What they do:
The best way to hire clinical talent.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Top HR Tech Startups
This list has 230 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 54 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (101), New York (29), and Toronto (10). Largest teams: Deel, Rippling, and Gusto. Latest round: Leela raised $4.6M (Oct 14, 2026).
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What they do:
The platform for automated hiring and workforce decisions.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Lovable for Chrome Plugins
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Founder led hiring for London startups
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Planet-scale people discovery.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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API for performance-based payroll
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
staffing firms with dreach grow revenue faster.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Helping software developers find teams that share their values.
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
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The custom all-in-one OS for each company.
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What they do:
Analytics to improve how teams work and collaborate
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
YC W18Early stage
Lever
Acquired
What they do:
Talent Acquisition Suite that combines ATS + Talent CRM
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United States
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$197M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$25M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Covington, KY, United States
Incorporated: 2024
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$14M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$8.67M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Miami, FL, United States
Incorporated: 2023
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$7.25M · Equity · May 2026
Zenefits
Acquired
What they do:
HR for small businesses: onboarding, payroll and benefits.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Gem
Acquired
What they do:
Talent engagement platform
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Humi
Acquired
What they do:
Payroll, HR, and Health Benefits for Canada's SMB's
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WorkRamp
Acquired
What they do:
The All-in-One Learning Platform
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Localyze
Acquired
What they do:
Global mobility platform for companies and employees
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HQ: Hamburg, Germany
Bluecrew
Acquired
What they do:
Bluecrew is a web based staffing agency.
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HQ: Chicago, IL, United States
Triplebyte
Acquired
What they do:
Intelligent technical hiring.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Qulture.Rocks
Acquired
What they do:
The people, management, and culture operating system for your startup.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Forage
Acquired
What they do:
Online job simulations for companies to train, and then hire, students
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fond
Acquired
What they do:
Rewards and recognition SaaS for HR leaders
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Kalibrr
Acquired
What they do:
Kalibrr connects SEAsian talent to your local & global jobs.
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HQ: Makati, Philippines
Jopwell
Acquired
What they do:
Career advancement for Black, Latinx & Native American professionals.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
HigherMe
Acquired
What they do:
Helping restaurant employers find & hire better employees faster
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Eden
Acquired
What they do:
Workplace software for people-centric companies.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Headstart
Acquired
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Headstart uses Machine Learning to help companies decide on who to…
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
Deed
Acquired
What they do:
Making it easy for employees to donate and volunteer with good causes.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Impraise
Acquired
What they do:
Enable managers to create an effective work environment for their team
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HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Together Software
Acquired
What they do:
Learn from the experts at your company.
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YouTeam
Acquired
What they do:
We make it easy for startups to hire engineers.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Ascen
Acquired
What they do:
EOR for the staffing industry
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States