HR Tech Startups

Laborup uses AI to match skilled manufacturing workers with industrial companies seeking to hire, reducing hiring costs and time-to-fill for roles in machining, welding, and production. The platform serves U.S. manufacturers struggling with workforce shortages in the industrial economy.

9 investors

Landed uses generative AI to help businesses recruit and hire frontline workers. It operates as a hiring marketplace connecting employers with frontline job candidates.

9 investors

Leena AI builds an AI virtual assistant that uses a company's internal knowledge to answer employee HR, IT, and finance questions and resolve tickets, accessible through tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack. It serves enterprise HR/IT/finance teams and their employees.

9 investors

Nowsta is an AI-powered workforce management platform that enables organizations to source, schedule, manage, and pay hourly and contingent workers from a unified interface with advanced scheduling, payroll integration, and compliance features.

9 investors

Paraform provides an AI-powered recruiter marketplace where human recruiters and custom AI agents collaborate to fill job openings faster than traditional hiring methods. The platform serves companies across industries seeking to accelerate talent acquisition at scale.

9 investors

Peppy provides employer-sponsored digital health support delivered by in-house clinicians across areas such as menopause, fertility, men's health, pregnancy and lifestyle care. It serves employers looking to offer specialised, evidence-based healthcare to their staff.

9 investors

Praxis Labs is building tools and solutions to improve workplace experiences for all employees. The company focuses on addressing workplace pain points and creating more inclusive work environments.

9 investors

Qualifi is a hiring platform that lets recruiters send pre-recorded, voice-based automated phone screens and collect on-demand candidate responses, with follow-up scheduling built in. It integrates with 50+ applicant tracking systems and targets recruiting and talent acquisition teams.

9 investors

RemotePass provides a platform for remote professionals to receive payments in 90+ currencies, manage expenses, generate automated invoices, and access benefits like health insurance and tax management. It targets remote workers and contractors working across borders.

9 investors

Rosaly offers a financial wellbeing platform that lets employees access earned wage advances and automates the handling of salary advances for HR teams. It serves companies in France, aiming to reduce turnover and save HR administrative time.

9 investors

Runa provides cloud-based payroll and human resources software that lets companies manage payroll, HR, time tracking, performance management, and reporting in one platform. It is built for companies in Latin America.

9 investors

SalaryBox provides a mobile app platform for small businesses to manage payroll and staff operations. The company serves small enterprises with payroll management and employee data insights.

9 investors

Sona is an AI workforce management platform that optimizes labor scheduling and cost reduction for large frontline organizations across hospitality, retail, and social care. The platform uses artificial intelligence to automate scheduling decisions, reduce labor costs by at least 1% in the first month, and improve service quality at scale.

9 investors

Spiky provides an AI platform for venture capital investors to assist with deal sourcing, due diligence, portfolio management, and founder relationships. The platform targets venture capital firms and accelerators.

9 investors

VeroSkills provides an AI-agent platform for staffing and recruiting teams that automates sourcing, resume screening, candidate ranking, dynamic voice interviews, license verification, and reference checks. It offers a unified dashboard with analytics and integrations to 200+ job boards, ATS, and HRIS systems to speed up high-volume hiring.

9 investors

WorkStep (WorkHound) is an AI-powered employee engagement platform for frontline and distributed workforces, offering surveys, AI-generated responses to feedback, targeted communications, and predictive insights. It helps enterprise HR and operations leaders capture real-time employee feedback to reduce turnover and improve retention.

9 investors

Zen Educate operates a digital platform connecting schools to qualified substitute teachers and temporary educators. The company handles recruitment, onboarding, compliance, and payroll administration for schools across the UK and US.

9 investors

Zenefits provides HR software for small businesses, bringing benefits, payroll, onboarding, and talent management into a single app. Its platform originated from simplifying access to health insurance for employers.

9 investors

AllVoices provides AI-powered case management software for people teams to automate administrative processes and reduce time spent on individual cases. The platform serves HR and employee relations departments at organizations.

8 investors

Ambr AI provides a voice-first, AI-powered platform for practicing high-stakes professional conversations, offering customized simulations built around each organization's industry, culture, and scenarios. It serves enterprise clients to help employees develop communication and soft skills for workplace situations such as sales, retention, and leadership conversations.

8 investors

Apryl (Progyny Global) offers a fertility benefits platform that connects employees with fertility experts, clinics, and treatments including IVF, egg and sperm freezing, surrogacy, adoption, and menopause management. It serves companies as an employee benefit to support talent attraction, retention, and DEI strategies, with coverage across Europe, Asia, and Australia.

8 investors

Arist delivers entrepreneurship education courses to high school students in conflict zones.

8 investors

Ashby builds recruiting software that bundles an applicant tracking system, sourcing, scheduling automation, and recruiting-specific analytics. It targets operationally minded hiring and recruiting teams.

8 investors

Axuall provides a workforce intelligence solution for healthcare staffing and operations, using clinician data to address needs in credentialing and workforce management. It serves healthcare organizations and leaders across the US.

8 investors