Recruiting Tech Landscape of the United States
4,008 Recruiting Tech companies in the United States, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Recruiting Tech in the United States
The list ranks the 4,008 U.S. recruiting‑tech firms by size, funding and hiring activity, highlighting the top hiring firms and those that have disclosed recent financing.
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DataAnnotation13last posted Aug 2026
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LocumTenens.com12last posted Jul 2026
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HonorVet Technologies12last posted Jul 2026
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Planet Pharma12last posted Jul 2026
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Guidepoint12last posted Aug 2026
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Barton Associates11last posted Jun 2026
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JMS Technical Solutions11last posted Jun 2026
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MDsearch11last posted Jun 2026
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Magnit$2.1BConventional Debt · Dec 2021
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Uniphore$977.7MSeries F · Oct 2025
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Workrise$807.5MSeries E · Feb 2021
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Checkr$679.7MSeries E · Apr 2022
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Upwork$649MPost IPO · Aug 2021
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Handshake$434MSeries F · Jan 2022
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Eightfold$396.7MSeries E · Jun 2021
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Beeline$382.4MPE · May 2022
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ZipRecruiter$107.5MFY2026 filing
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DHI Group$33.7MFY2020 filing
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HackerRank$12.7MFY2021 filing
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Sense$10.2MFY2022 filing
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HackerEarth$3.8MFY2023 filing
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Averitt8,644tracked employees
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Toptal5,272tracked employees
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NSC Technologies2,599tracked employees
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AARP2,362tracked employees
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Scoot Education1,259tracked employees
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Eastridge942tracked employees
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First Advantage5.8%38 tracked events
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Indeed5.2%34 tracked events
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Dover4.6%30 tracked events
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Andela3.1%20 tracked events
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Glassdoortop 5kglassdoor.com
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Microworkerstop 5kmicroworkers.com
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SproutGigstop 5ksproutgigs.com
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Behancetop 5kbehance.net
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Amazontop 10kamazon.jobs
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See all 4,008 Recruiting Tech companies in the United States
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How the Recruiting Tech ecosystem in the United States grew, 2016–2025
The chart shows the number of recruiting‑tech companies founded each year, with a peak of 261 new firms in 2024 and 64 in 2025.
Where Recruiting Tech companies in the United States are based
It identifies the cities with the most recruiting‑tech firms, led by New York City (359) and San Francisco (328).
The Recruiting Tech market map of the United States: what these companies actually do
This breakdown categorises the products these firms build, noting that enterprise tech dominates with 3,774 firms and subscription is the most common revenue model (3,259 firms).
The biggest kinds of Recruiting Tech company, by how many we track.
- Enterprise Tech3,774 companies · $15.3B raised · 383 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce2,626 companies · $4.4B raised · 296 hiring
- Consumer Digital2,468 companies · $5.5B raised · 283 hiring
- Future of Work1,362 companies · $9.1B raised · 124 hiring
- SaaS1,218 companies · $9.1B raised · 97 hiring
- HR SaaS1,217 companies · $9.1B raised · 97 hiring
- Enterprise Software1,177 companies · $8.8B raised · 84 hiring
- Marketplaces728 companies · $2.5B raised · 56 hiring
- Deskless Workforce625 companies · $6B raised · 41 hiring
- Sharing Economy560 companies · $1.9B raised · 47 hiring
- Justice Tech145 companies · $1B raised · 9 hiring
- Native AI in Human Resources133 companies · $2.2B raised · 14 hiring
Monetization
How Recruiting Tech companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Recruiting Tech in the United States
It records 395 corporate events over the past two years, most frequently key‑person announcements (92) and earnings releases (83).
- M&ASnapCare acquires connectRN2026-05-04
- M&ADOXA has entered the UK market with a deal for managing general underwriter (MGU) Eaton Gate Group.2026-04-27
- M&ABellevue, Wash.-based Humanly, a startup that makes AI-powered interviewing tools for employers, announced it has acquired Anthill, a platform that uses AI to help companies connect with and support frontline employees.2026-04-14
- FundingUniphore leads with nearly $985 million in total funding and a $2.5 billion valuation.2026-04-10
- M&ACrosschq acquired Traitify, a pre-employment assessment software platform, from Paradox to expand its data-driven hiring intelligence solutions.2026-04-08
- M&AHeadway acquired Tezi, an agentic AI recruiting software developer, to enhance its talent acquisition platform with autonomous AI-driven hiring capabilities.2026-04-08
- FundingParaform has now raised a total of $65.0M in total equity funding and is backed by A*, Felicis, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Scale Venture Partners.2026-03-23
- M&AContinuum, a leading marketing execution and creative services partner, has acquired Teldon, a print marketing company known for its personalized promotional print materials.2026-03-23
- M&AFindem, the AI platform for talent outcomes, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Glider AI, a skills validation platform.2026-03-19
- M&AHireVue acquires Hireguide2026-03-16
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Recruiting Tech company in the United States was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-04 | ||
| Eaton Gate Group | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-28 | |
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-18 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-08 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-08 | ||
| Jupiter Underwriting Group | undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-06 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
The section details specific event types such as leadership changes, product launches and new customer contracts.
