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Humaans

AI-powered HRIS automating onboarding and offboarding

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Humaans provides an AI-powered HRIS that helps growing companies manage people data and automate HR tasks. It centralizes employee information and automates processes such as onboarding, offboarding, and compensation management, and also handles time and attendance. The system is built for collaboration across People Ops, Finance, and IT, and exposes a robust API and webhooks to connect with a company’s existing technology stack, enabling data flow and automated workflows between department tools. The product is offered as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and targets companies of all sizes, with a focus on remote-first and distributed teams. It positions itself as the foundational layer of a company’s HR technology stack by streamlining routine administrative work and consolidating HR data. The goal is to make HR administration more efficient and interconnected across the organization.

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Why Humaans is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsEnterprise Software

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$20.1M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2019

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What believers are saying

  • September 25, 2026 blog says a rebuilt AI Companion shipped for company Q&A.
  • August 23, 2026 payroll rollout opens a larger U.S. market and higher ACV.
  • Deel, Remote, and Zinc integrations expand distribution and data coverage for customers.

What critics are saying

  • Rippling, Deel, and Workday already bundle HRIS, payroll, and workflow automation.
  • Athena and payroll demand force expensive R&D before revenue proves enterprise willingness to pay.
  • A payroll compliance failure would end Humaans' credibility and derail the US expansion.

What makes Humaans unique

  • Athena, launched November 2025, automates HR, IT, and Finance workflows across systems.
  • Humaans Payroll ties state-of-record changes directly into US payroll, reducing reconciliation.
  • Its design-forward HRIS and API-first integrations target scaling, remote, multi-system teams.

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Funding

Total Funding

$20.1M

Meets

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
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Industry standards

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Paid Vacation

Equity

Learning and development

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-6%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-4%
Wyoming Inquiry
Aug 23rd, 2026
Humaans expands into US Payroll as it accelerates US growth.

Humaans expands into US Payroll as it accelerates US growth. Aug 23, 2026 Humaans US Payroll will begin rolling out this fall, bringing payroll execution into the same platform that powers workforce data, automation and AI agents. United Kingdom, August 23, 2026 - Humaans, the workforce technology company behind the agentic AI platform Athena, today announced its expansion into US payroll. Humaans Payroll will begin rolling out to its first customers this fall, marking another major step in the company's expansion into the US and further upmarket. Over the past few years, Humaans has continued to build on its core system of record, giving companies more ways to manage their workforce from a single platform. That has included the launch of AI-powered Employee Engagement which turns workforce feedback into actionable insights, and Athena, a system-agnostic agentic AI platform that enables organizations to deploy AI agents across People, IT and Finance. Payroll is a natural next step. Much of the information needed to run payroll from compensation and employment details to changes in a person's role or location, already lives in the workforce record. Bringing payroll into that same foundation means companies can keep their workforce data connected while reducing the manual work involved in keeping information up to date. "Everything required to pay someone correctly is the consequence of events the system of record already owns," said Giovanni Luperti, CEO and co-founder of Humaans. "Someone joins, moves state, gets promoted, changes compensation, takes leave or receives a bonus. Yet every pay cycle, teams still spend enormous amounts of time reconstructing that context for payroll. Wyoming Inquiry think payroll should begin the moment something changes in the workforce, not when someone sits down at the end of the pay cycle to prepare it." Deepening Humaans' US expansion The US has become an increasingly important market for Humaans, and the company is investing more heavily in its presence there. A growing share of its customers are based in the US, while many of the international organizations it works with already have employees there or are expanding into the market. Payroll is a natural extension of that growth. Managing employees across multiple states brings added complexity around taxes, benefits, employment arrangements and workforce changes, much of which still sits across disconnected systems. Much of the market is still built around legacy systems, and Humaans sees an opportunity to take a different approach, combining better infrastructure and connected workforce data with automation and AI. "The US is a market we care deeply about," said Luperti. "We're seeing growing demand both from US companies and from international organizations expanding here. We want Humaans to support those companies as they grow, while keeping their workforce data and operations deeply connected as they scale." More broadly, Humaans believes AI will push organizations to rethink both how they operate and the technology they rely on. That thinking extends to payroll, where the goal is to move beyond simply digitizing the same monthly processes and instead build a system around an accurate workforce record from the start. Payroll built for US complexity Humaans Payroll will support businesses across all 50 states and Washington, DC, including W-2 employees and 1099 contractors. It will support weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, quarterly and annual pay cadences, with tax calculations, payments and filings built directly into the payroll experience. Changes to compensation, employment, location and leave will flow directly from the workforce record into payroll, carrying the relevant effective dates and approvals with them. For People and Finance teams, that means less manual preparation and reconciliation, fewer opportunities for errors, and a much clearer path from workforce change to payday. Beyond systems of record: Building for the AI era Humaans believes AI fundamentally changes what a workforce software is capable of. Rather than simply recording information or helping people complete tasks, softwares can increasingly understand context, navigate workflows and take action on behalf of HR teams. Athena is designed to address this by taking on administrative work and coordinating workflows. Payroll isn't just another product for Humaans. It gives the platform another important area where workforce changes can be understood and acted on automatically. Over time, a promotion, for example, could automatically trigger the relevant compensation workflow, assess its impact on payroll, prepare the necessary changes, flag any exceptions, and surface only the decisions that require human judgment or approval. "We don't believe the next generation of workplace technology will look like today's SaaS products with an AI assistant added on top," said Luperti. "AI changes what software itself can do, from giving people better tools to understanding context, reasoning across systems and increasingly executing work on their behalf. That's the shift we're designing Humaans around." Availability Humaans Payroll will begin rolling out with its first US customers this fall. Companies interested in joining the initial rollout can contact Humaans to learn more. For companies operating outside the US, Humaans will continue to support payroll through its ecosystem of integrations with both local and global payroll providers. About Humaans Humaans is building the next generation of workforce technology for scaling and global organizations. Its platform brings together a flexible system of record, connected workforce data, automation, and AI to help companies manage their people and automate more of the operational work that surrounds them. Humaans is also the company behind Athena, its system-agnostic agentic AI platform that enables organizations to deploy AI agents across People, IT and Finance and across the systems they already use. Headquartered in London with a growing presence in the US, Humaans is backed by investors including Y Combinator, Lachy Groom, Exor, Moonfire, and Frontline Ventures. Contact Info: Name: Giovanni Luperti Email: Send Email Organization: Humaans Website: https://humaans.io/ Release ID: 89201237 If you come across any problems, discrepancies, or concerns related to the content contained within this press release that necessitate action or if a press release requires takedown, Wyoming Inquiry strongly encourage you to reach out without delay by contacting [email protected] (it is important to note that this email is the authorized channel for such matters, sending multiple emails to multiple addresses does not necessarily help expedite your request). Its committed team will be readily accessible round-the-clock to address your concerns within 8 hours and take appropriate actions to rectify identified issues or support with press release removals. Ensuring accurate and reliable information remains its unwavering commitment. Looking for Local Media Coverage in the United States of America? 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Daily Sports Club
Aug 22nd, 2026
Humaans expands into US Payroll as it accelerates US growth.

