Radar Companies HRTech · California
Radar · HRTech in California

Best HRTech Companies in California, United States

The 2127 best HRTech companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Magnit.

2127companies tracked
$29Bdisclosed funding
26unicorns
781have raised

Ranked: Best HRTech companies in California

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Rippling 🦄
Cloud-based suite solution for HR management
$1.4B13 mo ago2,338Cart FunctionalityContentfulSentry+45Top 50k
2Deel 🦄
Provider of global payroll, compliance, and human resources solutions
$683M8 mo ago1,411Shuo Wang
Co-Founder & CRO
SentryZendeskNode.js+38Top 100k
3Uniphore 🦄
Provider of a business artificial intelligence platform with agentic and model layers
72Moat top 15%Market top 25%Innovation top 29%Funding top 30%
All 11 signals ▾
Moattop 15%
Markettop 25%
Innovationtop 29%
Fundingtop 30%
Techtop 34%
Newstop 36%
Globaltop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Productbottom 49%
Fin. healthbottom 45%
Growthbottom 40%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn
Market: 355 employees (top 6% of High Tech) · Revenue ~$24.9M
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100
$657M7 mo ago355
355 → 885 (+149%)
Umesh Sachdev
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+39Top 5M
4Transcarent 🦄
Provider of employee health benefits solutions
$450M25 mo ago179Glen Tullman
Founder & CEO
ContentfulApple iCloud MailNode.js+23Top 5M1 launch
5Earnin
Provider of a platform for accessing earned wages and financial tools
67Customers top 18%Funding top 21%Tech top 30%Moat top 31%
All 10 signals ▾
Customerstop 18%
Fundingtop 21%
Techtop 30%
Moattop 31%
Markettop 37%
Producttop 40%
Growthtop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Newsbottom 46%
Globalbottom 39%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.75★ across 294,082 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo
Funding: Raised $190M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 12 yrs (0.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$190M9 mo ago242
242 → 597 (+147%)
Ram Palaniappan
Founder & CEO
ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22Top 50k1 launch
6Pave 🦄
Provider of compensation management software for businesses of all sizes
$175M24 mo ago218
218 → 289 (+33%)
Matt Schulman
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowSentryZendesk+32Top 1M18 patents
Percutaneous core needle biopsy devices for tissue sampling in medical diagnostics.
1 launch · 1 partnership
7Legion
AI-based workforce management software solution
$145M18 mo ago107Sanish Mondkar
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+37Top 5M1 job opening · 2 awards
8Turing 🦄
Provider of talent as a service for on demand software development solutions
$140M15 mo ago102Jonathan Siddharth
Co-Founder & CEO
TurbopackEmotionApple iCloud Mail+34Top 500k24 patents
AI-driven formulation optimization platforms for chemical product design and experimentation
2 job openings · 2 launchs
9BigHealth
CBT therapy for insomnia patients
69Tech top 14%Funding top 23%Moat top 31%News top 36%
All 11 signals ▾
Techtop 14%
Fundingtop 23%
Moattop 31%
Newstop 36%
Markettop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Producttop 40%
Growthtop 44%
Fin. healthtop 44%
Globalbottom 45%
Customersbottom 1%
Tech: 62 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
Funding: Raised $129M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 12 yrs (0.4/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$129M4 mo ago251
251 → 156 (-38%)
Colin Espie
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22Top 5M1 partnership
10JuiceBox
Provider of an AI recruiting platform offering search, CRM, and agents
82Talent top 23%Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Tech top 29%
All 7 signals ▾
Talenttop 23%
Fundingtop 26%
Growthtop 28%
Techtop 29%
AItop 30%
Globalbottom 48%
Marketbottom 47%
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $110M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100
$110M3 mo agoRobbie Pyle
Co-Founder
TurbopackFirebaseEmotion+29Top 1M
11Ashby
Provider of all-in-one recruiting software with embedded artificial intelligence features
$78M10 mo ago22Benjamin Encz
Co-Founder & CEO
StoryblokNode.jsRadix UI+31Top 1M1 job opening · 2 launchs
12Teamblind
Online workplace discussion platform
$74M11 mo ago21Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+33Top 50k4 patents
Secure authentication protocols for wireless and network communications
13hireEZ
Cloud-based suite solutions for applicant tracking
$68M15 mo ago38WordPressMySQLPHP+25Top 1M1 launch
14Rain
