Top 10 HR Tech Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – October 1st – 15th, 2025
Several interesting transactions closed in the HR Tech sector over the past month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
PE Growth/Expansion
- Benefit Harbor, flexible benefits technology that meets the needs of employers in a changing insurance marketplace, received $5 million of development capital.
Merger/Acquisition
- Agentnoon, an AI-based organizational design and workforce planning software that drives responsible growth toward business goals, acquired by Dayforce.
- Criterion, human capital management software that comprehensively manages payroll and recruiting, acquired by Sage Group.
- Paradox, a recruitment assistant application that screens candidates and simplifies the job search process, acquired by Workday for $1 billion.
- Qualifi, a digital screening platform that changes the hiring experience with on-demand phone interviews, acquired by Humanly.
Later Stage VC
- Everyset, a production management platform that digitally onboards cast and crew for film production, raised $9 million through a combination of venture funding and debt in a deal led by Crosslink Capital and Haven Ventures.
- LYLA, a business-to-business enterprise software-as-a-service platform that facilitates workers’ welfare, raised $4.2 million of venture funding in a deal led by Porter Sablan Capital.
Early Stage VC
- Call2action, an artificial intelligence powered recruitment automation tool that streamlines the hiring process, raised venture funding from MOST Ventures.
- Fufild, an employee benefit software that boosts employee performance, raised $685,000 of venture funding from Upper Cumberland Investment Alliance.
Accelerator/Incubator
- Ezra AI, artificial intelligence-based recruitment tools that automate candidate evaluation, joined Andreessen Horowitz as a part of its Cohort 005.
#castleplacement #capitalraising #privateequity #venturecapital #investment #humanresourchtechnology #hrtech
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss your capital raise:
Email: dcipollone@castleplacement.com
(C) (203) 297-5089
Send us a message:
Sources: Information on this page was derived from a variety of sources including Bloomberg, Company Websites, Crunchbase, PitchBook and other news outlets. Castle Placement® does not warrant or guarantee this information, nor makes any representations as to the accuracy of the information. For more Risks, see CPGO Risks and Disclaimers.
