| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.03.2026 | Tech firms that win on talent get the everyday right | - |
| 13.02.2026 | Anthropic and Databricks raise billions more. Next stop: IPOs?
AI and data: Move along, no SaaSpocalypse to see here
Around the enterprise: Cisco’s AI ambitions
Cyber beat: Check Point’s hat trick
Els... | Investors are still looking askance at both software-as-a-service and traditional companies that might get disintermediated by AI as well as the AI companies and cloud providers that are spending all that money, wondering if they’ll get the... |
| 10.02.2026 | Phenom Acquires Be Applied | Phenom, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based provider of applied AI for HR, acquired Be Applied, a London, United Kingdom-based developer of an AI-driven cognitive assessment solution.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
With the deal, ... |
| 05.04.2023 | Can An HR Tech Unicorn’s CEO Balance Growth With Impact? | After the thumping pop music and colored spotlights, Mahe Bayireddi walked onstage.
The elevators and escalators were branded. All 1,250 generic hotel conference chairs in the sprawling ballroom were filled. The big user conference is a sta... |
| 04.02.2022 | Phenom’s Made its 4th Acquisition in 16 Months as the HR Tech Biz Expands its European Reach | Today, the Ambler-based company announced it has acquired 2013-founded Tandemploy, a Berlin-based HR tech company focused on solving key problems associated with employee experiences.
The addition enhances Phenom’s AI-powered Talent Experie... |
| 17.11.2021 | 6 Philadelphia-Area Companies Land on Deloitte’s 2021 Technology Fast 500 List | Deloitte’s 2021 Technology Fast 500 Rankings, released Wednesday, rank firms based on revenue growth percentage during the period from 2017 to 2020. Qualifying companies had to have operating revenue of at least $50,000 in fiscal 2017 and a... |
| 20.08.2021 | Phenom CEO Mahe Bayireddi Announced as a 2021 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 in Greater Philadelphia | The Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards program is one of the most preeminent competitive awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies. It recognizes unstoppable business leaders whose ambition, ingenuity and courage in the fac... |
| 18.08.2021 | Houwzer, Phenom, Piano and more Philly Tech Companies Made 2021’s Inc. 5000 list | This year’s list comes amid a continuing global pandemic, taking stock of the companies that report three-year revenue growth. Out of the top 5,000 companies, 149 come from the Philly metro area, which includes the ‘burbs, South Jersey and ... |
| 18.06.2021 | 11 Philly Tech Leaders Shaping the Future | Philadelphia continues to build on a legacy of intellectual innovation. Meet the technology thought leaders shaping our city—and the world.
Dr. Subha Airan-Javia, Founder and CEO, CareAlign
After spending 11 years as a healthcare informatio... |
| 08.04.2021 | Ambler’s Phenom Raises a $100M Series D After Acquiring 3 Companies in 6 Months | The round was lead by B Capital Group with participation from Dragoneer Investment Group, OMERS Growth Equity and GoldenArc Capital. Phenom raised a $30 million Series C at the beginning of 2020, a $22 million Series B in 2018 and a Series ... |
| 24.02.2021 | HR Tech Company Phenom Just Made its Third Acquisition in 6 Months: Munich’s Talentcube | After announcing its first and second acquisitions in 2020 (of companies My Ally and Endouble, respectively) Phenom said Wednesday that it has also acquired Talentcube, an experience-driven video technology
company based in Munich, Germany.... |
| 06.01.2021 | 7 Philadelphia-Area Tech Firms to Watch in 2021 | Since large rounds often precede even bigger moves, and future fundraising, we’re highlighting seven companies whose fundraising activity stood out last year, and you should probably keep an eye on in 2021 for their next moves.
Phenom
Amble... |
| 14.12.2020 | Phenom Made its Second Acquisition This Year: Amsterdam-Based Endouble | Phenom has acquired Endouble, a tech platform that uses data to optimize recruiting strategies and career sites. The Amsterdam-based company has been working throughout Europe for years, and the acquisition shores up Phenom’s plan to expand... |
| 23.11.2020 | 7 Philadelphia-Area Companies Make Deloitte’s List of 500 Fastest-Growing Tech Firms | The Deloitte list ranks the top 500 North American tech and life sciences companies based on revenue growth averaged across 2016 to 2019. Specific revenue figures are not listed.