Provider of a platform offering payday loans
$66M14 mo ago86Gilberto Garcia
Co-Founder / CTO / CAO
WebflowMarkerZendesk+26Top 5M
15Swing Education
Online marketplace for substitute teacher recruitment
48Funding top 21%Tech top 23%Product top 29%Moat top 31%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 21%
Techtop 23%
Producttop 29%
Moattop 31%
Innovationtop 33%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 38%
Globalbottom 37%
Growthbottom 36%
Customersbottom 4%
Funding: Raised $62.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr)
Tech: 69 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$62M10 mo ago37Asha Visweswaran
Co-Founder & CEO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceGoogle Maps+38Top 5M
16KarmaCheck
Cloud-based applicant tracking system for employee backround checks
$60M23 mo ago16Mark Lieberwitz
Co-Founder & CPO
WebflowSentryZendesk+29Top 5M
17XP Health
Provider of a digital-first vision care platform. This platform simplifies and streamlines the vision care…
$56M21 mo ago44James Wong
Co-Founder & CTO
SentryZendeskThree.js+28Top 5M9,850 patents
Cell‑based immunotherapies, targeted biologics, and imaging agents for cancer and regenerative medicine
1 partnership
18Laurel
Cloud based employee time tracking software for the legal sector
60Funding top 24%Growth top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 31%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 24%
Growthtop 28%
AItop 30%
Moattop 31%
Talenttop 38%
Producttop 40%
Techtop 47%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 28%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $53.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$53M10 mo ago23Ryan Alshak
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32Top 5M
19CareRev
Digital software for nurses shifts management
74Growth top 21%Funding top 25%Moat top 31%Tech top 33%
All 10 signals ▾
Growthtop 21%
Fundingtop 25%
Moattop 31%
Techtop 33%
Newstop 33%
Talenttop 34%
Producttop 42%
Customerstop 46%
Markettop 50%
Globalbottom 37%
Growth: Headcount 18 → 51 (+183%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $50.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 10 yrs (0.3/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100
$50M11 mo ago51Will Patterson
Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+30Top 5M1 partnership
20Workera
Provider of an AI-powered platform for measuring and verifying workforce skills
$44M16 mo ago6Kian Katanforoosh
Co-Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS HubSentryZendesk+29Top 5M1 launch · 1 award
21Thatch
Provider of health cards for employees for health benefits
40Funding top 26%Tech top 31%Moat top 38%Talent top 38%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Techtop 31%
Moattop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 27%
Funding: Raised $43.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr)
Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$44M14 mo ago8Adam Stevenson
Co-Founder
SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22Top 1M
22Tapcheck
Online platform offering employee on-demand pay benefits
$38M14 mo ago50Ron Gaver
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27Top 500k1 partnership · 1 award
23Honor Education
Provider of AI-powered online learning platforms for higher education and community building
42Funding top 31%AI top 35%Product top 47%Talent bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 31%
AItop 35%
Producttop 47%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 47%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 34%
Funding: Raised $38.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
AI: Product described with: ai-driven, ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$38M11 mo ago41Joel Podolny
CEO
Framer SitesVimeoReact+12Top 50M1 job opening
24Findem
Developer of an AI platform for talent acquisition and management
$37M7 mo ago57Hariharan Kolam
Founder and CEO
WebflowSalesforceStripe+28Top 5M1 launch · 2 partnerships
25Parker
Provider of business expense card solutions for e-commerce businesses
$37M19 mo ago37ContentfulNode.jsTailwind CSS+30Top 10M1 job opening
26Espresa
Cloud-based employee engagement platform for employee perks
$36M13 mo ago68Alex Shubat
Co-Founder & CEO
SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+31Top 5M5 patents
Cloud-based platforms orchestrating workplace and vehicle service management
27Unique AI
AI-based recruitment solutions provider
$30M15 mo ago5Stephane Boussely
Co-Founder & CEO
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+18Top 5M8 patents
Arc‑fault circuit interrupter testing tools and powered wire‑pulling equipment.
