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Aleria
Techstars '21New York City, US · Founded 2017 · 7 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Aleria applies science and technology to advance workplace inclusion and merit, helping organizations design data-driven people systems and measure performance outcomes.
Also known as Aleria
Founders & leadership
Aleria was founded in 2017 by Paolo Gaudiano.
Investors · 1
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Aleria is a New York-based company that measures inclusion and merit in the workplace using science-based analytics. It positions employee experience as a business system to be measured and managed, and frames its analysis around identifying hidden barriers that limit engagement and return on investment. Its stated outputs include where employees encounter friction, which employee groups are most affected, what those barriers cost an organization in time, talent and money, and which corrective actions are expected to deliver the highest ROI.
The company organizes its offering around a model it calls "Inclusive Meritocracy," with components including a meritocracy checkup, analysis of the hidden costs of exclusion, and inclusion measurement. Engagements can involve collecting personal accounts of exclusion from an organization's full employee population and then segmenting that data along multiple dimensions to identify culture-improvement opportunities. Aleria also publishes practitioner guides covering how inclusion relates to attracting, retaining and empowering talent, and how organizations can measure whether they are in fact meritocratic.
Business model
Aleria sells inclusion and meritocracy measurement and analytics services to organizations, engaging employees to gather experience data and delivering segmented analysis and recommended actions tied to financial outcomes. It also distributes guides on inclusive performance and meritocracy measurement, which are available for order, and its leadership delivers speaking presentations on diversity and inclusion topics.
Traction
Client testimonials cite a company-wide employee exercise on experiences of exclusion at Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, and speaking engagement feedback from a Boeing global equity, diversity and inclusion practitioner. A TechCrunch Startup Battlefield profile reports $260,000 raised as of January 1, 2025.
Latest developments
As of the most recent site content, Aleria markets its Inclusive Meritocracy model, a meritocracy checkup, inclusion measurement services, and two published guides on inclusive performance and measuring meritocracy.
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Market position
Aleria operates in the human resources, people analytics and workplace inclusion segment, differentiating on measurement and quantified financial impact rather than diversity programming alone; TechCrunch lists it under Human Resources/Recruiting and Education, Recruitment and Job industries.
The company's stated approach is to quantify inclusion and meritocracy rather than assume them, arguing that diversity alone is insufficient and that inclusion is the driver of diversity, and tying measured employee experience directly to performance and financial outcomes.
Technology
Science-based people analytics that collect employee accounts of exclusion and segment the resulting data across multiple employee dimensions, quantifying friction points, affected groups, associated costs and the projected ROI of remediating actions.
Go-to-market
Employers and organizational leaders seeking to measure and improve workplace inclusion and merit; referenced clients and audiences include a nonprofit (Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta) and diversity, equity and inclusion practitioners at large corporations such as The Boeing Company.
Geography
Headquartered in the United States, with client and audience references in the U.S., including Atlanta-based and corporate DEI stakeholders.
History
A TechCrunch Startup Battlefield profile lists a founded date of 2018 and an open operating status as of January 1, 2025.
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Key figures
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Aleria do?
- Aleria uses science-based analytics to measure workplace inclusion and merit and link people outcomes to financial performance.
- Who founded Aleria?
- Aleria was founded by Paolo Gaudiano in 2017.
- Who are Aleria's investors?
- Aleria's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Aleria headquartered?
- Aleria is headquartered in New York City, US.