Phenom People, which has raised about $61 million in venture ... |
| 30.09.2020 | HR Tech Company Phenom Makes its First Acquisition: AI-Driven Scheduling Platform My Ally | The acquisition comes about eight months after Phenom raised a $30 million Series C with plans of expanding its technology, the Phenom Talent Experience Management Platform, which takes into account four stakeholders — candidate, recruiter,... |
| 03.02.2020 | Meet the Team – Vignesh Ravikumar | Periodically, Sierra Ventures features a member from our team to give a behind the scenes look at the people that make it all happen at the firm. Team members share insights ranging from what they look for when meeting with entrepreneurs, t... |
| 17.01.2020 | Phenom People Raises $30M in Series C Funding | Phenom People, a Philadelphia, PA-based Talent Experience Management (TXM) company, raised $30m in Series C funding.
The round, which brought total funding raised to date to $61m, was led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from Allia... |
| 16.01.2020 | Phenom People raises $30 million for AI recruitment platform used by Microsoft, others | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Phenom People, a human resources (HR) platform th... |
| 16.01.2020 | Phenom People raises $30 million for AI recruitment platform used by Microsoft, others | Phenom People, a human resources (HR) platform that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to help companies attract new talent, has raised $30 million in a series C round of funding led by WestBridge Capital, with participation from eBay f... |
| 13.11.2019 | Tech Trend – Intelligent Enterprise Applications | 5 Areas to Watch: Part 5
As early-stage technology investors, we see a wide range of companies working on game-changing businesses. This 5 Part Blog Series shares what our firm has been most intrigued by within the early-stage Enterprise B2... |
| 05.03.2019 | A Recap of 2018 | 2018 was a successful year for Sierra Ventures. Sierra X had two significant exits in addition to the prior nine acquisitions, allowing us to more than return capital for that fund. We made 10 exciting new investments in Sierra XI, and our ... |
| 25.09.2018 | 3 hiring trends we spotted at the 21st annual HR Tech Conference | The resume is old.
Leonardo DaVinci composed one of the first in 1482 and Microsoft launched the first resume template in 1983. In the 15 years since LinkedIn launched, online profiles have enhanced the ability to search for great candidate... |
| 11.07.2018 | 10 Best Tech Startups in Pennsylvania |
Additionally, all companies must be independent (un-acquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.
Congratulations to our portfolio companies:
Phenom People
Clutch
Rea... |
| 11.06.2018 | HR Tech Company Phenom People Raises $22M Series B, Plans to Hire 150 | The new round, led by AXA Venture Partners with existing investors Sierra Venture, Sigma Prime Venture and Omidyar Ventures also joining in, will fuel global expansion of Phenom People’s sales, marketing and product team and the hiring of a... |
| 25.05.2018 | Term Sheet — Friday, May 25 | THE PET WARS
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UP AGAINST SOFTBANK: Rover, the pet-sitting and pet-walking company, is raising $125 million in funding, along with $30 million of... |
| 24.05.2018 | Phenom People Raises $22m in Series B Funding | Phenom People, an Ambler, PA-based Talent Relationship Marketing (TRM) company, raised $22m in Series B funding.