Horizon AirAndy Schneider · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerApr 2026
Criteria CorpFrancisco Reynés · Appointment → Vice-PresidentApr 2026
LegionEmbedded AI agents (Cross‑system finance AI agents)Oct 2025
Vivianwon novartisJan 2026
Yoobicwon morrisonsApr 2025
Textio~15 roles reported · restructuringAug 2025
Catalytescale undisclosedOct 2024
- Muller N.O., another v Cultigrain (Pty) Ltdpost‑liquidation payments disposition · VerdictJun 2025
- Carlos Domenech v terraform power, terraform globalunlawful termination for reporting alleged false statements · SettledApr 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +4.0%, half slower.
Who is building Recruiting Tech in the United States
It profiles 1,728 founders and CEOs, showing that Harvard, Stanford and MIT are the most common alma maters and that many previously worked at Google, Microsoft or Amazon.
Blaise Pascal University (Clermont-II) - Clermont-Ferrand 2010, UTBM MSc 2013
Ex-LivePerson, Microsoft, McKinsey. Princeton University AB, University of Oxford
Ex-ITOxygen Enterprise. Michigan Technological University BS
Google, Synopsys · Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi BTech 1997, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign PhD 2002
Beeline, ex-Scientific Staffing, ex-Conagra Frozen Foods, Vanderbilt University, 1988
Andela, ex-Uber, ex-Mckinsey, Harvard University
Ex-Cielo Talent, Neighborhood House of Milwaukee. Luther College BA 2002, Marquette University MBA 2008
CEO HomeCare.com, ex-CEO SeniorLiving.Net, Founder Web.com, AOL. Bucknell University BS, Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business MBA
Turing, ex-Foundation Capital, ex-Revcontent, Stanford University, 2007
- flagged as repeat founders21
- no repeat-founder flag1,517
- women284
- men1,276
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Who funds Recruiting Tech in the United States
It summarises 977 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,253 investors, with a typical round size of $3 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Y Combinator | 39 | 17 | Apr 2026 |
| Techstars | 31 | 21 | Apr 2025 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 16 | 4 | Apr 2022 |
| Foundation Capital | 12 | 4 | Mar 2025 |
| Khosla Ventures | 11 | 1 | Feb 2023 |
| Sequoia Capital | 10 | 5 | Mar 2026 |
| IVP | 10 | 4 | Feb 2022 |
| Spark Capital | 10 | 3 | Jan 2022 |
| True Ventures | 10 | 2 | Jan 2022 |
| SVB | 10 | — | Dec 2024 |
The typical round is $3M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Recruiting Tech funding rounds in the United States
The highlight is Uniphore’s $400 million Series E round, and ten other large disclosed rounds are listed.
140 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series B$21MMay 2026
Seed$2.3MMay 2026
Seed$3MApr 2026
Grant (prize money)$800kApr 2026
Seed$500kApr 2026
Series B$80MMar 2026
Series B$40MMar 2026
Series B$25MMar 2026
Recruiting Tech jobs in the United States: who is hiring and what they ask for
It aggregates 114,124 job postings from 465 firms, noting top skills like data analysis and Python, and a median advertised salary of $104 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Recruiting Tech employers in the United States put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- data analysis3,321▲
- mechanical engineering2,193▲
- python2,058▲
- question creation2,016▲
- ai1,881▲
- calculus1,571▲
- data privacy1,390▲
- private equity1,390▲
- mathematics1,258▲
- regulatory compliance1,170▲
- Manager$110k/yr (n=1609)
- Senior$115k/yr (n=861)
- Lead$83k/yr (n=1652)
- Intern$55k/yr (n=44)
- Entry$83k/yr (n=139)
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- 1,546
- 1,499
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14 internships were advertised in the last 12 months, across 9 of these companies.
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