Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in HR software

255 investors have backed two or more of the 664 HR software startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 36.

255investors on the map
7kinds of investor
Techstarsbacked the most (16)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

200

+176 more

Accelerators

13

Private equity and asset managers

12

Corporate investors

11

Angels and networks

10

Government funds

5

Growth funds

4

Segment by segment

VC firms

200 investors

  1. TechstarsVC firmUnited States16 backed
  2. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States14 backed
  3. AntlerVC firmUnited Kingdom10 backed
  4. Andreessen HorowitzVC firmUnited States8 backed
  5. Sequoia CapitalVC firmUnited States7 backed
  6. AccelVC firmUnited States7 backed
  7. Global Founders CapitalVC firmGermany7 backed
  8. Bossa InvestVC firmBrazil7 backed

Accelerators

13 investors

  1. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States36 backed
  2. Google for StartupsAcceleratorUnited States11 backed
  3. Start-Up ChileAcceleratorChile7 backed
  4. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States6 backed
  5. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States4 backed
  6. WilcoAcceleratorFrance3 backed
  7. GoogleAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  8. CLCoolhouse LabsAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

Private equity and asset managers

12 investors

  1. GaingelsPrivate equityUnited States10 backed
  2. General AtlanticPrivate equityUnited States4 backed
  3. EurazeoPrivate equityFrance3 backed
  4. TCVPrivate equityUnited States3 backed
  5. Sands Capital VenturesPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  6. BlackRockAsset managerUnited States2 backed
  7. Goldman SachsPrivate equityUnited States2 backed
  8. Triple Point VenturesAsset managerUnited Kingdom2 backed

Corporate investors

11 investors

  1. Salesforce VenturesCorporate investorUnited States7 backed
  2. M VenturesCorporate investorSwitzerland4 backed
  3. Google VenturesCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  4. M12Corporate investorUnited States3 backed
  5. MicrosoftCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  6. Endeavor CatalystCorporate investorUnited States3 backed
  7. WayraCorporate investorGermany3 backed
  8. Motley Fool VenturesCorporate investorUnited States2 backed

Angels and networks

10 investors

  1. 500 GlobalAngel investorUnited States15 backed
  2. SFC CapitalAngel networkUnited Kingdom3 backed
  3. 50 PartnersAngel networkFrance3 backed
  4. JSJeremy StoppelmanAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  5. PCPatrick CollisonAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  6. LGLachy GroomAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  7. Gokul RajaramAngel investorUnited States2 backed
  8. RFRuss FradinAngel investor-2 backed

Government funds

5 investors

  1. BpifranceGovernment fundFrance12 backed
  2. Enterprise IrelandGovernment fundIreland5 backed
  3. Government of CanadaGovernment fundCanada2 backed
  4. Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PennsylvaniaGovernment fundUnited States2 backed
  5. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States2 backed

Growth funds

4 investors

  1. CitibankGrowth fundUnited States4 backed
  2. BondGrowth fundUnited States3 backed
  3. Riverside Acceleration CapitalGrowth fundUnited States2 backed
  4. ATA VenturesGrowth fundUnited States2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our HR software map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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