The round, which brings the total amount raised to $31m, was led by AXA Venture Partners, with participation from existing inve... |
| 24.05.2018 | Biggest Philly-area raise in a while: Phenom People raises $22M for global expansion | Ambler, Pa.-based Phenom People, makers of a human-resources-tech platform to help companies attract talent, is looking to expand its operations to Europe and the Asia Pacific region with fuel from a recently-closed $22 million Series B rou... |
| 24.05.2018 | AXA Venture Partners Leads $22M Series B for Phenom People | AMBLER, Pa., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phenom People, the leader in the $20B Talent Relationship Marketing (TRM) market, announced that it has raised $22 million in Series B funding led by AXA Venture Partners, with participation fro... |
| 24.05.2018 | Biggest Philly-area raise in a while: Phenom People raises $22M for global expansion | Led by New York VC firm AXA Venture Partners, the round was also joined by several of the company’s previous investors: San Mateo Calif.-based Sierra Ventures, Boston-based Sigma Prime Ventures and Redwood City, Calif.-based Omidyar Partner... |
| 06.07.2017 | Phenom People Named an IDC Innovator in New Talent Discovery Report | The IDC Innovators are defined as emerging vendors that have demonstrated an inventive new technology, ground-breaking business model or both. This research document spotlights talent discovery, which incorporates traditional elements of re... |
| 02.06.2017 | Phenom People Named a 2017 Cool Vendor in Human Capital Management by Gartner |
Gartner’s annual “Cool Vendors” reports acknowledge new and innovative vendors, products and services that drive change in different areas of technology. This specific report presents a deeper focus on the “future of experience” for talent... |
| 05.08.2016 | Phenom People and iCIMS Announce Partnership to Address Candidate Experience Problems and Help Recruiters Attract Top Talent |
Phenom People’s Talent Relationship Marketing platform, which helps companies create a candidate experience capable of engaging today’s top talent, now offers an integration into the iCIMS Talent Platform, a suite of talent acquisition too... |
| 07.03.2016 | Phenom People raises additional $2.7 million in Series A |
Sigma Prime, a Boston-based venture capital firm, led the round with the $2.7 million addition bringing the Series A to a total of $7.6 million. Phenom People is already backed by Kenexa founder Rudy Karsan, one of Philadelphia’s biggest e... |
| 04.03.2016 | Daily funding roundup - March 4, 2016 | Snapchat bagged $175M funding; Oro received investment from Highland Europe; Wrap Media landed $4M
Snapchat raised another $175 million in venture funding. The funding came from Fidelity Investments, and it gives Snapchat a total of $1.34 b... |
| 03.03.2016 | Phenom People Raises $2.7M in Series A Funding | Phenom People, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based provider of a Talent Relationship Marketing platform, raised an additional $2.7M in Series A funding.
Sigma Prime Ventures joined the round. In conjunction with the investment, Sigma Prime M... |
| 12.01.2016 | This startup’s $1.5 million raise is a good sign for the region’s health IT aspirations |
Lifevest Health left Denver for a Philly-area accelerator three years ago. Now the company is announcing a round of funding from a slate of local investors, plus a new Center City office.
The workplace wellness company, which has since reb... |
| 06.11.2015 | Is this startup’s funding track record the Philly tech funding sweet spot? | Start with local dollars. Use them to develop your product, prove your value proposition. Then turn elsewhere — Silicon Valley, perhaps? — for the capital you need to scale.
That’s what the team behind Phenom People did. It got us wondering... |
| 23.10.2015 | Phenom People Raises $6 Million Series A |
With the investment, Sierra managing director Tim Guleri will join Phenom People’s board of directors.
Additionally, longtime human resources entrepreneur and innovator Rudy Karsan, the co-founder of Kenexa and Head of Karlani Capital, has... |
| 20.10.2015 | Phenom People Raises $6M in Series A Funding | Phenom People, a Philadelphia, PA-based provider of a talent relationship marketing platform, raised $6m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Sierra Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Tim Guleri, a managing director at Sierra V... |
| 20.10.2015 | Phenom People, A Customizable Job Application Service, Raises $6M | It can seem at times that job application sites for companies are a black hole and impossible to navigate. That’s why Phenom People, a service that customizes company job search pages for individuals, wants to try to fix that experience.
Th... |
| - | Phenom Acquires Talentcube, Signaling Video’s Permanent Impact on Remote Hiring and Talent Management | AMBLER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 24, 2021--
Phenom, the global leader in Talent Experience Management (TXM), today announced its acquisition of Talentcube, an experience-driven video technology company based in Munich, Germany. Phenom’s th... |
