RemotePass raised $17.4M in Series B funding led by EBRD Venture Capital, with participation from 500 Global, Oraseya Capital, 212 VC, Access Bridge Ventures, and Khwarizmi Ventures. The platform now supports 35,000+ workers across 150+ countries and has facilitated $800M+ in cross-border payroll.

Blink has raised $17M in new funding led by Enlightened Hospitality Investments, affiliated with Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group. The round coincides with a new global partnership with Shake Shack and will support Blink’s AI-first platform for frontline employee experience. B

Healthcare staffing startup Saile raised a $2.2M oversubscribed pre-seed led by Matchstick Ventures. The company has already onboarded 5,000+ physicians and uses AI agents to automate recruiting, credentialing, onboarding, staffing, and compliance workflows across healthcare systems. NEW YORK

Barton Associates has acquired LocumsCollective, a Salt Lake City-based MSP serving the locum tenens industry. The deal expands Barton’s workforce solutions platform and supports its shift from locum tenens staffing into broader healthcare workforce solutions. PEABODY, Mass. and SALT LAKE C

MikeWorldWide (MWW) has acquired workforce communications firm HudsonLake, adding organizational change, employee experience, labor relations, and employer branding capabilities to its reputation management platform. Clients include Toyota, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines. Workforce strategy

Greenhouse is acquiring Ezra AI Labs,to bring voice-based AI interviews into its hiring platform. With applications per recruiter up 412% since 2023 and 74% of candidates using AI, the deal aims to improve early-stage screening with structured, explainable conversations. NEW YORK, May 5, 202

ManpowerGroup has sold its Jefferson Wells U.S. business to Sikich for a transaction value of $100M. Jefferson Wells U.S. generated $76M in 2025 revenue and provides risk & compliance, finance & accounting, tax, project consulting, integrated resourcing and executive search services.

SnapCare and connectRN have merged to form a unified healthcare workforce platform, backed by a new Series A led by Suvretta Capital. With 500,000+ clinicians across acute, post-acute, home health, and school care, the company aims to improve staffing efficiency, reduce labor costs, and address indu

Phenom has acquired Plum, following its February 2026 acquisition of Be Applied, to complete a full-spectrum assessment stack for AI-era hiring. Plum’s Role Model™ maps behavioral blueprints against 40,000+ jobs and claims 4x greater accuracy than resume screening alone. PHILADELPHIA--As

Windmill has raised $12M in seed funding led by Inspired Capital, with participation from Primary Venture Partners, Founder Collective and Oceans Ventures. Since launching its performance reviews product in Nov. 2025, Windmill has grown to 100+ customers including Kalshi, Rho and Merge. NEW Y