Whilst 2026 with a limited number of fundings announcements, February was much more busy with several companies communicating their funding rounds often still closed before Christmas / end of year.   Similar to the last months of 2025, investments are again primarily in the frontline payroll, benefits, learning and talent acquisition space. Here are the details: ⬇𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 💵   Naboo   (FR) raised a $70M Series-B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with pa

Here comes the first update for M&A activity in 2026. 2025 has been an extremely busy year in HR Tech/ WorkTech consolidation and with underlying reasons for the enforced consolidation, experts expect this trend to continue into 2026. Main drivers of consolidation expected for 2026 remain: Portfolio extensions  of larger (suite) vendors for more up- & cross-selling as well as ensuring AI innovation - often also driven by investors. Market and customer access  into untapped ma

The year 2026 started of with a limited number of fundings announced - likely also due to holiday season. Similar to the last months of 2025, investments are again primarily in the benefits, learning and talent acquisition space. Here are the details: ⬇𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 💵   Carol   (IT) raised a €6.5M Series-A round led by   Futura SGR   and   P101   plus an additional €2M debt financing. Carol's total equity raised thus exceeds €11 million since its founding. Specific