11 SaaS Startups in the Employment Industry

January 24, 2023

SaaS startups have become the darling of Venture Capital investors, especially in the Employment industry. Over the past decade, software has proverbially “eaten the world” and SaaS companies have scaled to become unicorn corporations in staggering amounts of time.

In this article, we are examining 11 VC funded SaaS startups in the Employment industry.

CodeSignal

In order to #GoBeyondResumes and hire technical talent of the highest caliber and diversity, CodeSignal is the world's top technical interview solution. The skills evaluation frameworks from CodeSignal are used by talent acquisition teams and engineering executives to find candidates from underrepresented pools, speed up the hiring process, and enhance candidate pipeline yield. The sophisticated job simulation technology offered by CodeSignal's Pre-Screen, Tech Screen, and Interview enables recruiting teams to conduct objective and foresighted assessments, conserve precious engineering resources, improve applicant experiences, and quickly employ the best personnel. The greatest corporations, such as Capital One, Robinhood, Instacart, Uber, Netflix, Zoom, Facebook, Pinterest, Block, and Capital One, rely on CodeSignal, a startup founded in 2015.

Company details:
Founders:
Aram Shatakhtsyan, Felix Desroches, Sophia Baik, Tigran Sloyan
Founded:
2015
Based in:
San Francisco, California, United States
Website:
CodeSignal
Industries:
Employment, Human Resources, Recruiting, SaaS, Skill Assessment, Software
Latest funding:
$50,000,000
Series C
16 September 2021
Total funding:
$87,500,000
Investors
Alumni Ventures, Menlo Ventures, FJ Labs, Headline, Correlation Ventures

Cool Academy

For corporate and employee training services, Cool College is a SaaS enterprise intelligent & digital management learning platform.

Company details:
Founders:
Junwu Hua
Founded:
2017
Based in:
Beijing, Beijing, China
Website:
Cool Academy
Industries:
Corporate Training, Employment, SaaS, Software, Training
Latest funding:
$18,904,463
Series B
9 March 2021
Total funding:
$33,881,922
Investors
Source Code Capital, Cathay Capital, Yunqi Partners, Beyondsoft Corp, Huagai Capital

Eloops

Eloops allows managers to interact without having to put in extra effort. To engage employees and systematically align them with the company's culture, values, and objectives, they make use of pre-made content templates, virtual activities, and gamification technologies. Eloops, situated in Tel Aviv, Israel, was established in 2017.

Company details:
Founders:
Idan Shem Tov, Naor David Melamed, Sharon Dayag, Tal Groder
Founded:
2017
Based in:
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Website:
Eloops
Industries:
B2B, Employment, Recruiting, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$2,000,000
Seed
23 August 2021
Total funding:
$2,000,000
Investors
Legziel Family, HIGH BIZ

Multiplier

Leading global employment platform Multiplier makes it simple for businesses to hire teams abroad. Its innovative technology manages the complexity of local compliance, labor contracts, payroll, benefits, and taxes, simplifying the hiring process. We provide businesses the ability to manage their distributed staff through an easy dashboard while also taking care of their compliance with regional labor laws. We are enthusiastic about establishing a society in which individuals may work at a profession they enjoy while remaining with the people they cherish.

Company details:
Founders:
Amritpal Singh, Sagar Khatri, Vamsi Krishna
Founded:
2020
Based in:
Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
Website:
Multiplier
Industries:
Compliance, Employment, Human Resources, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$60,000,000
Series B
8 March 2022
Total funding:
$77,200,000
Investors
Tiger Global Management, Picus Capital, MS&AD Ventures, Sequoia Capital India, Golden Gate Ventures

Omnipresent

Omnipresent is a human resources and onboarding SaaS platform developed to assist businesses in hiring local teams that work from anywhere in the world. It helps companies successfully acquire and manage full-time employees globally by managing local employment compliance, payroll, human resource assistance, and benefits for foreign teams. The business, which is entirely remote, was established in 2019 and is officially registered in London, England.

Company details:
Founders:
Guenther Eisinger, Matthew Wilson
Founded:
2019
Based in:
London, England, United Kingdom
Website:
Omnipresent
Industries:
Employment, Human Resources, Management Information Systems, Recruiting, SaaS
Latest funding:
$120,000,000
Series B
22 March 2022
Total funding:
$137,800,000
Investors
Tencent, Entrepreneur First, Kinnevik, Charlie Songhurst, TrueSight Ventures

Oyster

Oyster is on a mission to create a more equal world by making it possible for companies everywhere to hire people anywhere. The company's HR platform for globally distributed companies enables growing organizations to give valued international team members the experience they deserve, without the usual headaches or expense. Oyster empowers hiring anywhere in the world with reliable, compliant payroll and great local benefits and perks. Founded in January 2020 by Tony Jamous and Jack Mardack, Oyster is itself a fully remote company with a diverse, globally distributed team.

