When was Personio founded?

Personio was founded in 2015 and became a unicorn in 2021, reaching the milestone in 6 years. It raised its 1st funding round 1 year after its incorporation.

Where is Personio located?

Personio is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Which legal entities is Personio associated with?

Personio is associated with Personio SE & Co. KG and 1 other.

How many employees does Personio have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Personio is 2145.

Is Personio a funded company?

Personio is a funded company, having raised a total of $772M across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $2.32M Seed round, raised on Jul 12, 2016.

How much is Personio worth?

The latest valuation of Personio is $8.5B as of Jun 21, 2022.

When was the latest funding round of Personio?

Personio's latest funding was a $25.9M Series E round on Jun 06, 2025, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is HRTech. In Germany, the HRTech sector has seen $43.7M in funding in 2026 to date.

Is Personio a HRTech company?

The primary sector of Personio is HRTech.

Where does Personio rank among its competitors?

Personio ranks 14th amongst 3698 active competitors, of which 200 are funded. It stands 3rd 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 Personio?

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

Personio - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cloud-based HRMS platform for SMBs. It provides features such as payroll administration, attendance and recruitment management, onboarding, performance monitoring. The features include SSL encryption and two-factor authentication based security for the data. The product is available on the subscription-based pricing plan.

Website: personio.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Munich, Germany

Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$772M in 8 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Jun 06, 2025, $25.9M

Post Money Valuation

$8.5B as on Jun 21, 2022

Investors

Index Ventures & 30 more

Ranked

14^th among 3698 active competitors

Employee Count

2,145 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Circula & 2 more

Similar Companies

Gusto & 1131 more

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Personio is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Personio SE & Co. KG CIN: HRA115934 , Germany, Active	Mar 17, 2022	-	-
PERSONIO CORP. CIN: 32090021653 , United States, Active	May 24, 2023	-	-	-

Personio has raised a total funding of $772M over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 12, 2016. Personio has 20 institutional investors and 11 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Personio:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 06, 2025	$25.9M	Series E	-	-	-	-
Jun 21, 2022	$200M	Series E	-	-	Greenoaks	-
Oct 11, 2021	$270M	Series E	$6.3B	-	Greenoaks	Altimeter Capital, Alkeon Capital Management, Index Ventures, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Northzone, Meritech, Global Founders Capital

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The founders of Personio is Jonas Rieke.

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

Jonas Rieke: Co-Founder & COO of Personio and founder of 2 other companies, Personio and Personio. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Personio's employee count trend

Personio has 2,145 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Personio's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Personio include Workday, Gusto and Factorial. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Personio, 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 & 12 others	87/100
2nd	Gusto 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR software for small and medium-sized businesses	$718M	T. Rowe Price, CapitalG & 85 others	84/100
3rd	Factorial 2016, Barcelona (Spain), Series D	Provider of business management software for human resources and finance	$369M	Atomico, Tiger Global Management & 11 others	83/100
4th	Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired	Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises	$855M	GIC, Blackstone & 3 others	81/100
5th	Rippling 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series G	Cloud-based suite solution for HR management	$1.85B	Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks & 71 others	80/100
6th	Employment Hero 2014, Sydney (Australia), Acquired	Provider of end to end HR, payroll and benefits management platform	$460M	Seek, One Ventures & 8 others	79/100
7th	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
8th	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
9th	Dayforce 2008, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions	$30M	Bridgescale, Ceridian & 3 others	78/100
10th	Bob 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series E	Provider of integrated software for managing workforce payroll and finance	$740M	General Atlantic, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 25 others	76/100
14th	Personio 2015, Munich (Germany), Series E	Cloud-based HRMS platform for SMBs	$772M	Meritech, Northzone & 29 others	73/100