App for Personal and Professional Development, Looks to Employers Next
Medley, the coaching platform for personal and professional development, gets $3.7M led by A16Z2021-10-07https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/07/medley-the-coaching-platform-for-personal-and-professional-development-gets-3-7m-led-by-a16z/
Denmark-based Eloomi Raises $55 Million for Its Talent Management Platform
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
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
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
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...
Employee Experience
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: NZ-based Joyous Co-Founder Mike Carden Discusses USD $10.4 Million A Round to Help Enterprises Implement Agile Feedback and Listening
Joyous announced a USD 10.4 million A Round of VC funding for its agile employee listening and feedback system for large distributed enterprises. Industry stalwart and Joyous Co-founder Mike Carden covered a lot of ground in this interview with WorkTech Founder George...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Culture Amp CEO Didier Elzinga Discusses Their $100 Million Series F Round and the Impact of a $1.5 Billion Valuation
Culture Amp announced a $100 million Series F round of VC that came with a new $1.5 billion valuation. This brings its total raised to $257 million and launches the company into Unicorn status. CEO and Founder Didier Elzinga met with WorkTech's George LaRocque and...
Australia-based Culture Amp Raises USD $100M to Help Companies Put Culture First and Becomes Work Tech’s Newest Unicorn
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
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
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
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...
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Analysis: Israel-based Hibob Raises $150 Million at a $1.65 Billion Valuation for its SMB-focused Core HR Platform
Hibob enters unicorn club with $150 million round at $1.65 billion valuation2021-10-12https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3919534,00.html
Analysis: Germany-based Personio Raises $270 Million at a $6.3 Billion Valuation for SMB-focused Core HR Platform
Personio raises $270 million in Series E round at $6.3 billion valuation2021-10-12https://tech.eu/brief/personio-raises-270-million-in-series-e-round-at-6-3-billion-valuation/
Deel Raises $425 Million Series D with $5.5B Valuation for its Global Payroll and Compliance Solution
Remote hiring unicorn Deel ups valuation to $5.5B with latest $425M investment2021-10-18https://siliconangle.com/2021/10/18/remote-hiring-unicorn-deel-ups-valuation-5-5b-latest-425m-investment/