EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fount’s $8M VC Raise with CEO Christophe Martel
Fount announced an $8 million round of growth funding. Led by Lavrock Ventures. This brings its total raised to $10.75 million. FOUNT helps companies identify what’s at the root of employee dissatisfaction and prioritize what to fix in their work environment. The...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Plum’s $6M Series A with CEO Caitlin MacGregor
Plum announced details of its $6 million round of growth funding. Led by Pearson Ventures, other new investors include JFF Ventures and Strada Education Network. Existing investors Export Development Canada (EDC), Real Ventures, BDC Capital’s Women in Technology...
Indeed Leads Employers Through the Next Evolution in the Job Advertising and Hiring Landscape With Launch of Pay for Results
Indeed Leads Employers Through the Next Evolution in the Job Advertising and Hiring Landscape With Launch of Pay for Results This week Indeed made a major announcement in the world of recruiting and recruitment advertising. Indeed is changing its pricing model from...
EXCLUSIVE: Acadian Ventures Founder Jason Corsello Launches the Future of Work 100 and Discusses Work Tech VC Market Conditions
Acadian Ventures Founder and General Partner Jason Corsello discusses their inaugural Future of Work 100, a ranking of the leading startup companies that are building enduring businesses that make work better, fairer, more meaningful, and ultimately more productive....
EXCLUSIVE: Compa CEO Charlie Franklin Announces Compa Index Offering Real Time Compensation Offer Market Data
Compa announced the launch of Compa Index a real-time market data platform based on offers and built for the enterprise. From Compa's Announcement: "Offers are largely overlooked, both for their downstream pay impact and for their potential as a source of market data....
HCM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Meet One of the Best Kept Secrets in Work Tech – The Result of the VensureHR, PrismHR, and Namely Merger
VensureHR CEO Alex Campos and PrismHR CEO Gary Noke discuss the merger of their firms and the subsequent merger with Namely, with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. While the merger wasn't kept secret, you'll probably find the breadth, scope, and scale of the resulting...
UK-based Officely Raises $2M for Hybrid Work Desk Booking
Officely raises $2M to help hybrid teams coordinate office time right in Slack2021-12-09https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/09/officely-raises-2m-to-help-hybrid-teams-coordinate-office-time-right-in-slack/
Deed Raises $10 Million for its Workplace Giving Platform
Deed raises $10M for its workplace giving platform2021-12-09https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/09/deed-raises-10m-for-its-workplace-giving-platform/
Analysis: UK-based Pento Raises USD $35M to Move European SMEs Off of Payroll Outsourcing
Tiger Global, Avid Ventures lead $35M round for London payroll automation startup Pento2021-12-07https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/07/londons-pento-raises-35m/
Sweden-based Quinyx Raises $50M for Workforce Management
Quinyx Raises $50M in Funding2021-11-30https://www.finsmes.com/2021/11/quinyx-raises-50m-in-funding.html
Pipefy Raises $75 Million for Low-code No-code Workflow Management
Pipefy announced a $75 million Series C Round of venture capital for its low-code no-code workflow management tech with one of its stated target markets in HR. This brings its total raised to $138.7 million. The round was led by SoftBank. Focusing on low code no code...
Talent Acquisition
EXCLUSIVE: Have a Look at Workable With CEO Nikos Moraitakis
Workable CEO Nikos Moraitakis stopped by WorkTech to talk about recent product announcements with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque as part of WorkTech's "Meet the Work Tech AI Innovators" series. Workable's recent announcement extends its platform beyond its core...
EXCLUSIVE: Compa CEO Charlie Franklin Announces Compa Index Offering Real Time Compensation Offer Market Data
Compa announced the launch of Compa Index a real-time market data platform based on offers and built for the enterprise. From Compa's Announcement: "Offers are largely overlooked, both for their downstream pay impact and for their potential as a source of market data....
EXCLUSIVE: Have a Look at Olivia by Paradox with CMO Josh Zywien
Paradox CMO, Josh Zywien, stopped by WorkTech to talk about Olivia by Paradox and how it has leveraged AI to deliver a conversational interface for the entire hiring process. He discusses Paradox's views on ChatGPT, how Paradox customers leverage AI today, and what...
EXCLUSIVE: HireVue’s CMO Amanda Hahn Discusses HireVue’s Acquisition of Modern Hire
HireVue announced it has acquired Modern Hire.HireVue CMO, Amanda Hahn, stopped by WorkTech to discuss the deal, solidifying HireVue's position as an industry leader in modern hiring solutions powered by ethical AI. This is one of the more impactful deals in the...
EXCLUSIVE: Have a Look at HireEZ’s Generative AI Solution for Engaging Talent
HireEZ announced it is offering generative AI functionality in a recent product release. The update will leverage the ChatGPT model and HireEZ’s machine-learning data to help recruiters compose and send email messages to job candidates faster than with traditional...