28Miter
Provider of management software for construction contractors
57Tech top 27%Growth top 28%Funding top 32%Moat top 48%
All 7 signals ▾
Techtop 27%
Growthtop 28%
Fundingtop 32%
Moattop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 32%
Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel
Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$26M12 mo ago24Tobin Paxton
Co-Founder & COO
SentryNode.jsTailwind CSS+26Top 500k
29CloudShare
Provider of virtual IT labs for training, demos, and POCs
$26M14 mo ago11Zvi Guterman
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+37Top 1M3 launchs
30WorkWhile
Platform connecting businesses with vetted workers for flexible staffing solutions
$23M12 mo agoJarah Euston
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowMathJaxHubSpot+15Top 5M1 job opening · 1 launch · 2 partnerships
31Clockwork
Workforce scheduling solution
$21M9 mo ago24WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 10M3 patents
Pricing and sales platform software for home repair and service marketplaces
32Sparrow
Leave management solution for enterprises
$20M10 mo ago179ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23Top 5M2 partnerships
33Para
Online freelancer management solution for gigs
$20M14 mo ago15Jeffrey Tang
Co-Founder
WebflowYouTubeSwiper+22Top 5M
34Torpago 🦄
Software-based platform for corporate cards and spend management solutions
$17M11 mo ago31Brent Jackson
CEO & Founder
WordPressBugHerdMySQL+25Top 50M
35WorkWhile
Contract workforce recruitment application
$16M12 mo ago40Amol Jain
Co-Founder & CTO
VercelCloudflareGoogle Hosted Libraries+13Top 5M
36Tuition.io
Provider of student loan repayment and tuition assistance benefits
55Funding top 33%Tech top 34%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 33%
Techtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 44%
Moatbottom 38%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $14.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr)
Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$14M14 mo ago55Scott Thompson
CEO
HubSpot CMS HubMaterial Design LiteZURB Foundation+20Top 5M1 launch · 3 partnerships
37AllVoices
Employee communication platform for reporting workplace issues
$14M7 mo ago19Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+29Top 5M4 patents
Contextual content processing for event‑location based marketing and advertising
38PlanYear
Developer of an AI-powered platform for benefits consultant workflow management
$12M8 mo agoSenthil Nagarajan
Co-Founder
39Salsa
Provider of payroll infrastructure platform
$10M13 mo ago26Juan Barroso
Co-founder & CTO
WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+12Top 10M
40Central
Platform offering payroll management solutions
$9M9 mo agoPranav Kashyap
Co-Founder
Framer SitesVimeoReact+17Top 10M55 patents
PKI/PMI-based cryptographic access control and DRM for secure content distribution
41Nova Works
Developer of an AI-native platform for human capital management solutions
$8M2 mo agoEswar Vandanapu
Co-Founder & CTO
Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+8Top 50M
42Ezra
Developer of an AI-powered platform for streamlining the recruiting process
$8M2 mo agoOphir Samson
Founder
15 patents
Advanced optical transmission and coherent networking technologies for high‑speed fiber links
43Jobright
Provider of an AI powered job search platform
$8M11 mo agoEthan Zheng
Co-Founder & CTO
SentryNode.jsGoogle Sign-in+21Top 50k
44Paraform
Online referral network platform for enterprises
$6M3 mo agoJohn Kim
Co-Founder & CEO
SanityTurbopackSentry+22Top 500k
45Frame
Online platform offering personalized fertility care services
$4M6 mo ago22Jessica Bell Van Der Wal
CEO / Co-Founder
6 patents
Vehicle digital license plate displays and electronic signage control hardware
46micro1
Provider of human data and intelligence platform for AI development
$3M10 mo ago47Ali Ansari
Founder & CEO
Google Sign-instyled-componentsReact+21Top 500k1 launch
47RefAssured
Cloud-based reference check platform for staffing agencies
$3M9 mo ago9Tommy Semereaux
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+33Top 5M
48Clera
Provider of automated recruitment services connecting job seekers with startups
$3M1 mo agoAlexander Farr
Co-Founder
TurbopackSentryAlgolia+23Top 5M
49Contrario
AI powered talent sourcing platform that connects companies with top engineering talents
$3M0 mo agoAditya Sood
Co-Founder & CTO
Framer SitesReactStripe+13Top 10M
50Making Space
Provider of talent acquisition and learning experience management platform
$2M2 mo agoKeely Cat-Wells
Founder & CEO
WebflowGSAPSwiper+12Top 10M2 job openings · 1 partnership