Humaans expands into US Payroll as it accelerates US growth. Aug 22, 2026 Humaans US Payroll will begin rolling out this fall, bringing payroll execution into the same platform that powers workforce data, automation and AI agents. United Kingdom, August 23, 2026 - Humaans, the workforce technology company behind the agentic AI platform Athena, today announced its expansion into US payroll. Humaans Payroll will begin rolling out to its first customers this fall, marking another major step in the company's expansion into the US and further upmarket. Over the past few years, Humaans has continued to build on its core system of record, giving companies more ways to manage their workforce from a single platform. That has included the launch of AI-powered Employee Engagement which turns workforce feedback into actionable insights, and Athena, a system-agnostic agentic AI platform that enables organizations to deploy AI agents across People, IT and Finance. Payroll is a natural next step. Much of the information needed to run payroll from compensation and employment details to changes in a person's role or location, already lives in the workforce record. Bringing payroll into that same foundation means companies can keep their workforce data connected while reducing the manual work involved in keeping information up to date. "Everything required to pay someone correctly is the consequence of events the system of record already owns," said Giovanni Luperti, CEO and co-founder of Humaans. "Someone joins, moves state, gets promoted, changes compensation, takes leave or receives a bonus. Yet every pay cycle, teams still spend enormous amounts of time reconstructing that context for payroll. Daily Sports Club think payroll should begin the moment something changes in the workforce, not when someone sits down at the end of the pay cycle to prepare it." Deepening Humaans' US expansion The US has become an increasingly important market for Humaans, and the company is investing more heavily in its presence there. A growing share of its customers are based in the US, while many of the international organizations it works with already have employees there or are expanding into the market. Payroll is a natural extension of that growth. Managing employees across multiple states brings added complexity around taxes, benefits, employment arrangements and workforce changes, much of which still sits across disconnected systems. Much of the market is still built around legacy systems, and Humaans sees an opportunity to take a different approach, combining better infrastructure and connected workforce data with automation and AI. "The US is a market we care deeply about," said Luperti. "We're seeing growing demand both from US companies and from international organizations expanding here. We want Humaans to support those companies as they grow, while keeping their workforce data and operations deeply connected as they scale." More broadly, Humaans believes AI will push organizations to rethink both how they operate and the technology they rely on. That thinking extends to payroll, where the goal is to move beyond simply digitizing the same monthly processes and instead build a system around an accurate workforce record from the start. Payroll built for US complexity Humaans Payroll will support businesses across all 50 states and Washington, DC, including W-2 employees and 1099 contractors. It will support weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly, quarterly and annual pay cadences, with tax calculations, payments and filings built directly into the payroll experience. Changes to compensation, employment, location and leave will flow directly from the workforce record into payroll, carrying the relevant effective dates and approvals with them. For People and Finance teams, that means less manual preparation and reconciliation, fewer opportunities for errors, and a much clearer path from workforce change to payday. Beyond systems of record: Building for the AI era Humaans believes AI fundamentally changes what a workforce software is capable of. Rather than simply recording information or helping people complete tasks, softwares can increasingly understand context, navigate workflows and take action on behalf of HR teams. Athena is designed to address this by taking on administrative work and coordinating workflows. Payroll isn't just another product for Humaans. It gives the platform another important area where workforce changes can be understood and acted on automatically. Over time, a promotion, for example, could automatically trigger the relevant compensation workflow, assess its impact on payroll, prepare the necessary changes, flag any exceptions, and surface only the decisions that require human judgment or approval. "We don't believe the next generation of workplace technology will look like today's SaaS products with an AI assistant added on top," said Luperti. "AI changes what software itself can do, from giving people better tools to understanding context, reasoning across systems and increasingly executing work on their behalf. That's the shift we're designing Humaans around." Availability Humaans Payroll will begin rolling out with its first US customers this fall. Companies interested in joining the initial rollout can contact Humaans to learn more. For companies operating outside the US, Humaans will continue to support payroll through its ecosystem of integrations with both local and global payroll providers. About Humaans Humaans is building the next generation of workforce technology for scaling and global organizations. Its platform brings together a flexible system of record, connected workforce data, automation, and AI to help companies manage their people and automate more of the operational work that surrounds them. Humaans is also the company behind Athena, its system-agnostic agentic AI platform that enables organizations to deploy AI agents across People, IT and Finance and across the systems they already use. Headquartered in London with a growing presence in the US, Humaans is backed by investors including Y Combinator, Lachy Groom, Exor, Moonfire, and Frontline Ventures. Contact Info: Name: Giovanni Luperti Email: Send Email Organization: Humaans Website: https://humaans.io/ Release ID: 89201237 In case of detection of errors, concerns, or irregularities in the content provided in this press release, or if there is a need for a press release takedown, Daily Sports Club strongly encourage you to reach out promptly by contacting [email protected] (it is important to note that this email is the authorized channel for such matters, sending multiple emails to multiple addresses does not necessarily help expedite your request). Its efficient team will be at your disposal for immediate assistance within 8 hours - resolving identified issues diligently or guiding you through the removal process. Daily Sports Club take great pride in delivering reliable and precise information to its valued readers. Feb 7, 2026 YOUR NEWS, OUR NETWORK. 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The Globe and Mail
Nov 12th, 2025
Humaans Unveils Athena: The Agentic AI Platform Redefining How Companies Get Work Done

