HR Tech Funding Highlights for July 2026 with Jens Bender
HR Tech Funding Highlights for July 2026 with Jens Bender
As always in cooperation with Jens Bender from Worktech Advisory, here are the Worktech funding highlights for last month. A France- and Italy-led month, headlined by a European mega-round — Skello’s €200M growth raise, one of the largest HR Tech deals of the year. The pattern holds: frontline workforce scheduling, AI-driven skills & recruiting intelligence, and care-economy platforms all attracting capital, with AI now the default rather than the exception.
Key european HR Tech funding rounds
Skello (🇫🇷) – €200M growth equity led by Bridgepoint Group: Now serving 30,000 businesses & 700K daily users across France, Spain, Benelux & Italy — €50M+ ARR, profitable since 2025, with Bridgepoint becoming lead minority shareholder to back European expansion & AI investment.
Datapizza (🇮🇹) – €10M Series A led by Nextalia Ventures: Revenue up nearly 10x in recent years, making enterprise-grade AI accessible to Italian SMEs.
Click&Care (🇫🇷) – €5M Seed led by SWEN Capital Partners: Raising pay, training & recognition for home care workers, with Île-de-France Développement and Banque des Territoires also on board.
Talentware (🇮🇹) – €3.3M Seed led by CDP Venture Capital SGR: AI agents mapping employee skills from unstructured company data — founded by three ex-Bain consultants, total funding now ~€5M.
Carewell (🇨🇭) – CHF1.5M Seed led by Lucian Wagner (StartAngels Network): Already used by 50+ Swiss hospitals, nursing homes & home-care providers to manage staffing shortages.
Alfa AI (🇬🇧) – £1M Seed led by Sake Bosch: Building a faster, smarter AI recruiting system to source & screen candidates at scale.
Additional smaller/undisclosed rounds: Lectra Ltd (🇨🇭). Debt financing from HR Path (🇫🇷) – $410M.
Notable global funding rounds
Healia Health – $14M Series A, healthcare benefits platform for dual-insured households where both spouses have employer-sponsored coverage.