Buk is a cloud-based human resource management software company that offers a comprehensive suite of HR functionalities. Its platform integrates solutions for benefits administration, talent management, payroll processing, time tracking, and recruitment. Buk's software enables organizations to manage payroll, contracts, and settlements efficiently, including features for electronic signatures. Additionally, it provides performance reports and tools for professional development, allowing clients to effectively oversee employee reviews, work environment assessments, and talent acquisition processes, such as surveys and performance evaluations. The Buk App enhances team management by facilitating notifications, document signing, and mobile access to payroll information.
Censia is a talent intelligence company that provides an AI-powered Talent Intelligence Platform to transform recruitment and workforce planning. The platform analyzes skills data and enables candidate modeling, intelligent passive sourcing, instant candidate comparisons, ranking, talent landscapes, internal mobility matching, and optimized talent decisions. By contextualizing large data points, it helps HR teams scale quickly, improve operational excellence, and reduce time and cost in hiring. Founded in 2017, Censia is based in San Francisco with an office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
HiredScore
Acquisition in 2024
HiredScore is a New York-based company founded in 2012 by Athena Karp that utilizes data science and machine learning to enhance hiring processes and improve talent mobility within organizations. The company offers a big data tool designed to streamline the recruitment process without disrupting existing IT systems or requiring significant effort from HR teams and recruiters. By leveraging workforce intelligence, HiredScore helps organizations efficiently manage the influx of resumes, enabling recruiters and talent acquisition teams to quickly identify priority candidates from a large applicant pool. The company's innovative approach has garnered industry recognition, including IBM's 2016 Beacon Award for delivering significant business value and transformation in the HR sector.
Founded in 2016, Paradox develops an AI-based platform that automates administrative tasks for HR teams. Its flagship product, Olivia, captures and screens candidates, improves conversions, handles interview scheduling, and answers candidate queries. Serving a wide range of clients from local retailers to Fortune 100 organizations globally, Paradox enables talent acquisition professionals to focus on human interaction while the platform handles experience, automation, and intelligence.
VNDLY, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing a cloud-based vendor management platform tailored for the non-employee workforce. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Mason, Ohio, VNDLY's platform supports Fortune 500 companies, managed service providers, and vendors by managing the entire lifecycle of non-employee engagement, which includes talent acquisition, training, payment, and offboarding. The platform comprises four key modules: contingent workforce management, statement of work management, independent contractor compliance, and total talent acquisition. VNDLY aims to streamline the talent sourcing and acquisition process by integrating various sources such as staffing agencies and job boards, ultimately enhancing companies' returns on investment and enabling them to hire quality talent more efficiently.
Beamery Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in recruitment CRM software, designed to enhance talent acquisition, engagement, and retention processes for enterprises. Founded in 2012 and originally known as Seed Jobs Limited, the company rebranded in 2015. Beamery's platform integrates various functions such as sourcing, recruitment marketing, and employer branding, allowing organizations to attract, identify, and engage candidates effectively. It features a Talent Data Platform that leverages AI, graph technology, and deep learning to provide actionable insights into talent dynamics, encompassing candidates, freelancers, and employees. By offering a unified solution, Beamery enables businesses to make informed hiring decisions and improve candidate experiences throughout the hiring journey.
Utmost, established in 2018, specializes in talent management software. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company consolidates various talent management systems, simplifying onboarding, offboarding, and compliance processes. Utmost's platform, designed for large enterprises, also optimizes spend and engagement for the extended workforce, serving as a Workday-native alternative to legacy vendor management systems.
Mya Systems
Series C in 2020
Mya Systems is a San Francisco-based provider of AI-powered recruitment software, including an AI chatbot that automates candidate outreach and a conversational platform for hiring teams. Founded around 2011–2012 as FirstJob and renamed Mya Systems in 2017, the company serves enterprises and agencies and counts Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 firms among its clients. Its team includes experts in machine learning, natural language processing and data science, and the firm has raised about $32 million in venture funding across multiple rounds. In 2021, Mya Systems was acquired by StepStone, a subsidiary of Axel Springer, to broaden its recruitment technology capabilities.
Utmost, established in 2018, specializes in talent management software. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company consolidates various talent management systems, simplifying onboarding, offboarding, and compliance processes. Utmost's platform, designed for large enterprises, also optimizes spend and engagement for the extended workforce, serving as a Workday-native alternative to legacy vendor management systems.
Pymetrics
Series B in 2018
Pymetrics, Inc. is a company that specializes in neuroscience-based assessment and prediction technology aimed at transforming hiring, retention, and employee development processes. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, Pymetrics offers solutions that combine cognitive and emotional assessments with a dynamic recommendation engine. This platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze behavioral data collected from successful professionals across various roles, helping organizations identify key traits that differentiate high performers from the general population. By focusing on improving the recruitment process, Pymetrics aims to enhance accuracy and reduce bias in hiring decisions.
Pymetrics
Series A in 2017
Pymetrics, Inc. is a company that specializes in neuroscience-based assessment and prediction technology aimed at transforming hiring, retention, and employee development processes. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, Pymetrics offers solutions that combine cognitive and emotional assessments with a dynamic recommendation engine. This platform utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze behavioral data collected from successful professionals across various roles, helping organizations identify key traits that differentiate high performers from the general population. By focusing on improving the recruitment process, Pymetrics aims to enhance accuracy and reduce bias in hiring decisions.
Simppler
Seed Round in 2016
Simppler, Inc. is a California-based company that offers an innovative employee referral platform designed to enhance recruitment processes for hiring managers and recruiters. Founded in 2013 and currently a subsidiary of Teamable Inc., Simppler facilitates the identification and hiring of talent through its matchmaking technology, which leverages machine learning algorithms to deliver accurate referral recommendations. The platform fosters collaboration among employees, hiring managers, and recruiters, making the referral process more efficient and engaging. Additionally, Simppler provides tools such as automatic notifications, referral leaderboards, and weekly newsletters to support employee referral programs across various industries, including technology, healthcare, and finance. By streamlining employee referrals, Simppler aims to improve hiring speed and cost-effectiveness, ultimately contributing to better business performance and reduced employee attrition.
Interviewed
Seed Round in 2015
Interviewed is a company that specializes in developing an employee assessment tool aimed at improving the hiring process for employers. By utilizing job simulations, Interviewed provides candidates with a realistic "day-in-the-life" experience of the roles they are applying for. This innovative approach allows hiring managers to observe candidates in action as they demonstrate their skills in real-world scenarios, such as managing simulated customer interactions while using a customer relationship management system. The assessments evaluate critical competencies including speed, accuracy, communication abilities, technical skills, adaptability, multitasking, and emotional intelligence. By streamlining the evaluation process, Interviewed enables employers to select the most suitable candidates efficiently and fairly, enhancing the overall quality of hiring while reducing associated costs.
Jobr
Venture Round in 2015
Founded in 2014, Jobr is a mobile application that connects job seekers with potential employers. It streamlines the hiring process by allowing candidates to browse jobs and engage with recruiters directly, while recruiters can search for suitable candidates.
Identified
Acquisition in 2014
Identified is a big data and analytics company that specializes in transforming social data from platforms like Facebook into professional intelligence for individuals and organizations. Founded in 2009 by Stanford MBA students Adeyemi Ajao and Brendan Wallace as a research project, Identified launched its beta product in September 2011 and quickly attracted over 10 million users. The company offers an online job searching network where users can create professional profiles and engage in a gamified experience to track and quantify their career development. Additionally, Identified provides a healthcare recruiting service. With a team of approximately 40 employees, the company is headquartered in San Francisco's China Basin.