Best HRTech Companies in Connecticut, United States
The 63 best HRTech companies in Connecticut, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lifecare.
Ranked: Best HRTech companies in Connecticut
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lifecare Cloud-based platform for employee benefits management | $65M | 312 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1984 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+23 | — | — |
| 2 | XO Health Platform offering health plans 57Patents top 20%Funding top 27%Moat top 28%Talent top 28% All 8 signals ▾Patentstop 20% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 32% Producttop 40% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Patents: 9,865 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 2246 filings since 2022 vs 3287 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $52.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $52M | 10 mo ago | Series C | Todd Meister Co-Founder | 2021 | — | 9,820 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 launch |
| 3 | Onward Healthcare Matches nurses to travel assignments in facilities in various states | $50M | 284 mo ago | Acquired | Kevin Clark Chairman & Co-Founder | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Recruiter.com Online recruitment agencies marketplace | $9M | 26 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2010 | HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+22 | — | — |
| 5 | Ultimate Software Cloud based payroll and talent management software for businesses | $6M | 151 mo ago | Acquired | Mitch Dauerman | 1990 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Intelliboard Reporting and dashboarding for learning management systems | $3M | 30 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Salesforce+15 | — | — |
| 7 | Jsimple Cloud-based HRMS for SMBs | $175K | 63 mo ago | Seed | — | 2008 | Windows ServerAnimate.cssBootstrap+10 | — | — |
| 8 | 3 story software Easily Buy and Manage Your Flexible Workforce. | — | — | Acquired | — | 2007 | Tailwind CSSMicrosoft 365Imperva+1 | — | — |
Top 7 HRTech companies in Connecticut
#1
Series C · Stamford, Connecticut · founded 2021$52.2Mraised▾
Platform offering health plans. It enables employers to manage their healthcare plans, offering their employees better plans.
- Aug 2025Series C$52.2M
#2
Acquired · Farmington, Connecticut · founded 2010 · 11 employees$9.4Mraised▾
Online recruitment agencies marketplace. It allows enterprises to find on-demand recruiters to enable the recruitment process. The platform allows recruiters to create a profile by mentioning skills, and experience, view projects, and apply. It allows employers to post projects, view recruiter profiles, and hire. The product is an AI-based matching solution that connects recruiters and employers.
- Mar 2024Post IPO$245.9K
- Aug 2022Post IPO$2.2M
- Jun 2020Post IPO$6.6M
- May 2015Post IPO$350K
#3
Series A · Monroe, Connecticut · founded 2015 · 27 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Intelliboard provides reporting for learning management system. It claims to track learning performance in real time, track results, compare, analyze the reported data, with visualization through charts and graphs. It also provides drill down in reports. Its clients includes Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, CIM, Saylor.org among others. The pricing ranges from free for upto 5 reports and 500 learners, to $6600/year for 10k learners and all available reports.
- Dec 2023Series A—
- May 2020Series A$3.4M
- Seed—
#4
Late Stage · Shelton, Connecticut · founded 1984 · 234 employees$65Mraised▾
Cloud-based platform for employee benefits management. It offers features such as backup care for children, senior citizens, pets, etc, care membership, care specialists for health issues, payment solutions, etc. It also provides benefits such as tutoring, mental health assistance, discounts, etc.
- Jun 2000PE$65M
#5
Acquired · Wilton, Connecticut · founded 2002 · 994 employees$50Mraised▾
Onward Healthcare a healthcare company, provides integrated travel nursing assignments in the United States. The company matches nurses to travel assignments in facilities in various states, including hospitals, outpatient clinics, government facilities, schools, and long-term care facilities. It also offers temporary nurse staffing solutions to meet various needs. As of January 7, 2015, Onward Healthcare, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of AMN Healthcare.
- Sep 2002PE$50M
#6
Acquired · Weston, Connecticut · founded 1990 · 5113 employees$6.1Mraised▾
Ultimate Software provides cloud-based payroll and talent management software for businesses. Its features include talent acquisition, onboarding management, payroll management, benefits administration, reporting, performance reviews, time and attendance management, succession planning, compensation management, and more.
- Nov 2013Post IPO$3.4M
- Oct 2013Post IPO$2.6M
- Post IPO—
#7
Seed · North Haven, Connecticut · founded 2008 · 25 employees$175Kraised▾
JSimple offers cloud-based HRMS software for SMBs. Features include applicant tracking system, employee onboarding, performance management, compensation management, travel & expense management, LMS & training management, employee database, organization charts, skill management, reporting.
- Mar 2021Seed$175K
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