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    HR & Talent Investment Firms

    HR and talent companies build platforms for recruiting, hiring, managing, and developing employees, including applicant tracking systems, payroll, benefits administration, and workforce planning.

    There are 116 venture capital and private equity investment firms investing in HR & Talent tracked by Goldilocks AI. The most active by portfolio size are Y Combinator, HTGF, and Kima Ventures.

    Last updated: 7 October 2026

    Investment Firms

    116

    Total Investments

    6,843

    Top Location

    New York

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Where HR & Talent Investment Firms Are Based

    The largest concentration of HR & Talent investment firms is in New York (16 investment firms). This is followed by San Francisco (11), London (8), Menlo Park (5), Austin (4). Overall, 67% of HR & Talent investment firms are based in the United States.

    Investment Stages for HR & Talent

    HR & Talent investment firms most commonly invest at the Seed stage, with 102 investment firms active at this stage. This is followed by Series A (102), Series B (78), Pre-Seed (68), Growth (49).

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    Y Combinator logo

    Y Combinator

    San Francisco, California, United States

    2,447 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy …

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    HTGF logo

    HTGF

    Bonn, Germany

    337 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy, Manufacturing …

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    Kima Ventures logo

    Kima Ventures

    Paris, France

    293 investments

    Seed, Pre Seed

    Fintech, SaaS, E-Commerce & Marketplace …

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    Global Brain logo

    Global Brain

    Tokyo, Japan

    192 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Biotech & Life Sciences, Climate & Energy …

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    Bloomberg Beta logo

    Bloomberg Beta

    San Francisco, California, United States

    164 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Software …

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    Inovia Capital logo

    Inovia Capital

    Montreal, Canada

    158 investments

    Seed, Series A

    SaaS, AI, Cybersecurity …

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    Comcast logo

    Comcast

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    141 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Climate & Energy, Consumer …

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    Human Ventures logo

    Human Ventures

    New York, New York, United States

    115 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Consumer, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment …

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    Kapor Capital logo

    Kapor Capital

    Oakland, California, United States

    114 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Education, Fintech, Healthcare …

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    WndrCo logo

    WndrCo

    Redwood City, California, United States

    105 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, Consumer, Cybersecurity …

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    White Star Capital logo

    White Star Capital

    New York, New York, United States

    95 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Fintech, Healthcare …

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    Reach Capital logo

    Reach Capital

    San Francisco, California, United States

    94 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Education, Healthcare, HR & Talent

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    Silver Lake logo

    Silver Lake

    Menlo Park, California, United States

    85 investments

    Growth, Series C

    Enterprise Software, Data & Analytics, Media & Entertainment …

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    Felix Capital logo

    Felix Capital

    London, United Kingdom

    83 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Consumer, E-Commerce & Marketplace, Media & Entertainment …

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    The Slack Fund logo

    The Slack Fund

    San Francisco, California, United States

    76 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Enterprise Software, Developer Tools, HR & Talent …

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    Access Venture Partners logo

    Access Venture Partners

    Westminster, Colorado, United States

    76 investments

    Series A, Seed

    SaaS, Cybersecurity, HR & Talent …

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    Learn Capital logo

    Learn Capital

    Austin, Texas, United States

    74 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Education, HR & Talent

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    Workday Ventures logo

    Workday Ventures

    Pleasanton, California, United States

    73 investments

    Series B, Series C

    Enterprise Software, AI, Cybersecurity …

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    JMI Equity logo

    JMI Equity

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    71 investments

    Growth, Series C

    Enterprise Software, SaaS, Data & Analytics …

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    AltaIR Capital logo

    AltaIR Capital

    San Francisco, California, United States

    70 investments

    Seed, Series A

    AI, SaaS, Fintech …

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    Riverwood Capital logo

    Riverwood Capital

    Menlo Park, California, United States

    66 investments

    Growth, Series C

    Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Fintech …

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    LiveOak Venture Partners logo

    LiveOak Venture Partners

    Austin, Texas, United States

    61 investments

    Series A, Seed

    AI, SaaS, Fintech …

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    SJF Ventures logo

    SJF Ventures

    Durham, North Carolina, United States

    60 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Climate & Energy, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation …

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    Arthur Ventures logo

    Arthur Ventures

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

    60 investments

    Series A, Series B

    SaaS, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity …

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    Emerge logo

    Emerge

    London, United Kingdom

    57 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Education, HR & Talent, AI …

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    Expa logo

    Expa

    San Francisco, California, United States

    54 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Consumer, E-Commerce & Marketplace, Travel & Hospitality …

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    Stage 2 Capital logo

    Stage 2 Capital

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States

    54 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Enterprise Software, SaaS, Fintech …

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    Startmate logo

    Startmate

    Sydney, Australia

    52 investments

    Pre Seed, Seed

    AI, SaaS, Enterprise Software …

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    PeakSpan Capital logo

    PeakSpan Capital

    San Mateo, California, United States

    48 investments

    Series B, Series A

    SaaS, Data & Analytics, AI …

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    Backstage Capital logo

    Backstage Capital

    Los Angeles, California, United States

    46 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Consumer, E-Commerce & Marketplace, Food & Agriculture …

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    10x Founders logo

    10x Founders

    Munich, Germany

    46 investments

    Seed, Series A

    SaaS, E-Commerce & Marketplace, Education …

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    GingerBread Capital logo

    GingerBread Capital

    San Mateo, California, United States

    44 investments

    Series A, Series B

    Consumer, Education, Enterprise Software …

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    SemperVirens Venture Capital logo

    SemperVirens Venture Capital

    San Mateo, California, United States

    43 investments

    Series A, Series B

    AI, Healthcare, Fintech …

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    Engage Ventures logo

    Engage Ventures

    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    38 investments

    Series A, Seed

    Enterprise Software, Data & Analytics, Logistics & Supply Chain …

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    Enza Capital logo

    Enza Capital

    Nairobi, Kenya

    32 investments

    Seed, Series A

    Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Healthcare …

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    Rev1 Ventures logo

    Rev1 Ventures

    Columbus, Ohio, United States

    31 investments

    Seed, Series A

    SaaS, AI, Biotech & Life Sciences …

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