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.