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,...
France-based 360Learning Raises USD $200 Million for Collaborative LMS
Corporate learning platform 360Learning raises $200 million in SoftBank co-led round2021-10-21https://tech.eu/brief/corporate-learning-platform-360learning-raises-200-million-in-softbank-co-led-round/
Israel-based Bites Raises $5M for Training via Multi-channel Messaging
Bites Raises $5M in Seed Funding2021-10-21https://www.finsmes.com/2021/10/bites-raises-5m-in-seed-funding.html
HCM
Rippling Raised $250 Million at a $6.5 Billion Valuation to Deliver Core HR to the Middle Market
Rippling announced a $250 million Series C Round of venture capital at a $6.5 billion valuation for its core HR automation suite targeting the middle market. This brings its total raised to $450 million. Sequoia led the round. Do you remember Parker Conrad? Probably...
HR Acuity Raises $47M its Employee Relations, Issues, and Investigations App
HR Acuity raises $47M to track and manage workplace issues2021-10-19https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/19/hr-acuity-raises-47m-to-track-and-manage-workplace-issues/
UK-based Fika Raises USD $1.65 Million for Its Mental Wellness Training App
Fika: London-based mental fitness platform co-founded by cancer survivor raises £1.2M funding2021-10-14https://www.uktech.news/tech-hubs/the-south-east-of-england/london/fika-london-based-mental-fitness-platform-co-founded-by-cancer-survivor-raises-12m-funding-20211014
Aware Raises $60M to Monitor Employee Messaging for Compliance, Sentiment Analysis, and More
Aware raises $60M for tech that monitors internal messaging platforms for legal compliance, sentiment analysis and more2021-10-13https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/13/aware-raises-60m-for-tech-that-monitors-internal-messaging-platforms-for-legal-compliance-sentiment-analysis-and-more/
Atomic Raises $22 Million to Give Employees Control of Their Payroll Via APIs
Atomic aims to give consumers more control over their income with payroll-connecting APIs2021-10-12https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/12/atomic-aims-to-give-consumers-more-control-over-their-income-with-payroll-connecting-apis/
UPshow Raises $10 Million Credit to Deliver Private TV Networks for Employee Comms
UPshow Closes $10 Million Credit Facility2021-10-02https://pulse2.com/upshow-closes-10-million-credit-facility/
Talent Acquisition
France-based Next Station Raises USD $1.74 Million for Job Board Marketplace Connecting Talent to Jobs Abroad
Paris-based Next Station secures €1.5 million to continue helping people find jobs abroad2021-10-20https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/10/paris-based-next-station-secures-e1-5-million-to-continue-helping-people-find-jobs-abroad/
Seafair Raises $5.7 Million for its Maritime-focused Job Board Marketplace
Maritime recruitment platform Seafair gets $5.7M led by General Catalyst2021-10-18https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/18/maritime-recruitment-platform-seafair-gets-5-7m-led-by-general-catalyst/
Wonolo Raises $138M for its Marketplace of Vetted Front-Line Workers
Wonolo raises $140M for its staffing platform used by 1M laborers and front-line workers2021-10-19https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/19/wonolo-raises-140m-for-its-staffing-platform-used-by-1m-laborers-and-front-line-workers/
Hunt Club Raises $10M for its Tech Enables Staffing Solution
Hunt Club Raises $10M in Series A Funding2021-10-19https://www.finsmes.com/2021/10/hunt-club-raises-10m-in-series-a-funding.html
Interviewing.io Raises $10M for Candidate Funded Mock Technical Interviews
Engineer interviewing startup interviewing.io raises $10M2021-10-13https://siliconangle.com/2021/10/13/engineer-interviewing-startup-interviewing-io-raises-10m/
Karat Raises $110 Million for its Technical Interviewing Marketplace Joining the Unicorn Club
Tiger Global leads $110M round for developer recruiting startup Karat2021-10-13https://siliconangle.com/2021/10/13/tiger-global-leads-110m-round-developer-recruiting-startup-karat/
Talent Management
Canada-based SkyHive Raises USD $40M for Talent and Labor Market Analytics
Workforce analytics platform SkyHive raises $40M2021-10-20https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/20/workforce-analytics-platform-skyhive-raises-40m/
France-based 360Learning Raises USD $200 Million for Collaborative LMS
Corporate learning platform 360Learning raises $200 million in SoftBank co-led round2021-10-21https://tech.eu/brief/corporate-learning-platform-360learning-raises-200-million-in-softbank-co-led-round/
Israel-based Bites Raises $5M for Training via Multi-channel Messaging
Bites Raises $5M in Seed Funding2021-10-21https://www.finsmes.com/2021/10/bites-raises-5m-in-seed-funding.html
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,...
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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Rippling Raised $250 Million at a $6.5 Billion Valuation to Deliver Core HR to the Middle Market
Rippling announced a $250 million Series C Round of venture capital at a $6.5 billion valuation for its core HR automation suite targeting the middle market. This brings its total raised to $450 million. Sequoia led the round. Do you remember Parker Conrad? Probably...
Canada-based SkyHive Raises USD $40M for Talent and Labor Market Analytics
Workforce analytics platform SkyHive raises $40M2021-10-20https://venturebeat.com/2021/10/20/workforce-analytics-platform-skyhive-raises-40m/
France-based Next Station Raises USD $1.74 Million for Job Board Marketplace Connecting Talent to Jobs Abroad
Paris-based Next Station secures €1.5 million to continue helping people find jobs abroad2021-10-20https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/10/paris-based-next-station-secures-e1-5-million-to-continue-helping-people-find-jobs-abroad/