Top 12 HRTech companies in California

#1
Series F · Palo Alto, California · founded 2008 · 355 employees
$656.7Mraised

Provider of a business artificial intelligence platform with agentic and model layers. Business AI company that unlocks the agentic enterprise with a complete, composable AI platform spanning agents, models, knowledge, and data. Its platform, the Business AI Cloud, bridges the AI divide between consumer AI and enterprise AI combining the simplicity of consumer AI with the rigor, security and scalability required for the enterprise. It allows business users to effortlessly harness AI and deliver results immediately, while providing CIOs the foundation to deliver powerful AI applications that are embedded into workflows, trained on enterprise data. It delivers on the promise of AI as a transformative force for business. Customers include leaders across industries, like Skechers, LastPass, Atlassian, HP, Allstate, Sony, and more. Through strategic collaborations with industry leaders like KPMG, Cognizant, Rackspace, Databricks and Snowflake, it helps organizations move beyond experimental AI pilots to production-grade deployment operationalizing AI agents across internal and client-facing workflows at scale. Sectors includes Native AI, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic AI, M

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 15%
Market
top 25%
Innovation
top 29%
Funding
top 30%
Tech
top 34%
News
top 36%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn
Market: 355 employees (top 6% of High Tech) · Revenue ~$24.9M · Top-5,000,000 web property
Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · 6 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 86k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series F$260M
  • Jan 2022Series E$400M
  • Mar 2021Series D$140M
  • Dec 2020Conventional Debt$17.1M
Founders & team
Umesh SachdevCo-Founder & CEORavi SaraogiCo-Founder & COO
Investors
March Capital, National Grid Partners, Sistema Asia Capital, The CXO Fund, Chiratae Ventures, Winterfield Ventures International
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailBabelCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Deel 🦄
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 1411 employees
$683.2Mraised

Provider of global payroll, compliance, and human resources solutions. The company offers tools for onboarding, contractor management, and employee record services. It facilitates international payroll processing, tax deductions, and compliance adherence. The company’s platform integrates with existing systems.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series E$300M
  • Dec 2024Series D$3M
  • Apr 2022Series D$50M
  • Sep 2021Series D$428.5M
Founders & team
Shuo WangCo-Founder & CROAlex BouazizCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Emerson Collective, Coatue, Altimeter Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAuth0
#3
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2010 · 251 employees
$129.3Mraised

CBT therapy for insomnia patients. Its flagship product Sleepio is a digital sleep improvement program, clinically proven to help users overcome poor sleep. Its virtual sleep expert "The Prof" teaches users proven Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, personalized to their problems and monitors their progress. Sleepio has been validated in the world’s first placebo-controlled RCT for a digital sleep intervention.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 14%
Funding
top 23%
Moat
top 31%
News
top 36%
Market
top 37%
Talent
top 38%
Tech: 62 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding: Raised $129M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 12 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 34k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Xealth) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series C$23.7M
  • Jan 2022Series C$75M
  • Jun 2020Series B$39M
  • Jul 2016Series B$12M
Founders & team
Colin EspieCo-FounderYael BermanCEO
Investors
Octopus Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Index Ventures, JamJar Investments, Samsung NEXT, 5Y Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApolloApple Icloud Mail
#4
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2022
$110.5Mraised

