When was Darwinbox founded?

Darwinbox was founded in 2015 and became a unicorn in 2022.

Where is Darwinbox located?

Darwinbox is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at Plot No.17, Madhapur Road, Opp Best Western Jubilee Ridge, Kavuri Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 500033.

Which legal entities is Darwinbox associated with?

Darwinbox is associated with DARWINBOX DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED and 4 others.

How many employees does Darwinbox have?

As of May 31, 2025, the latest employee count at Darwinbox is 1022.

Is Darwinbox a funded company?

Darwinbox is a funded company, having raised a total of $149M across 13 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was raised for an undisclosed amount in a Seed round.

How much is Darwinbox worth?

The latest valuation of Darwinbox is $1.01B as of Oct 01, 2025. This marks a decline of 1% from its peak valuation of $1.01B in Jul, 2016. This marks a decline of 1% from its peak valuation of $1.01B in Jul, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of Darwinbox?

Darwinbox's latest funding was a $5.24M Series D round on Sep 12, 2025, with participation from 2 investors. Its primary sector is HRTech. In United States, the HRTech sector has seen $1.47B in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Darwinbox?

Annual revenue of Darwinbox is between ₹500 Cr and ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Is Darwinbox a HRTech company?

The primary sector of Darwinbox is HRTech.

Where does Darwinbox rank among its competitors?

Darwinbox ranks 9th amongst 2665 active competitors, of which 133 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Bob, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Darwinbox?

Darwinbox's top competitors include Workday, Factorial and Kronos. Among them, Bob secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

Darwinbox - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Developer of human capital management software with AI capabilities. The software is designed to empower human resources teams. It provides a modern platform with a consumer-grade experience. The platform is built to make enterprises change-ready.

Website: darwinbox.com/en-us
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Email ID: *****@darwinbox.com
Registered Address: Plot No.17, Madhapur Road, Opp Best Western Jubilee Ridge, Kavuri Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 500033

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$149M in 13 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Sep 12, 2025, $5.24M

Post Money Valuation

$1.01B as on Oct 01, 2025

Investors

Peak XV Partners & 55 more

Ranked

9^th among 2665 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

1,022 as on May 31, 2025

Similar Companies

Workday & 3126 more

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Darwinbox is associated with 5 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
DARWINBOX TECHNOLOGIES SDN. BHD. CIN: 202201033517 , Malaysia, Active		-	-	-
Darwin Box Technologies TH Co., Ltd. CIN: 0105565163870 , Thailand, Active	Oct 05, 2022	-	-
DARWINBOX ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. CIN: 201910418M , Singapore, Active	Mar 31, 2019	$1M - $10M (As on Mar 31, 2023)	-
DARWINBOX TECHNOLOGIES INC. CIN: 6908002 , United States, Active	Jul 11, 2022	-	7 (As on Dec 01, 2024)	-
DARWINBOX DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74900TG2015PTC101793 , India, Active	Nov 20, 2015	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	1027 (As on Apr 01, 2026)

Darwinbox has raised a total funding of $149M over 13 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Sep 12, 2025 for $5.24M. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Darwinbox has 47 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Darwinbox:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 12, 2025	$5.24M	Series D	$1.01B	12.6x	SAB Holding	1000632564 Ontario
Aug 14, 2025	$5.24M	Series D	-	-	-	1000632564 Ontario, Teachers Venture Growth, SAB Holding
Mar 05, 2025	$9.6M	Series D	$965M	15.6x	Partners Group, KKR	Darcy Asia Holdings, Pg Destiny, Gravity Holdings

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The founders of Darwinbox are Jayant Prasad Paleti, Satyanarayana Chaitanya Peddi, Rohit Chennamaneni and Vineet Singh.

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

Jayant Prasad Paleti: Co-Founder of Darwinbox and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 6 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
Satyanarayana Chaitanya Peddi: Co-Founder of Darwinbox. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses and 2 phone numbers
Rohit Chennamaneni: Co-Founder of Darwinbox and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Vineet Singh: Co-Founder & CTO of Darwinbox.