EXCLUSIVE: Have a Look at SeekOut’s New Generative AI Solution for Finding and Engaging Talent: SeekOut Assist
SeekOut announced the launch of SeekOut Assist, a generative AI for finding and engaging talent, taking recruiters from job description to initial contact with highly qualified candidates in a matter of moments. SeekOut Assist uses job descriptions to automatically...
Talent Management
GoCoach Rebrands to Become SkillCycle with New Focus on “Human Capital Development”
SkillCycle is the new name and brand for GoCoach. CEO and Co-founder Kristy McCann Flynn discusses why they felt it was time for a rebrand and new focus on "Human Capital Development." In this interview with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque you'll learn: What brought...
Korn Ferry VP Sean Luitjens on Striving for Pay Equity and Transparency with the Work Tech Stack
Sean Luitjens, Korn Ferry's VP of Product Management for its Intelligence Cloud, joined WorkTech Founder George LaRocque for a conversation about pay equity and transparency. The interview looks at some of the processes and data requirements for employers striving to...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ConnectUs CEO Teo Gonzalez on the Ultimate 1:1 Meeting Tool for Managers
ConnectUs co-Founder and CEO Teo Gonzalez joins WorkTech Founder George LaRocque to discuss their product, which aims to be the ultimate 1:1 meeting tool for managers. ConnectUs equips managers with the tools to proactively manage their teams through feedback,...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Remote Work Skills Development and Certification with BillionMinds CEO Paul Slater
BillionMinds focuses on helping employees and companies hone their skills for the realities of remote work. The company has rolled out a skills development and certification program that promises to turn remote work into a competitive advantage. CEO Paul Slater...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: qChange CEO James Kelley on Getting Soft Skills Intelligence in the Flow of Work
QChange aims to bring soft skills intelligence to the entire organization via its Microsoft Teams integration. They claim to deliver "access for all to objectively measure and grow soft skills in the flow of work." CEO James Kelley discusses how with WorkTech Founder...
Meet Ash, Traitify by Paradox’s Animated Assessment Avatar Improving Candidate Experience and Inclusion
Hiring and talent assessments have largely seen incremental innovation from the days of filling bubbles on paper with number 2 pencils to web and then mobile interfaces. While the experience became digital, it is essentially the same as it was. Traitify set out to...
Employee Experience
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fount’s $8M VC Raise with CEO Christophe Martel
Fount announced an $8 million round of growth funding. Led by Lavrock Ventures. This brings its total raised to $10.75 million. FOUNT helps companies identify what’s at the root of employee dissatisfaction and prioritize what to fix in their work environment. The...
Mystery Acquires PopStage, Rebrands as “Glue,” and Leverages AI and ONA to Improve EX Online and IRL
Mystery CEO Shane Kovalsky had a lot to talk about with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. Mystery, now "Glue" combines data science and behavioral science to connect employees and deliver impactful experiences online and IRL. In this interview you'll learn about: The...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shaka CEO Melanie Wertzberger on Connecting Teams to Improve Retention
Co-founder and CEO Melanie Wertzberger discusses the Shaka origin story and success with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. Shaka connects teams, creating community and fostering connection at work. It was born out of their founder's experience working in distributed...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Meet Harri, the Total Employee Experience Platform for the Front Line
Harri CMO Jennifer Ravalli introduced their Hospitality industry-focused employee experience platform with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. When you're in the hospitality industry, you know that what others view as back-office HR functions like shift scheduling, time...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Pep Talk CEO and Co-Founder James Brogan Discusses $3.6M Funding Round, Team Experience, and US Expansion
Pep Talk CEO and Co-Founder James Brogan discusses their $3.6 million funding round to fuel the US expansion of its team experience platform with WorkTech Founder George LaRocque. Along with the details of the funding round, in this interview you'll learn: what's...
UK-based Natter Raises USD $1 Million to Connect Employees for Conversations
Natter raises $1m to bring watercooler chats to the remote workplace2021-11-26https://www.uktech.news/funding/natter-funding-remote-watercooler-20211126
FOLLOW US
LATEST DEALS
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Fount’s $8M VC Raise with CEO Christophe Martel
Fount announced an $8 million round of growth funding. Led by Lavrock Ventures. This brings its total raised to $10.75 million. FOUNT helps companies identify what’s at the root of employee dissatisfaction and prioritize what to fix in their work environment. The...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Plum’s $6M Series A with CEO Caitlin MacGregor
Plum announced details of its $6 million round of growth funding. Led by Pearson Ventures, other new investors include JFF Ventures and Strada Education Network. Existing investors Export Development Canada (EDC), Real Ventures, BDC Capital’s Women in Technology...
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: CEO Sam Fitzroy Discusses Dalia’s $5M Series A Round and Recruitment Marketing Automation
Dalia, a recruitment marketing automation platform that helps employers get more qualified applicants, today announced the completion of a $5 million Series A round. The round was led by Lewis & Clark Ventures with participation from Paul Forster, the co-founder...