How many total HR SaaS companies are there?

As of Apr 2026, there are 18,890 active companies in HR SaaS sector.

Which countries have the most HR SaaS companies?

United States (7,180) has the highest number of HR SaaS companies, followed by India (2,856) and United Kingdom (2,588).

How many HR SaaS companies are funded?

As of Apr 2026, 4,445 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in HR SaaS sector?

As of Apr 2026, Rippling has secured $1.85B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the HR SaaS sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in HR SaaS companies?

With $51B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among HR SaaS companies.

Who are the top investors in HR SaaS companies?

The top investors in HR SaaS companies by number of investments are Y Combinator, Techstars and Europa

How much venture capital has HR SaaS sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $44B in this sector.

How many unicorns has HR SaaS sector produced?

Globally, there are 66 unicorns in HR SaaS sector, to date.

HR SaaS - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 23.6K companies in the HR SaaS sector across the world, with 4.44K funded companies having collectively raised $88.1B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 2.36K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 66 Unicorns.

HR SaaS sector has seen 1.31K acquisitions and 196 IPOs. This represents almost 6.4% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.9% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies offering cloud-based solutions for HR professionals to manage their employees and day to day work.

Companies included in HR SaaS sector

Cloud-based HRMS, Payroll, Employee Engagement, Job Boards, Marketplaces, Performance Management Tools, other HR-related software

Companies excluded in HR SaaS sector

Non-Cloud-based HR Solutions, Generic Cloud Infra Solution, Services Companies

Key Metrics

Total Companies

23.6K

Top Companies

LinkedIn, Razorpay & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

196

Acquisitions

1.31K

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There are more than 23.6K companies in HR SaaS. LinkedIn is the top HR SaaS company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top HR SaaS companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
LinkedIn	Network of resources for professional networking, job searching, and skill development	Sunnyvale (United States)	2002	Acquired	$144M
Razorpay	Provider of payment and business banking solutions for enterprises	Bengaluru (India)	2014	Series F	$742M
Cornerstone	Provider of a platform for talent experience and workforce agility	Santa Monica (United States)	1999	Acquired	$64.4M
Brex	Provider of financial software platform, cards, banking, expense, and accounting	Draper (United States)	2017	Acquired	$1.2B
People Strong	Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions	Gurugram (India)	2005	Acquired	$30.7M

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Companies founded year-on-year in the HR SaaS sector

13 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the HR SaaS sector. 2,075 HR SaaS startups were founded in 2020 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	13
2025	308
2024	763
2023	1,110
2022	1,005
2021	1,464
2020	2,075
2019	1,694
2018	1,423
2017	1,298

Companies founded across countries in the HR SaaS sector

United States has 7,180 HR SaaS startups, the most by any country, followed by India which has 2,856 startups and United Kingdom which has 2,588.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	7,180
India	2,856
United Kingdom	2,588
Germany	991
Canada	929
Australia	845
France	568
Netherlands	493
Singapore	343
Spain	326

Stage-wise distribution of the HR SaaS sector

Out of the total 23,615 HR SaaS companies, 4,445 have secured funding. Among them, 2,359 have reached Series A or higher, and 1,875 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 23,615

Funded - 4,445

Series A+ - 2,359

Series B+ - 1,875

Series C+ - 1,683

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	23,615
Funded	4,445
Series A+	2,359
Series B+	1,875
Series C+	1,683

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23.6K+ Total Companies
$88.1B+ Total Funding
4.4K+ Funded Companies
195+ IPOs
1.3K+ Acquisitions

Total funding year-on-year in the HR SaaS sector

The HR SaaS sector saw a total funding of more than $74.2B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2021 at more than $21.9B. There has been a total funding of $755M in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$755M
2025	$4.6B
2024	$3.03B
2023	$3.8B
2022	$10.2B
2021	$21.9B
2020	$6.21B
2019	$8.73B
2018	$12.1B
2017	$2.88B

