WORKTECH · 2026 ORIGINAL SERIES
The Market Windows Are
Moving.
Every category in HR and Work Tech is being reshaped simultaneously, but not at the same speed. Some market windows are closing fast. Some are open but narrowing. Some are just beginning to build. This series maps it all, combining funding data, buyer adoption trends, M&A signals, and WorkTech’s unique analyst lens, so CHROs, investors, and strategic platforms can act with clarity.
Methodology
4
Inputs: funding data, buyer adoption, M&A activity, WorkTech lens
Categories Mapped
65+
Across the HR and Work Tech ecosystem
Years of Data
8 yrs
2,400+ transactions, 2017 through Q1 2026
Reports
20+
Publishing weekly through October · HR Technology Conference
AI is reshaping every category in the HR and Work Tech market simultaneously, but not at the same speed. The pace of agentic AI innovation, buyer adoption rates, and the direction of M&A capital are combining to open some windows and close others. The old frameworks of TAM, competitive moat, and category leadership are necessary but no longer sufficient. What matters now is whether your window is open, closing, or already shut.
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About This Series
Opening & Closing Market Windows is a WorkTech original series by George LaRocque. Every window assessment combines four inputs: eight years of proprietary WorkTech funding data across 2,400+ transactions, HR Tech buyer adoption research, broad AI adoption data, and WorkTech’s analyst lens built from 30+ years as an HR leader, tech executive, and B2B founder. The series runs May through October 2026, culminating in a State of the Market report dropping October 13, one week before the HR Technology Conference.
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- Article 1 — The Market Windows Are Moving
PDF → - Article 2 — The Market Has Already Voted
PDF → - Article 3 — Platform Gravity Belt
PDF → - Final Report — October 13, 2026
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