Category Archives: hr

Remote raises $150M on a $1B+ valuation to manage payroll and more for organizations’ global workforces

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For many of us, going to work these days no longer means going into a specific office like it used to; and today one of the startups that’s built a platform to help cater for that new, bigger world of employment — wherever talent might be — is announcing a major round of funding on […] Continue reading Remote raises $150M on a $1B+ valuation to manage payroll and more for organizations’ global workforces→

Pequity, a compensation platform designed for more equitable pay, raises $19M

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Diversity and inclusion have become central topics in the world of work. In the best considerations, improving them is a holistic effort, involving not just conceiving of products with this in mind, but hiring and managing talent in a diverse and inclusive way, too. A new startup called Pequity that has built a product to […] Continue reading Pequity, a compensation platform designed for more equitable pay, raises $19M→

Gusto makes first acquisition, buying Ardius to expand into R&D tax credits

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Free money from the government sounds like winning the lottery, but the reality is that most tech startups and even local retail businesses and restaurants can potentially qualify for tax credits related to research and development in the United States. Those credits, which is what helps tech giants keep their tax rates to near zero, […] Continue reading Gusto makes first acquisition, buying Ardius to expand into R&D tax credits→

Beamery raises $138M at an $800M valuation for its ‘operating system for recruitment’

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Online job listings were one of the first things to catch on in the first generation of the internet. But that has, ironically, also meant that some of the most-used digital recruitment services around today are also some of the least evolved in terms of tapping into all of the developments that tech has to […] Continue reading Beamery raises $138M at an $800M valuation for its ‘operating system for recruitment’→

ChartHop raises $35M for its internal org chart and people analytics platform

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Human resources is generally a salient cornerstone of any organization, but digitization has democratized a lot of the work that goes into HR, and that’s meant more people in businesses interested in, and using, the kind of data that HR people build and typically manage. Today, a startup called ChartHop that’s built a platform to […] Continue reading ChartHop raises $35M for its internal org chart and people analytics platform→

Oyster snaps up $20M for its HR platform aimed at distributed workforces

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The growth of remote working and managing workforces that are distributed well beyond the confines of a centralized physical office — or even a single country — have put a spotlight on the human resources technology that organizations use to help manage those people. Today, one of the HR startups that’s been seeing a surge […] Continue reading Oyster snaps up $20M for its HR platform aimed at distributed workforces→

Personio raises $125M on a $1.7B valuation for an HR platform targeting SMEs

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With the last year changing how (and where) many of us work, organizations have started to rethink how well they manage their employees, and what tools they use to do that. Today, one of the startups that is building technology to address this challenge is announcing a major round of funding that underscores its traction […] Continue reading Personio raises $125M on a $1.7B valuation for an HR platform targeting SMEs→

HiBob raises $70M for its new take on human resources

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Productivity software has been getting a major re-examination this year, and human resources platforms — used for hiring, firing, paying, and managing employees — have been no exception. Today, one of the startups that’s built what it believes is the next generation of how HR should and will work is announcing a big fundraise, underscoring […] Continue reading HiBob raises $70M for its new take on human resources→

Papaya Global raises $40M for a payroll and HR platform aimed at global workforces

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Workforces are getting more global, and people who work day in, day out for organizations don’t always sit day in, day out in a single office, in a single country, to get a job done. Today, one of the startups building HR to help companies provision services for and manage those global workers better is […] Continue reading Papaya Global raises $40M for a payroll and HR platform aimed at global workforces→

Factorial raises $16M to take on the HR world with a platform for SMBs

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A startup that’s hoping to be a contender in the very large and fragmented market of human resources software has captured the eye of a big investor out of the US and become its first investment in Spain. Barcelona-based Factorial, which is building an all-in-one HR automation platform aimed at small and medium businesses that manages […] Continue reading Factorial raises $16M to take on the HR world with a platform for SMBs→