HR Tech Startups

Wilya provides workforce flexibility software for frontline workplaces, using skill-based scheduling and visibility tools to reduce absenteeism, retain talent, and lower costs. It targets employers managing frontline and shift-based workers.

3 investors

Winslow is an AI-native platform providing payroll, benefits, HR, and PeopleOps services for companies ranging from early-stage teams to scaling organizations of 250+ employees. It offers a conversational employee interface, agentic workflows, access to HR experts via Slack or AI agents, and usage-based pricing instead of per-employee-per-month licensing.

3 investors

Worklytics provides privacy-first analytics to measure workplace collaboration and team dynamics, helping organizations improve how their distributed teams work. The platform offers actionable insights for leaders without surveillance or keystroke tracking.

3 investors

WorkMotion provides an Employer of Record (EOR) platform that lets companies hire, onboard, and pay employees and contractors in over 160 countries without setting up local legal entities. It manages global payroll, contracts, tax, and compliance for businesses expanding international teams.

3 investors

WorkRamp provides a learning platform trusted by over 3 million learners at major brands. The company builds software for corporate employee training and development.

3 investors

WorkWhile provides an AI-driven platform for managing contingent labor, serving businesses seeking to reduce churn and improve worker engagement while offering hourly workers flexible scheduling, fast pay, and benefits.

3 investors

Yello provides a campus and early-talent recruiting platform with an AI agent that automates event building, candidate sourcing, and interview scheduling. It serves large enterprises and high-growth companies across industries, supporting the full recruiting workflow from planning and sourcing through onboarding and alumni engagement.

3 investors

YellowBird operates an AI-powered platform that matches enterprises with pre-vetted, certified environmental health and safety (EHS) and risk management professionals for on-demand staffing, audits, training, and compliance work. It offers services such as forklift training, OSHA 10/30 training, loss control audits, safety walkthroughs, and mock OSHA inspections across the United States.

3 investors

Yourco is an enterprise SMS platform that delivers company announcements and internal communications directly to employees' phones, reaching frontline workers in manufacturing, logistics, retail, and warehouse roles. The platform integrates with HRIS systems, supports multi-language translation, and enables two-way messaging between leadership and employees.

3 investors

Zelt is an employee platform designed to help businesses manage payroll, tax, and payslip administration. The product focuses on improving employee productivity and workplace experience.

3 investors

ZENKIGEN is a Japanese company that develops human-centered technology combining IT, science, and design, focused on products and services related to work and hiring for both individuals and companies. Its stated aim is to help working people realize their potential.

3 investors

Merit provides API-driven engagement and incentive technology that companies use to run customer loyalty and employee reward programs, connecting to a network of 7,000+ brands for reward redemption across 160+ countries. Its cloud-based platform offers customizable campaigns, performance tracking, and instant digital rewards for stakeholder engagement and retention.

3 investors

Findy is a Japanese company, founded in 2014, that operates online platforms to support software engineers and improve development organizations' productivity. It offers services for engineer hiring and career development as well as engineering organization improvement.

3 investors

Hanowa is a matching platform that connects dental healthcare workers (such as dental hygienists) seeking flexible work with dental clinics needing staff for specific shifts. The platform operates across all 47 Japanese prefectures and supports part-time, temporary, and potentially permanent employment arrangements.

3 investors

A Japan-based education and consulting company offering language education—particularly Japanese-language learning—and training services aimed at foreign workers and global talent. It provides online education and training programs and instructor dispatch, connecting Japan with international markets.

3 investors

YOLO JAPAN operates a membership media platform for foreign residents living in Japan, offering job listings, everyday-life services, and one-stop support from arrival to departure. It also provides services for companies to hire foreign residents and conduct market research, connecting businesses with a registered base of over 400,000 foreign nationals from 246 countries and regions.

3 investors

1Huddle is an AI-powered employee engagement and performance platform that uses gamified learning experiences to help organizations build culture, onboard staff, and upskill teams. It serves enterprise clients across industries with customizable branded games, performance tracking, and talent development tools.

2 investors

2cloudnine offers a Salesforce-native platform for staffing and recruitment firms, unifying front, middle, and back office operations including payroll, billing, invoicing, and compliance. It uses agentic AI (via Salesforce Agentforce) to automate workflows and supports staffing models and labor regulations across the UK, US, and Australia.

2 investors

365Talents is an AI-powered platform that analyzes workforce skills data to create dynamic frameworks and match employees to jobs, projects, and training opportunities. It serves HR leaders and enterprises seeking to optimize talent management and internal mobility through skills-based insights.

2 investors

50skills is an HR automation platform that lets teams build custom, AI-assisted workflows for tasks like onboarding and offboarding, leave requests, candidate nurturing, expense reimbursements, and IT ticket routing. It offers a visual workflow builder and integrations with HRIS, payroll, ATS, and other business tools such as BambooHR, Personio, and Slack.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

2 investors

58.com operates an online classifieds and local-services marketplace in China, listing used cars, second-hand goods, job openings, rentals, and home and business services. It connects individuals and businesses with providers across categories such as recruitment, moving, renovation, vehicle sales, and recycling.

2 investors

Abby Care provides specialized training, ongoing support, and community resources for caregivers across the U.S., focusing on easing the challenges families face when navigating care.

2 investors

Able operates a career platform in India that helps early-stage professionals find job opportunities, develop their profiles, and access interview preparation and training content.

2 investors

Aboard is a software platform for automating employee pre-boarding and onboarding, letting companies build custom journeys by job function, automate tasks and reminders, and track new-hire onboarding statuses across departments. It replaces spreadsheet-based processes with role-tailored task lists, onboarding roadmaps, and integrations for components like learning modules and drug screens.

2 investors