Ally Raises $8M Series A for OKR-specific Performance Management
Ally raised $8 million to help companies better manage their OKRs. Google introduced a performance management process based on quarterly OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results. Naturally, it has become popular with Silicon Valley, the tech industry, and those that...
Another Coaching App and Marketplace – Germany-based CoachHub Raises USD $6.7 Million
Germany-based coachhub is the latest marketplace app to streamline the connections between professional coaches with leaders and high performers. They've raised USD $6.7 Million to expand more rapidly in Europe (read: before BetterUp lands more extensively). Leaders...
Pathstream Raises $12M to Close Student Skill Gaps and Shortages
The latest startup to partner with employers to build curriculum into certification programs that create a more ready workforce has raised $12 million. While it's still unclear to us what their pricing/revenue model is, they do have an interesting differentiator in...
TalentGuard Raises $4M Series B for CareerPathing and Talent Management
Another career-pathing app has raised some VC. This time TalentGuard with $4 million earmarked for go-to-market and product innovation. Source: TalentGuard Raises $4M in Series B Funding | FinSMEs
Fuel50 Raises $14 Million for Career Pathing App
Fuel50, the "career pathing" app that claims to be the "future of work," has raised $14 million to improve employee engagement and experience by helping employers provide a visible career path for its teams. We expect Fuel50 and other firms in this category to...
U.K.-based Filtered Raises $3.12 Million USD Seed Round for Its Learning Recommendation Engine
U.K.-based Maven Capital makes another investment in HR tech. Their latest HR tech investment is in Filtered, developers of Magpie, a learning recommendation engine. One big piece in the struggle for learning transformation is the ability to recommend a path to...
Chile-based Rankmi Raises $1.5 Million USD Seed Round for Culture and Performance Management App
We are starting to see more LATAM HR technology VC. Most of the deals are smaller, seed or pre-A rounds. Chile-based Rankmi is the latest. They offer what looks like culture/engagement surveys tied to performance management, feedback, and succession planning. Source:...
Australia-based Employment Hero Raises $15 Million Series C for Talent-focused HRIS – the latest deal from SEEK
Australia-based Employment Hero is a talent-focused HRIS, putting emphasis on career management and transitions from onboarding through core HRIS and performance management. They are the latest deal funded by SEEK, always an active investor in the Australian HR tech...
TREND NOTE: 15Five Raises $30.7 Million Series B For Structured Employee Feedback App
The latest big raise in the increasingly crowded performance management and feedback category is 15Five. They've raised $30.7 million in a Series B. 15Five has largely operated on the edges of the HR technology category, seen as more of departmental solution that gets...
France-based EasyMovie Raises $5.6 Million USD For Its Employee-created Video Platform
Employee-created video is a powerful form of content for both internal and external audiences. While we've seen applications roll out the ability for employees to generate video content within sub-categories (learning, mentorship, internal communications, etc.), we...
U.K.-based Clear Review Raises $3.27 Million USD for its Feedback and Performance Management App
U.K.-based Clear Review is the latest to join the crowded performance management and feedback category. Clear Review positions itself as a replacement for the "standard annual performance review process." HRWins research across thousands of U.K. and U.S. businesses...
Chief Raises $22M for its Private Network for Senior Female Leaders
Chief is a private network for senior female leaders. They offer a physical club, live and online content, and access to a growing national network. Source: Chief Raises Another $22M for its Private Network for Senior Female Leaders in Business - AlleyWatch