MentionFox lists 30 HR and recruiting companies for 2021. Of them, 30 are Y Combinator companies (the newest batch here is Summer 2021, with 13).
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HR and recruiting startups in 2021
| Company | What it does | Date | Amount | Round / stage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adni | The career community for healthcare workers | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Advantage Club | Global platform for employee engagement with rewards&flexible benefits | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Brite | Software that helps employees pick their employee benefits. | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Café | Your Workplace Engagement Hub | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Careerist | Learning platform for job seekers with job applications automation | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Crew | Next Gen ATS/CRM for Modern Recruitment Agencies | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Deed | Making it easy for employees to donate and volunteer with good causes. | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Flow Club | Virtual Co-working Community | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Hirebolt | AI engineering capacity | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Onfolk | Gusto for the UK | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Payflow | A mobile app | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Stardex | AI native ATS + CRM for executive search firms | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| zaz⚡️os | The custom all-in-one OS for each company. | Summer 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Awari | Reinventing lifelong learning for the future of work. | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| BrioHR | All-in-one HR management platform for SMEs | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| eqtble | Turning HR data into actionable insights | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| FunctionUp (FanPlay) | A skill-tech platform that runs placement bootcamps | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Great Question | User research on autopilot | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Howdy.com | We help US tech companies hire and manage software engineers in LATAM | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Humaans | AI-Powered HRIS for high performing teams | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Kitemaker | A faster and more collaborative alternative to Jira for remote teams | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Manara | Connecting top Middle East talent to global tech jobs | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| ModernLoop | ModernLoop helps teams automate and streamline recruiting operations | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Ontop | Simplifying hiring and payments for the global workforce | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Pangea.app | Hire Fractional Marketing + Design Talent | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Pry Financials | Finance for Founders (now at prune.com) | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Simplify | Helping a billion people build their dream career | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Spokn | AI-powered video platform for Internal Comms and HR teams | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Weekday | AI recruiter that runs outbound sourcing campaigns to find top talent | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Worksphere | Manage your hybrid workplace | Winter 2021 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing |
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