Where is Kenoby located?

Kenoby is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

How many employees does Kenoby have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Kenoby is 35.

Is Kenoby a funded company?

Kenoby is a funded company, having raised a total of $5.88M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round.

When was the latest funding round of Kenoby?

Kenoby's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 13, 2020, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Kenoby rank among its competitors?

Kenoby ranks 113th amongst 2769 active competitors, of which 253 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Vahan, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Kenoby?

Kenoby's top competitors include Jobandtalent, Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters. Among them, Vahan secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Kenoby - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Kenoby is an acquired company based in Sao Paulo (Brazil), founded in 2014 by Marcel Lotufo. It operates as a Cloud-based platform for applicant tracking. Kenoby has raised $5.88M in funding from Astella. The company has 2769 active competitors, including 253 funded and 117 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Jobandtalent, Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters.

Company Details

Cloud-based platform for applicant tracking. It offers solutions for job requisitioning and internal approvals, job posting and advertising on partner job boards, candidate pre-screening, candidate database management and retargeting, candidate evaluation reports, applicant tracking, document management, offer letter transmittal and acceptance and new hire onboarding. Recruitment activities can be tracked centrally through dashboards.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$5.88M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 13, 2020, $*****

Investors

Astella & 2 more

Ranked

113^th among 2769 active competitors

Employee Count

35 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Jobandtalent & 3092 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Gupy (Feb 14, 2023)

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Kenoby got acquired by Gupy on Feb 14, 2023.

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Kenoby has raised a total funding of $5.88M over 2 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 13, 2020 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Kenoby has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kenoby:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 13, 2020	3813728	Series A	8104371	3620358	9446450	3082852

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The founders of Kenoby is Marcel Lotufo.

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

Marcel Lotufo: Co-Founder & CEO of Kenoby.

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Kenoby's employee count trend

Kenoby has 35 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Kenoby's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Kenoby include Jobandtalent, Greenhouse and SmartRecruiters. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kenoby, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Jobandtalent 2008, Madrid (Spain), Series F	Provider of an AI-powered platform connecting companies with frontline workers	$1B	SoftBank Vision Fund, Kibo Ventures & 34 others	79/100
2nd	Greenhouse 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a platform for applicant tracking and talent acquisition	$110M	FoodVentures, KazAgro & 20 others	78/100
3rd	SmartRecruiters 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based ATS and Hiring Platform	$225M	Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures & 12 others	74/100
4th	iCIMS 2000, Holmdel (United States), Acquired	Provider of a talent acquisition platform and applicant tracking system	$93.5M	Susquehanna Growth Equity, TA & 2 others	74/100
5th	Fountain 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of a platform for streamlining and automating high volume hiring	$185M	Shasta Ventures, DCM Ventures & 21 others	73/100
6th	Lever 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered platform for recruitment, applicant tracking, and candidate management	$123M	Adams Street Partners, Apax & 33 others	72/100
7th	HireVue 2004, South Jordan (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered platform for skill validation, interviewing, and talent engagement	$93.4M	TCV, Sequoia Capital & 12 others	71/100
8th	Paradox Technologies 2016, Scottsdale (United States), Acquired	Developer of conversational AI platform automating hiring and talent management	$253M	Thoma Bravo, Sapphire Ventures & 11 others	71/100
9th	Beamery 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series D	Provider of an AI-powered platform for workforce transformation and talent management	$223M	Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Workday Ventures ... & 12 others	70/100
10th	Vahan 2016, Bengaluru (India), Series B	Provider of an AI-powered platform for blue and grey collar recruitment	$23.7M	Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund & 37 others	69/100
113th	Kenoby 2014, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Acquired	Cloud-based platform for applicant tracking	$5.88M	Astella, Spectra Investments & 1 others	46/100