Company details:
Founders:
Jack Mardack, Tony Jamous
Founded:
2020
Based in:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Website:
Oyster
Industries:
Employment, Human Resources, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$150,000,000
Series C
20 April 2022
Total funding:
$224,200,000
Investors
LinkedIn, Kima Ventures, Emergence, PayPal Ventures, Stripes

Papaya Global

Papaya Global provides a cloud-based HR and payroll platform for global workforce management. The automated, cloud-based SaaS platform unifies all workforce management tasks under one platform – providing an end-to-end solution, from onboarding to on-going management and cross-border payments. It also integrates with all existing HRIS management tools, provides real-time business intelligence, and eliminates errors. It gathers all employee information into one place, creating a highly visible system for tracking payroll spending. The platform ensures GDPR and SOC compliance to maintain the highest standard of security. The company was co-founded by Eynat Guez, Ruben Drong, and Ofer Herman in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Company details:
Founders:
Eynat Guez, Ofer Herman, Ruben Drong
Founded:
2016
Based in:
New York, New York, United States
Industries:
Data Integration, Employment, Human Resources, Recruiting, SaaS
Latest funding:
$250,000,000
Series D
11 September 2021
Total funding:
$444,500,000
Investors
Google for Startups, Tiger Global Management, Insight Partners, Access Ventures, IVP

Personio

Personio offers cloud-based HR management and recruiting solutions and software for startups, and small- and medium-sized enterprises. The company enables its customers to store and manage all employee data and HR processes in one place, including vacation and sick days, approvals, salary, attendance, employee documents, performance, reporting, and employee on-boarding. Its recruiting function comprises applicant tracking, interview scheduling, candidate reviews, and many other features.

Company details:
Founders:
Arseniy Vershinin, Hanno Renner, Ignaz Forstmeier, Roman Schumacher
Founded:
2015
Based in:
München, Bayern, Germany
Website:
Personio
Industries:
Employment, Human Resources, Recruiting, SaaS
Latest funding:
$200,000,000
Series E
22 June 2022
Total funding:
$724,332,945
Investors
Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Picus Capital, Global Founders Capital, Index Ventures

SaasGuru

It's challenging to find the ideal organization to work with. You must ascertain the company's culture, wage scale, and compatibility with your personality before applying. To assist people in finding their ideal employer before beginning their next job, we developed SaasGurus. In order to help you decide where to begin your next chapter, we give information on over 10,000 businesses in the SaaS sector.

Company details:
Founders:
Amit Choudhary
Founded:
2020
Based in:
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Website:
SaasGuru
Industries:
Employment, Information Technology, Internet, SaaS, Software
Latest funding:
$2,673,380
Seed
29 November 2022
Total funding:
$3,767,722
Investors
Antler, Square Peg Capital, Black Nova Group

Talivest

Talivest optimises an intelligent ecosystem for hi-tech, high-growth companies by gathering insights throughout the employee lifecycle. Talivest’s solution uses machine learning and predictive analytics to help companies measure, build and maintain high performance.

Company details:
Founders:
Jayne Ronayne, Laura Belyea
Founded:
2013
Based in:
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Website:
Talivest
Industries:
Analytics, Employment, Human Resources, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses, Software
Latest funding:
$1,000,000
Seed
2 November 2021
Total funding:
$1,885,000
Investors
Techstars, IP Group, Charlie Songhurst, Northstar Ventures, Luxor Capital Group

Worksome

Utilize the one and only platform created to manage independent contractors, assure strong compliance, and expedite payments as you develop, manage, and maintain your external workforce.

Company details:
Founders:
Christina Brun Petersen, Hans Peter Nielsen, Mathias Linnemann, Morten Petersen
Founded:
2017
Based in:
Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
Website:
Worksome
Industries:
B2B, Compliance, Employment, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Freelance, Human Resources, SaaS, Software, Virtual Workforce
Latest funding:
$17,000,000
Series A
13 May 2021
Total funding:
$22,946,000
Investors
Tommy Ahlers, Lind og Risør

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