# 500 Global's HR Tech Investments: 20 Startups in Its Portfolio (2026) > The 20 HR Tech startups 500 Global has backed, by stage: $564M raised between them. From the rounds we track; updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/500-startups-hr-tech-portfolio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Pre-seed and seed 11 - [Guide](https://millionrounds.com/company/guide) - [Upshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/upshift) - [Resource](https://millionrounds.com/company/resource) - [Workclass](https://millionrounds.com/company/workclass) - [ZoomForth](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoomforth) - [Intrro](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrro) - [Blueboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueboard) - [CareerDean](https://millionrounds.com/company/careerdean) - [*IM* Interview Master](https://millionrounds.com/company/interview-master) - [Novocall](https://millionrounds.com/company/novocall) - [Slik](https://millionrounds.com/company/slik) ## Series C and later 4 - [Darwinbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/darwinbox) - [Udemy](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) - [Zenjob](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenjob) - [Glints](https://millionrounds.com/company/glints) ## Stage not reported 3 - [GetLinks](https://millionrounds.com/company/getlinks) - [Cooleaf](https://millionrounds.com/company/cooleaf) - [Get on Board](https://millionrounds.com/company/get-on-board) ## Series A 2 - [Plerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/plerk) - [Avanoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/avanoo) ## Segment by segment ### Pre-seed and seed 11 startups · $31M raised - [**Guide**](https://millionrounds.com/company/guide) Guide transforms the best of the web into a social tv experience. United States $12M - [**Upshift**](https://millionrounds.com/company/upshift) UpShift is an IT company that develops mobile apps, websites, and e-commerce solutions. United States $3.3M - [**Resource**](https://millionrounds.com/company/resource) The all-in-one recruiting outreach & CRM for modern talent teams (acquired by Gem) - $3.0M - [**Workclass**](https://millionrounds.com/company/workclass) Workclass is a social hiring platform for front line staff. Singapore $3.0M - [**ZoomForth**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoomforth) Zoomforth is a privately held software development company based in San Francisco, California. United States $2.6M - [**Intrro**](https://millionrounds.com/company/intrro) Intrro is a B2B software startup that provides an AI-powered employee referral platform. United Kingdom $2.2M - [**Blueboard**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueboard) Blueboard is an employee rewards platform that allows enterprises to send experiential rewards to their teams globally. United States $2.1M - [**CareerDean**](https://millionrounds.com/company/careerdean) CareerDean is a consulting firm that connects students and professionals with various career development programs and services. United States $1.2M ### Series C and later 4 startups · $503M raised - [**Darwinbox**](https://millionrounds.com/company/darwinbox) Darwinbox is an end-to-end enterprise HR software that enables enterprises to automate the entire employee lifecycle in one HR platform. India $195M - [**Udemy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/udemy) Career Hustle is a 4 step process to reset your career and secure the job you deserve United States $173M - [**Zenjob**](https://millionrounds.com/company/zenjob) Zenjob is a digital staffing platform based in Berlin, Germany, that connects companies with student temporary workers for flexibl Germany $78M - [**Glints**](https://millionrounds.com/company/glints) Glints is a leading talent ecosystem in Southeast Asia, headquartered in Singapore. Singapore $57M ### Stage not reported 3 startups · $10M raised - [**GetLinks**](https://millionrounds.com/company/getlinks) GetLinks is a technology talent marketplace based in Bangkok, Thailand, founded in 2015. Thailand $10M - [**Cooleaf**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cooleaf) Smarter employee engagement, recognition and incentives United States $375K - [**Get on Board**](https://millionrounds.com/company/get-on-board) Get on Board is the largest tech recruitment platform in Latin America, based in Santiago, Chile. Chile $64K ### Series A 2 startups · $20M raised - [**Plerk**](https://millionrounds.com/company/plerk) Plerk is a Mexican HR-tech and fintech startup that offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for managing flexible employee Mexico $12M - [**Avanoo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/avanoo) Avanoo is a dual-natured company operating in two distinct markets, leveraging advanced technology to enhance organizational performance. United States $7.8M **How this map is made.** Every startup here works in HR Tech and has raised money in a round we track that names 500 Global as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More portfolio maps [All portfolios](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps) [Sector portfolio **500 Global's AI portfolio** 157 startups · $6.5B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/500-startups-ai-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **500 Global's IT Services portfolio** 108 startups · $683M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/500-startups-it-services-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **500 Global's Fintech portfolio** 108 startups · $5.8B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/500-startups-fintech-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **500 Global's Internet portfolio** 61 startups · $1.2B](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/500-startups-internet-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **500 Global's Big Data & Analytics portfolio** 56 startups · $826M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/500-startups-big-data-analytics-portfolio)[Sector portfolio **500 Global's Consumer Apps portfolio** 50 startups · $702M](https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/500-startups-consumer-apps-portfolio) ## Raising from investors like 500 Global? 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