European leader in learning and human capital management software Talentsoft closed a $50 million funding round ranking among the ten largest funding rounds in Europe in 2018 for enterprise software. Francisco Partners led the new investment, alongside existing investors Bpifrance and Goldman Sachs. Talentsoft offers
ZipRecruiter acquired a Series B $156 million investment co-led by Wellington Management Company and returning investor IVP. According to the company, since launching in 2010, ZipRecruiter has helped 1.5 million businesses—from SMBs to Fortune 500 companies—find applicants for jobs ranging from admin personnel and truck
Pymetrics raised a $40 million Series B funding round led by General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm. This funding round also included participation from new investors Salesforce Ventures and Workday Ventures, and existing investors Khosla Ventures and Jazz Venture Partners. Founded in 2013—and a 2014
Small business payroll, benefits, and HR technology platform Gusto secured $140 million in a Series C funding round. Leading late-stage investors including portfolios managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., MSD Capital (Michael Dell), Dragoneer Investment Group, and Y Combinator Continuity Fund participated in the
HR technology company Justworks today announced a $40 million Series D funding round led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Thrive Capital, Bain Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Justworks has created an online platform that handles payroll and payments procedures, benefits facilities,
ENGAGE Talent, an AI software company that helps businesses identify and engage with passive candidates, has raised $3 million in new funding. Participating investors in the round include Revolution's Rise of the Rest® Seed Fund, Refinery Ventures and Grand Ventures. Among ENGAGE's customers are Dell, Hilton,
Using artificial intelligence, the Teamscope.io human resource management tool filters out job candidates that are an unlikely fit early on in the hiring process by analyzing team culture in areas such as core motivators, team strengths and development areas. HR managers can use this data
Woo, a marketplace for matching tech talent and companies, completed $7 million in Series A financing. The company’s two-sided, AI-powered agent and headhunter, named Helena, enables tech professionals to get job opportunities discreetly and passively from companies that meet their personal criteria. Once a candidate shows
Sourceress, an AI recruiter, closed $3.5 million in financing. Six investors participated in the round, among them Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator, OpenAI, and Dropbox. By using tailor-made machine learning models, Sourceress defines what a company is looking for in a role. It then identifies and
HR technology startup Rallyteam announced it has raised $8.6 million in Series A financing, led by Norwest Venture Partners and Storm Ventures. Cornerstone OnDemand and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati also participated. Rallyteam is an internal mobility platform that aims to enable companies to understand