Best HRTech Companies in New Zealand
The 142 best HRTech companies in New Zealand in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Joyous.
Tracking the best HRTech companies in New Zealand by disclosed equity funding, this directory covers 142 ventures with a combined $32M on the table. Joyous leads the pack at $12M raised, followed by SafeStack at $5M and Projectworks at $7M, which puts those three alone accounting for the bulk of what's been disclosed. No unicorns yet, but the investor roster, Icehouse Ventures, Blackbird, Punakaiki Fund, signals this ecosystem has real institutional attention. So the question isn't whether New Zealand HRTech is credible. It's whether it's about to accelerate.
Coverage is flat right now, but the themes heating up tell a different story. AI recruitment, predictive analytics, and machine learning HR are all moving fast globally, and you can feel that pressure locally too. Talent discovery is being rebuilt from the signal up, which maps directly onto what the smarter NZ founders are building. Meanwhile Workhuman's new internal leadership tools show where enterprise buyers are putting budget. I'd watch how local players respond to that demand shift over the next two quarters.
Ranked: Best HRTech companies in New Zealand
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joyous Cloud-based employee experience management and engagement solutions | $12M | 56 mo ago | Series A | Philip Carden Executive Director and Co-Founder | 2017 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+21 | — |
| 2 | Projectworks Cloud based platform offering project management software | $7M | 20 mo ago | Series A | Matthew Hayter Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 3 | SafeStack Provider of secure development training and platform | $5M | 42 mo ago | Seed | Laura Bell Main CEO and Founder | 2014 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+22 | — |
| 4 | Scannable Provider of equipment management system for work at height and response | $2M | 43 mo ago | Seed | Robert Partridge Founder | 2020 | SentryNode.jsTypeScript+25 | 3 launchs |
| 5 | Checkmate Provider of pre-employment screening and ongoing compliance check automation software | $2M | 21 mo ago | Seed | Sam Atmore Co-Founder | 2018 | SentryZendeskGoogle Sign-in+24 | 3 launchs |
| 6 | Runn Cloud-based project management software provider | $1M | 54 mo ago | Seed | Felipe Skroski Co-Founder and CPO | 2018 | WebflowSwiperjQuery+14 | — |
| 7 | Excellent Domain parked by OnlyDomains | $1M | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Niesh Online job board and deal discovery app for graduates | $1M | 91 mo ago | Series A | James Koo Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 9 | SINC Online job and location tracking platform provider | $300K | 81 mo ago | Seed | Sam Matthews Founder & CTO | 2017 | Bootstrapstyled-componentsReact+17 | — |
Top 12 HRTech companies in New Zealand
#1
Series A · Wellington, Wellington · founded 2015 · 36 employees$7.4Mraised▾
Developer of a business management platform designed to track and record time spent on projects and manage project invoicing. The company's platform allows schedule decisions, project tracking, budget reconciliation, accurately forecast of revenue, understanding of recoverability and seamlessly managing invoices, also offers to manage timesheets, time-off requests and performance reviews, enabling clients to operate the business and manage resources in an effective manner.
#2
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2018$1.7Mraised▾
Provider of pre-employment screening and ongoing compliance check automation software. The software helps to automate checks, reduce administration, and provide real-time tracking. The platform integrates with existing HR and recruiting tools. It offers features such as fraud detection, mobile-friendly forms, and support for global screening.
- Sep 2024Seed$1.7M
#3
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2014 · 26 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Provider of secure development training and platform. It offers a complete application security (AppSec) program platform that integrates secure development practices into software development lifecycles. The platform facilitates the building of a strong security culture and helps meet compliance requirements. Role-specific training is provided for all team members, and the platform is designed to work seamlessly with existing tools and workflows. Support is available to address both technical and cultural challenges.
- Dec 2022Seed$3.6M
- Oct 2021Seed$1.6M
#4
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2017 · 47 employees$12Mraised▾
Offers cloud-based employee experience management and engagement solutions for businesses. Its solutions allow users to collect and provide feedback, apply for leaves, report unsafe conditions, discuss issues and topics via chat with peers, and share photos and videos. Managers can gain insights into the employee sentiments, engagement level and ongoing activities in the team or department, set goals for employees and track performance and progress, and conduct surveys. Offers a subscription-based pricing model.
- Sep 2021Series A$10.5M
- Jul 2018Seed$1.5M
#5
Seed · Dunedin, Otago · founded 2020 · 12 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of equipment management system for work at height and response. The system offers tools to manage safety equipment for individuals and teams. It facilitates equipment assignment, inspection tracking, and compliance. The system supports digital record keeping and sharing of equipment information.
- Nov 2022Seed$2M
#6
Seed · Wellington, Wellington · 101 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Domain parked by OnlyDomains
- Sep 2022Seed$1.2M
#7
Seed · Wellington, Wellington · founded 2018 · 34 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Runn is a cloud-based project management software provider. It offers features such as sync negative planning, project tracking, real-time forecasting, project planning, client profile management, roles management, workload management, project feature prediction, time tracking, tentative work management, and team management. It enables user access on a subscription-based pricing module.
- Dec 2021Seed$1.4M
#8
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015$1Mraised▾
Online job board and a deal discovery app for graduates. Through the app, students can search and apply for jobs. Also allows users to search for near-by deals and offors. The mobile application is available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
- Nov 2018Series A$1M
#9
Seed · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2017 · 16 employees$300Kraised▾
Online job and location tracking platform provider. The features include job hour tracking, job reports, team scheduling, workforce communication, task tracking, and more. The mobile application is available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Monetizes through subscription-based pricing plans.
- Aug 2019Seed$250K
- Nov 2018Seed—
- Seed$50K
#10
Deadpooled · Hamilton, Waikato · founded 2016—raised▾
coHired offers resume parsing solution for businesses. This software allows users to parse resume and select appropriate candidates on the basis of their skills, experience, and others. This software match resumes with all available jobs on the platform. It integrates with ATS and HRMS. Clients include Skycity, Wintec, Waikato, and McDonald's.
- Apr 2018Seed—
#11
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 2015—raised▾
Populate is a cloud-based workforce planning & analytics software for SMBs. The platform integrates with existing spreadsheets / hiring systems, aggregates data and allows managers to calculate headcount, raise requirement and change budget plans. Also provides analytics for business to predict talent requirement based on historical data.
- Jun 2017Series A—
- May 2016Seed—
#12
Series A · Auckland, Auckland · founded 1998—raised▾
Working In is a recruitment platform. It helps users to find a job, start the new business, relocate place with teams and families, manage visa, sort financials, visit expos and apply for jobs. It also offers international job boards, visa services and recruitment processing. It also helps users to find events, work in events and advertise them.
- Apr 2011Series A—
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