Total funding across countries in the HR SaaS sector

In the last 10 years, HR SaaS startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $51B. India follows with $3.58B and United Kingdom with $2.66B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$51B
India	$3.58B
United Kingdom	$2.66B
France	$2.12B
Canada	$2B
Germany	$2B
China	$1.89B
Australia	$1.82B
Netherlands	$870M
Singapore	$332M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the HR SaaS sector

Over the last 10 years, the HR SaaS sector have seen $3.01B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $19.5B into Early Stage funding rounds and $30.3B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Late Stage	$30.3B
Early Stage	$19.5B
Debt	$17B
Seed Stage	$3.01B
Post IPO	$2.6B
PE	$1.04B
Grant	$75.2M
ICO	$6.57M
Other-Equity	$1.76M

Recent Funding Rounds in HR SaaS

In the year 2026, till March 2026, HR SaaS companies have raised $389M in equity funding across 42 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till March 2025), HR SaaS companies had raised $1.08B across 66 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 63.87% drop in funding in HR SaaS companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in HR SaaS:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
Origin	Series A	9880	Mar 25, 2026	Felix Capital and 2 more
Novaworks	Seed	4396	Mar 23, 2026	Stalwart Ventures and 2 more
Ezra Recruiting	Seed	1207	Mar 20, 2026	Penny Jar and 3 more
Bounti	Seed	7051	Mar 19, 2026	Ventech and 3 more
WorkFlex	Series B	1346	Mar 17, 2026	Spectrum Equity

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Y Combinator is the top investor in HR SaaS companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in HR SaaS:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Y Combinator	Mountain View (United States)	Razorpay, Brex, Gusto and Go1
Techstars	New York City (United States)	Degreed, Clair, Jive Software and One Model
Europa	Belgium	Sword Health, Firstup, Workable and Cerner
500 Global	Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	Darwinbox, 15Five, BetterWorks and HackerEarth
Accel	Palo Alto (United States)	Personio, Qualtrics, Remote and Checkr

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In the year 2026, till March 2026, 19 acquisitions happened in HR SaaS sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 110 acquisitions happened in HR SaaS sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in HR SaaS:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Traitify	Business Acquisition	Mar 31, 2026	Crosschq
Distrisoft	Business Acquisition	Mar 30, 2026	TicTac Learn
Glider	Business Acquisition	Mar 19, 2026	Findem
Howells	Business Acquisition	Mar 11, 2026	Cytec Solutions
WeCP	Business Acquisition	Mar 10, 2026	Invisible Tech

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Acquisition trends in HR SaaS

Here are the acquisition trends in HR SaaS:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	19
2025	110
2024	124
2023	132
2022	169
2021	172
2020	89
2019	113
2018	88
2017	77

In the year 2025, till July 2025, 2 IPOs happened in HR SaaS sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in HR SaaS:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Info Tech	Jul 04, 2025	Singapore stock exchange. ( SGX)
Hinge Health	May 22, 2025	New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Yunxuetang	Aug 16, 2024	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ)
AutoCount	May 09, 2023	Bursa Malaysia (KLSE)
Beisen	Apr 13, 2023	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the HR SaaS sector

Most number of HR SaaS startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	172
Harvard University	124
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	100
Harvard Business School	96
University of Pennsylvania	83
University of California (Berkeley)	64
University of Cambridge	64
BITS Pilani	54
Cornell University	53
INSEAD	50

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the HR SaaS sector

In the last 10 years, Stanford University graduates' HR SaaS companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni are second, and University of Oxford alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Stanford University	$9.25B
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$3.76B
University of Oxford	$3.66B
Harvard University	$2.94B
Stanford Business School	$2.88B
Columbia Business School	$2.45B
Cornell University	$2.37B
Carnegie Mellon University	$2.31B
Imperial College London	$2.28B
Columbia University	$2.19B