HiBob
Israel-British human resources platform
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HiBob is a developer of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) software, delivered via a human resources information system (HRIS) platform.[1][2] The company is based in London, United Kingdom.[3]
History
HiBob was founded in 2015 in Tel Aviv by Amit Knaani, Ronni Zehavi, Israel David, and Andy Bellass to develop human resources software intended for internationally distributed workforces.[4][5] Initially, it was funded by the venture capital firms of the United States.[6]
In 2016, HiBob was launched in the United Kingdom.[7] A year later, in 2017, it received $17.5 million in a Series A funding round.[7][8] In 2019, it received additional funding of $20 million.[9][10]
In 2020, HiBob raised $70 million in Series B funding and by late 2020 it had raised approximately US$124 million in venture capital funding.[11][12][13] Additional financing rounds included a Series C of US$150 million in October 2021 and a Series D of the same amount in August 2022, increasing the company's valuation first to US$1.65 billion and subsequently to US$2.45 billion.[4][14][15] Another US$150 million funding round occurred in September 2023, led by Farallon Capital and Alpha Wave Global, raising HiBob's valuation to nearly US$2.7 billion and bringing total funding to approximately US$574 million.[16][17] [18]
In 2021, HiBob acquired Cassiopia and subsequently integrated its anonymous reporting tool, Your Voice, into the HiBob platform.[19][20] A year later, HiBob acquired Lisbon-based company Bugle.[21]
In November 2022, Time selected HiBob for its annual "200 Best Inventions" list.[22][23] HiBob also appeared on Forbes' Cloud 100 in both 2023 and 2024.[24]
In 2024, HiBob acquired Tiger Global-backed Pento, a payroll automation platform based in London.[25][26][27] A year later, in 2025, HiBob acquired the U.S.-based fintech firm Mosaic, integrating its AI-powered financial management capabilities into the HiBob HR platform.[28][29]
Platform
HiBob is a cloud-based HCM platform delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS) primarily serving small and mid-size companies in the United Kingdom and the United States.[30] The platform functions as a HRIS, supporting core HR functions such as onboarding, time-off requests, time sheets, performance evaluations, compensation, and analytics.[4][12] Its interface includes social feed, pulse surveys, templates for individual meetings, payroll processing, and benefits administration.[4][22] The platform also automates routine HR tasks and supports scheduling for hybrid work arrangements and geographically dispersed teams.[22][31]