Provider of an AI recruiting platform offering search, CRM, and agents. The platform provides talent discovery across global profiles using diverse data sources. It builds candidate profiles using filters focused on impact and achievements. The platform also offers real-time talent market insights with AI-driven talent analytics. It automates personalized outreach and follow-ups.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 82how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 23%
Funding
top 26%
Growth
top 28%
Tech
top 29%
AI
top 30%
Global
bottom 48%
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $110M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series B$80M
  • Sep 2025Series A$30M
  • 2022Seed$500K
Founders & team
Robbie PyleCo-FounderLynette HCo-FounderDavid PaffenholzCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Lux Capital, NFDG, Bond Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesClickbankCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#5
Series G · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 2338 employees
$1.4Braised

Cloud-based suite solution for HR management. It offers automated onboarding and offboarding solution for the organizations. The product is an employee management software solution with features such as payroll administration, employee benefits management, headcount planning, feedback surveys, shift scheduling, learning management and more. It also offer products such as workflow studio, reporting analytics, policies management and more. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 439k LinkedIn followers — 11.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series G$450M
  • Apr 2024Series F$200M
  • Mar 2023Series E$500M
  • May 2022Series D$250M
Investors
Initialized Capital, NewDo Venture, SV Angel, Bedrock, Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApple Icloud MailAtlassian StatuspageBootstrap
#6
Series C · Palo Alto, California · founded 2012 · 242 employees
$190.1Mraised

Provider of a platform for accessing earned wages and financial tools. The platform offers tools for accessing earned wages before payday. It also provides features for balance alerts, credit monitoring, and savings options. The platform aims to help users manage their finances.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 18%
Funding
top 21%
Tech
top 30%
Moat
top 31%
Market
top 37%
Product
top 40%
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.75★ across 294,082 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $190M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 12 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Sep 2025)
Tech: 37 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 204k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience · 46 engagements/post (2.3× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Conventional Debt$150M
  • Dec 2018Series C$125M
  • Sep 2017Series B$39M
  • Jan 2017Series A$22M
Founders & team
Ram PalaniappanFounder & CEO
Investors
Ribbit Capital, Felicis Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, March Capital, Matrix, DST Global
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#7
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 21 employees
$74.2Mraised

Online workplace discussion platform. It allows the employees to join the network and discuss topics related to all-hands, promotions, salary comparisons, and more with other employees. It also allows the user to communicate anonymously with other industry employees to share advice, feedback, and career opportunities. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 28k LinkedIn followers · 40 engagements/post (2.0× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series C$709.4K
  • Dec 2023Series C$12M
  • May 2021Series C$37.1M
  • Jan 2019Series B$15.3M
Investors
Mainstreet Investment, Cisco Investments, Pavilion Capital Partners, DCM Ventures, Korea Investment Holdings, Kiwoom Investment
Tech stack
AdmiralAimtellAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnt Design
#8
Series C · Redwood City, California · founded 2019 · 57 employees
$37.3Mraised

Developer of an AI platform for talent acquisition and management. The platform transforms unstructured data into verified signals regarding success and relationships. It provides insights for hiring, executive search, mobility, learning, development, and workforce planning. The AI tools help improve pipeline quality and deliver faster talent impact.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. RecruitMilitary) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series C$51M
  • Oct 2025PE
  • Mar 2022Series B$30M
  • Oct 2020Series A$7.3M
Founders & team
Hariharan KolamFounder and CEOHariharan KolamCo-Founder & CEORaghu VenkatCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Four Rivers Group, Quarry Capital, Wing Venture Capital, SLW, Harmony Partners, J P Morgan
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsDocusignGoogle Font Api
#9
Acquired · Lafayette, California · founded 2025
$7.8Mraised

