DianaHR, a San Francisco–based startup founded by former Gusto Head of Engineering Upeka Bee, has raised a $3.7 million seed round led by SNR Ventures with participation from General Catalyst, Y Combinator, and unicorn founders from Mercury, Twitch, and Dropbox. Targeting the 1.4 million U.S. SMBs

Central, a Y Combinator-backed startup, has raised $8.6 million in seed funding led by First Round Capital to build the first AI-native back-office platform for startups. Unlike traditional HR and finance tools, Central integrates directly into Slack to automate payroll, benefits, compliance, accoun

Deel has launched its AI Workforce, a new platform feature designed to help global HR and payroll teams manage administrative workloads through AI-powered agents. With seven specialized AI agents for functions like hiring, payroll, compliance, time-off requests, and offboarding, Deel aims to reduce

Humantelligence has introduced Ask Aura™, an AI-driven coaching assistant that delivers real-time, personalized guidance to employees, especially managers, to improve communication, collaboration, and leadership skills directly within tools like Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Slack, and Zoom. By

Workday has announced a reimagined user experience powered by AI, featuring the new Workday Assistant designed to streamline HR and finance tasks for employees. By integrating AI capabilities such as natural language processing, Workday Assistant helps employees find information quickly, make in

SmartRecruiters, a comprehensive hiring platform, announced its Q4 Release, bringing substantial enhancements to transform the talent acquisition landscape. Led by Rebecca Carr, the Chief Product Officer, the update focuses on agile collaboration and customer-centric innovation. Key improvements inc

Harriet, a U.K.-based HRtech company, has recently secured $1.5 million in pre-seed funding led by Concept Ventures. The investment, with contributions from Notion Capital, Frontline Ventures, and Portfolio Ventures, aims to enhance Harriet's generative AI (GenAI) product. This AI tool, powered by a