When was Cielo founded?

Cielo was founded in 2005 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is Cielo located?

Cielo is headquartered in Brookfield, United States.

How many employees does Cielo have?

As of Dec 07, 2025, the latest employee count at Cielo is 1904.

Is Cielo a funded company?

Cielo is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Aug 02, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Cielo?

Cielo's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on 2019, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Cielo rank among its competitors?

Cielo ranks 5th amongst 27497 active competitors, of which 240 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Randstad, which secured $30.8K in Apr, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Cielo?

Cielo's top competitors include TeamLease, Quess and Randstad. Among them, Randstad secured the most recent funding round in April, 2024.

Cielo - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Cielo is an acquired company based in Brookfield (United States), founded in 2005 by Sue Marks. It operates as a Provider of HR consulting services. Cielo has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 27497 active competitors, including 240 funded and 1369 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like TeamLease, Quess and Randstad.

Company Details

Cielo is an HR consultancy company that provides talent acquisition and management solutions. The services include strategic recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), search solutions and talent consulting services Focus on financial and business services, consumer brands, technology and media, engineering, life sciences, and healthcare industries. In 2018, the company recorded annual revenues of $3.2B, and a net profit of $914M.

Website: www.cielotalent.com/
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Founded Year

2005

Location

Brookfield, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, 2019, $*****

Investors

Accel-KKR & 2 more

Ranked

5^th among 27497 active competitors

Employee Count

1,904 as on Dec 07, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Peridus Group & 6 more

Similar Companies

TeamLease & 31793 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Peridus Group (May 09, 2022)

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Cielo is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Cielo CIN: - , Belgium, Active		-	-	-
CIELO TALENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED CIN: T14UF2370E , Singapore, Active	Jun 10, 2014	-	-
CIELO TALENT INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74999HR2022FTC103802 , India, Active	May 23, 2022	$4.4M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
CIELO, INC. CIN: 760807472 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	1017 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Cielo got acquired by Peridus Group on May 09, 2022.

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Cielo has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 02, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cielo has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cielo:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2019	6210	Conventional Debt	6843	5833	1286	4900
Aug 02, 2012	8121238	Series A	4978384	7325280	9377832	Accel-KKR

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The founders of Cielo is Sue Marks. Marissa Geist is the CEO of Cielo.

Here are the details of Cielo's key team members:

Sue Marks: Founder & Board Member of Cielo.
Marissa Geist: CEO of Cielo.

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Cielo's employee count trend

Cielo has 1,904 employees as of Dec 25. Here is Cielo's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cielo include TeamLease, Quess and Randstad. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cielo, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	TeamLease 2000, Bengaluru (India), Public	Staffing and recruiting company	$28.4M	ICICI Venture, Gaja Capital	80/100
2nd	Quess 2007, Bengaluru (India), Public	Provider of outsourcing and business services	-	Fairbridge Capital, Convergent & 2 others	74/100
3rd	Randstad 1960, Diemen (Netherlands), Public	Provider of staffing, recruitment, and workforce management solutions across industries	-	Charlesbank Capital Partners, Corda Campus ... & 1 others	73/100
4th	Adecco 1971, Zurich (Switzerland), Funding Raised	Provider of HR management services	-	Europa	70/100
5th	Cielo 2005, Brookfield (United States), Acquired	Provider of HR consulting services	-	Accel-KKR, Crescent Capital BDC & 1 others	67/100
6th	Robert Half 1948, Menlo Park (United States), Public	Staffing and recruitment agency	-	Corda Campus, Combine Capital	66/100
7th	Kelly Services 1946, Troy (United States), Acquired	Provider of outsourced HR services	-	-	64/100
8th	ManpowerGroup 1948, Milwaukee (United States), Public	Workforce solution provider	-	Europa, United States Department of Agriculture	62/100
9th	Collabera 1991, Basking Ridge (United States), Series B	Provider of recruitment, staff augmentation, and IT services	$30M	Oak Investment Partners	62/100
10th	Insight Global 2001, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Staffing and managed services provider	$6.08M	H.I.G. Capital, Ares Management & 3 others	60/100

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Cielo has made 2 investments in companies including Visage and Talentify. Cielo has also acquired 5 companies including Peridus Group and Talent Function.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
May 09, 2022	Acquisition	Peridus Group	2019	Minneapolis (United States)
Oct 2020	Acquisition	Talent Function	2009	San Diego (United States)
Mar 05, 2020	Acquisition	AsiaNet	1988	Shanghai (China)