Developer of an AI-powered platform for streamlining the recruiting process. The platform uses voice AI to reduce administrative tasks for recruiters. It helps recruiters identify qualified candidates and aims to improve the candidate experience. The platform offers features such as smart guardrails and seamless conversations.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$3.2M
  • Dec 2025Seed$4.6M
Founders & team
Ophir SamsonFounder
Investors
Penny Jar, LMNT Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, THCAP
#10
Series D · San Francisco, California · founded 2018 · 22 employees
$77.5Mraised

Provider of all-in-one recruiting software with embedded artificial intelligence features. The platform handles applicant tracking, customer relationship management, sourcing, scheduling, and analytics. It offers tools designed to help companies excel at hiring, regardless of their stage. The software enables structured hiring, automation, custom reporting, and aims to improve candidate experience.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 89k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series D$50M
  • May 2024Series C$30M
  • Aug 2023Series B$26M
  • Sep 2022Series B$21.5M
Founders & team
Benjamin EnczCo-Founder & CEOAbhik PramanikCo-Founder & VP of Engineering
Investors
F-Prime Capital, Y Combinator, SemperVirens, base case, Gaingels, Caffeinated Capital
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApolloAtlassian StatuspageAzure
#11
Seed · Los Gatos, California · founded 2025
$8Mraised

Developer of an AI-native platform for human capital management solutions. The platform unifies people, agents, and processes across the enterprise. It connects people, workflows, and agents to enterprise systems with an intelligent layer. The platform simplifies complex workforce processes across the entire HR stack. It is built for scale and designed to meet security and compliance standards.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 865 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$8M
Founders & team
Eswar VandanapuCo-Founder & CTOKelley WaissCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Stalwart Ventures, ServiceNow, BCE
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesFramer SitesGoogle Font ApiHstsHttp/3Hubspot
#12
Series C · San Mateo, California · founded 2015 · 37 employees
$62.1Mraised

Online marketplace for substitute teacher recruitment. It helps schools find subs without recruitment, background check, and contractor payments for subs. It is a marketplace that connects K-12 schools and substitute teachers. The schools can create and issue sub-requests upon which the entire sub-pool gets notified in real-time.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%
Tech
top 23%
Product
top 29%
Moat
top 31%
Innovation
top 33%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding: Raised $62.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Venture Debt (Aug 2025)
Tech: 69 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront · Devops: Nginx
Product: 8 distinct product lines · 2 published apps (4.4k installs) · Company stage: Series C
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Venture Debt$20M
  • Jun 2023Series C$39.3M
  • Jul 2018Series B$15M
  • 2016Seed$7.8M
Founders & team
Asha VisweswaranCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Apax, Reach Capital, Kapor Capital, Social Capital, Moment Ventures, Ulu Ventures
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web Services

Funding & investor landscape

$29Btotal disclosed funding
726companies funded
1,700disclosed rounds
6rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator118 rounds
500 Global49 rounds
Techstars36 rounds
Gaingels28 rounds
Alumni Ventures27 rounds
SV Angel27 rounds
Kapor Capital26 rounds
Andreessen Horowitz24 rounds
Plug and Play Tech Center24 rounds
Soma Capital24 rounds

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Common questions

How many HRTech companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 2127 indexable HRTech companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by HRTech companies in California, United States?
The HRTech companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $29B in disclosed equity funding across 726 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded HRTech company in California, United States?
Magnit is the highest-funded HRTech company in California, United States, with $2.1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many HRTech companies in California, United States are funded?
726 of the 2127 HRTech companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many HRTech unicorns are there in California, United States?
26 HRTech companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States HRTech companies?
The most active investors in California, United States HRTech companies on this list include Y Combinator, 500 Global, Techstars, Gaingels, Alumni Ventures.
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