Darwinbox's Board of Directors

Darwinbox's board has 9 active members. Jayant Prasad Paleti, Satyanarayana Chaitanya Peddi, Harshjit Singh Sethi, Devtosh Kumar Khare and Venkat Pavan Rohit Chennamaneni are part of team and Cyrus Dinshaw Driver, Akshay Tanna, Venkat Pavan Rohit Chennamaneni and Gopi Krishna Vaddi are independent board members.

Here is the list of Darwinbox's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Jayant Prasad Paleti	Team	-	Current	10y 9m
Satyanarayana Chaitanya Peddi	Team	-	Past	6y 11m
Venkat Pavan Rohit Chennamaneni	Team	-	Past	10y 9m
Harshjit Singh Sethi	Investor	Peak XV Partners	Past	6y 11m
Devtosh Kumar Khare	Investor	-	Past	1y 4m
Cyrus Dinshaw Driver	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 4m
Akshay Tanna	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 5m
Venkat Pavan Rohit Chennamaneni	Independent board member	-	Current	10y 9m
Gopi Krishna Vaddi	Independent board member	-	Past	4y 7m

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Darwinbox's employee count trend

Darwinbox has 1,022 employees as of May 25. The total employee count is the same as what it was in May 24. Here is Darwinbox's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Darwinbox include Workday, Factorial and Kronos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Darwinbox, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public	Developer of cloud software for human resources finance and operations	$352M	Greylock Partners, T. Rowe Price & 11 others	88/100
2nd	Factorial 2016, Barcelona (Spain), Series D	Provider of business management software for human resources and finance	$369M	Atomico, Tiger Global Management & 10 others	82/100
3rd	Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired	Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises	$855M	GIC, Blackstone & 3 others	81/100
4th	GreytHR 1994, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Provider of cloud based human resource management system and payroll software.	$47.4M	New Enterprise Associates, Info Edge & 14 others	79/100
5th	PeopleStrong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions	$30.7M	West Street AEP I Offshore Aggregator, HDFC Bank ... & 41 others	78/100
6th	Remote 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C	Provider of employment infrastructure for payroll compliance and contractor management	$506M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Two Sigma Ventures ... & 27 others	77/100
7th	Dayforce 2008, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions	$30M	Bridgescale, Ceridian & 1 others	77/100
8th	Bob 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series E	Provider of a platform for human resources, payroll, and finance	$740M	General Atlantic, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 23 others	75/100
9th	Darwinbox 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Developer of human capital management software with AI capabilities	$149M	Salesforce Ventures, TCV & 54 others	75/100
10th	SuccessFactors 2001, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AI-powered human capital management solutions for workforce success and organizational agility	$79.8M	Notable Capital, Emergence Capital & 9 others	73/100

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Founders own 17.88%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 38.90%, Enterprises own 20.92% and Angels own 0.53%. The net worth of Darwinbox's founders is INR 1,600Cr as of Oct 01, 2025.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	17.88%	1,600Cr	3734647	4329351	5887583	4152435
Jayant Prasad Paleti	7073301	3263101	6610249	2242907	4875529	9630863
Satyanarayana Chaitanya Peddi	8660438	2094912	3181527	5612220	5472457	9673453
Vineet Singh	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fund	38.90%	3,480Cr	3035831	7944362	3561556	4595175
Peak XV Partners	3335716	4418680	2704000	6544933	7459503	6418450
TCV	5531	4749	4937	5719	6339	6495
Salesforce	623	205	562	363	570	543
3one4 Capital	2	6	7	2	3	5
Endiya Partners	1	6	4	6	6	1
SCB 10X	8	3	5	4	7	2
Startupxseed Ventures	8	7	5	4	6	6
JG Digital Equity Ventures	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indorama Group Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0
SAB Holding	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tracxn Labs	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hyde Ventures	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antares Capital	0	0	0	0	0	0
QED Innovation Labs	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	20.92%	1,870Cr	3666614	8986165	7364687	3073243
Angel	0.53%	47.1Cr	0	0	0	0
Toshan Tamhane	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devi Prasad Gadiraju	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other People	0.93%	83.3Cr	0	0	0	0
ESOP Pool	12.19%	1,090Cr	4035256	2569006	9954183	3974425
Other Investors	8.66%	775Cr	2986578	8129547	6231696	5720254
Total	100.00%	8,960Cr	4704141	9235780	6297465	6972561