Our weekly recap of fundings, mergers & acquisition, partnership and other interesting news from the human resource, recruitment and employee benefits marketplace.
FUNDING
*This week’s fundings: $100M+
- Wonolo, a staffing platform for blue-collar and labor contractors ‘left behind by Silicon Valley’, raises $32M
- €15 million for on-demand staffing platform Zenjob
- Leading HR-Tech Start-up Enboarder Raises $4 Million in Investment Round Led by Top-Tier US VC Greycroft to Fuel American Expansion
- Zippity, an Onsite Car Maintenance Provider for the Workplace, Secures $2.6M in Funding
- Feedr, a London, UK-based intelligent lunch platform using technology to offer office employees personalised meals from healthy food suppliers, raised £1.535m in pre-Series A funding
- Edtech Startup Knack Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding
- Technically Compatible, a Sunderland, UK-based recruitment technology company, secured £500k in funding
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