When was Saba founded?

Saba was founded in 1997 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Saba located?

Saba is headquartered in Dublin, United States. It is registered at Dublin, California.

How many employees does Saba have?

As of Sep 30, 2020, Saba has 92 employees, reflecting a 74% year-over-year decline in headcount.

Is Saba a funded company?

Saba is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Oct 02, 2002.

When was the latest funding round of Saba?

Saba's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Aug 2004, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is HRTech. In United States, the HRTech sector has seen $342M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Saba rank among its competitors?

Saba ranks 35th amongst 2619 active competitors, of which 141 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Darwinbox, which secured $5.24M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Saba?

Saba's top competitors include Workday, People Strong and Kronos. Among them, Darwinbox secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Saba - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

AI-powered talent experience platform for workforce agility and development. This is a comprehensive suite designed to build a high-performing, agile workforce through learning, talent management, and skills transformation. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to power personalized learning experiences, close compliance gaps, and upskill employees. It fosters career mobility, employee growth, and provides visibility into the skills needed for the future. With an open ecosystem, it offers solutions for various industries, including public sector, financial services, healthcare, and retail. The platform supports use cases like learning aligned to performance, compliance management, leadership development, and internal recruiting. It provides resources such as customer stories, blogs, events, and research to help organizations adapt to change, power the workforce of the future, and unlock potential. It offers a complete AI-platform for human potential, empowering workforces with AI-driven skills for ultimate agility. The platform includes features like dynamic workforce planning, AI-powered skilling, compliance training, content curation, and frontline worker development. It is a SaaS platform.

Website: saba.com
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Registered Address: Dublin, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1997

Location

Dublin, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Aug 2004, $*****

Investors

Crosslink Capital & 1 more

Ranked

35^th among 2619 active competitors

Employee Count

92 as on Sep 30, 2020

Investment & Acquisitions

Lumesse & 2 more

Similar Companies

Workday & 3081 more

Exit Details

Acquired by BestAtDigital (Oct 06, 2020)

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Saba is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SABA SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200MH1999PTC117948 , India, Active	Jan 21, 1999	$12.5M (As on Mar 31, 2024)	364 (As on Jul 31, 2020)
SABA SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED CIN: 03646033 , Belgium, Active	Oct 06, 1998	-	59 (As on Dec 31, 2018)	-
SABA CIN: 943267638 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	229 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-

Saba got acquired by BestAtDigital on Oct 06, 2020.

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Saba has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 02, 2002. Saba has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Saba:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 2004	1869581	Post IPO	3025301	9673139	2293687	4589370
Oct 02, 2002	5229474	Conventional Debt	3859234	8559195	8945571	9729792
Oct 02, 2002	4780256	Post IPO	3863059	3547526	4357106	Sequoia Capital

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The founders of Saba are Bobby Yazdani, Patrick R Bischoff and Kamyar Kaviani.

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

Bobby Yazdani: Former Co-Founder of Saba and founder of 2 other companies, Signatures Capital and Cota Capital. They are also an angel investor in 12 startups.
Patrick R Bischoff: Co-Founder of Saba.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Kamyar Kaviani: Co-Founder of Saba.

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Saba's employee count trend

Saba has 92 employees as of Sep 20. The total employee count is 74.0% lower than what it was in Sep 19. Here is Saba's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Saba include Workday, People Strong and Kronos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Saba, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public	Cloud-based financial management, EPM, and HR software provider for enterprises	$352M	Greylock, Bezos Expeditions & 10 others	86/100
2nd	People Strong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions	$30.7M	West Street AEP I Offshore Aggregator, Multiples Alternate Asset Management ... & 41 others	84/100
3rd	Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired	Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises	$855M	GIC, Blackstone & 3 others	80/100
4th	Bob 2015, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series D	Provider of a platform for human resources, payroll, and finance	$574M	Bessemer Venture Partners, General Atlantic ... & 18 others	78/100
5th	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	78/100
6th	Factorial 2016, Barcelona (Spain), Series C	Provider of business management software for human resources and finance	$300M	Tiger Global Management, Atomico & 9 others	77/100
7th	Zoho 1996, Chennai (India), Unfunded	Provider of cloud-based business software suite for diverse operational requirements	-	-	76/100
8th	SuccessFactors 2001, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AI-powered human capital management solutions for workforce success and organizational agility	$79.8M	GGV Capital, IVP & 9 others	75/100
9th	Dayforce 2008, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions	$30M	Bridgescale, Ceridian & 1 others	75/100
10th	Darwinbox 2015, Hyderabad (India), Series D	Developer of human capital management software with AI capabilities	$144M	Peak XV Partners, TCV & 49 others	75/100
35th	Saba 1997, Dublin (United States), Acquired	AI-powered talent experience platform for workforce agility and development	-	Crosslink Capital, Sequoia Capital	59/100

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Saba has acquired 3 companies including Lumesse, Halogen Software and Centra eCommerce. Saba has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Oct 01, 2018	Acquisition	Lumesse	1999	Bedford (United Kingdom)
Feb 23, 2017	Acquisition	Halogen Software	2001	Ottawa (Canada)
Oct 06, 2005	Acquisition	Centra eCommerce	1903	Stockholm (Sweden)