Humaans unveils Athena: the Agentic AI platform redefining how companies get work done. GetNews - TGAM - GetNews - Wed Nov 12, 7:28PM CST Humaans, the company behind one of the most loved and design-forward HR systems on the market, announced today the launch of Athena, a new AI platform built to transform how HR functions and organizations operate. Athena introduces a new category of enterprise software: Agentic AI for HR and Operations - a foundational step toward fully AI-native organizations. For the past two decades, enterprise software has been static. Systems dictated rigid processes, and companies reshaped themselves to fit the vendor's mould; but the world has changed. In just five years, organizations have had to reinvent themselves for remote work, hyper-growth, layoffs, efficiency mandates, and now, AI-driven automation. The rate of change has outpaced the rigidity of legacy systems. Athena represents the new cycle of enterprise software - one that is fluid, adaptive, and orchestrated through intelligent agents that assist employees at scale and act on data, not just storing it. Built on Humaans' best-in-class HR foundation and designed to work seamlessly with any HRIS and other systems, Athena turns data into action. It uses agentic AI to autonomously run routine processes, handle repetitive tasks, surface actionable insights, and amplify the impact of every HR, Finance, Ops, and IT team. "We're entering a new product era," said Giovanni Luperti, CEO and Co-Founder of Humaans. "The last generation of SaaS software was prescriptive - it told you how to work. The next generation will be open-ended and adaptive, built around how your organization actually operates. Humaans Athena is designed for AI-native enterprises that need flexibility, speed, and intelligence in every process." With Athena, Humaans is giving companies a scalable extension of their workforce; a layer of intelligent automation that saves thousands of hours and operates at a fraction of the human cost. By eradicating manual work, Athena helps organizations meet today's efficiency mandates and reallocate time toward strategy, creativity, and growth, the true drivers of performance in the AI era. At its core, Humaans now combines two foundational layers for the AI-native enterprise: This dual architecture allows Humaans to act as both the brain and the nervous system of today's organizations, enabling seamless automation across onboarding, performance management, approvals, contract management, compliance, and more. Early use cases demonstrate how Athena reshapes day-to-day operations: - Intelligent Onboarding: Athena autonomously creates and sequences onboarding workflows, loops in managers, and schedules the right events, adapting to each team's structure, location, and needs. - Data Intelligence: By connecting different systems, Athena can surface trends, identify risk areas, and collect additional intel to help take actions. - Workflow Automation: HR and Ops teams can describe what they need in natural language: "Set up an offboarding workflow for departing engineers in EMEA". Athena builds and deploys the process instantly. - Helpdesk Agent: Athena acts as a conversational teammate that answers people-related questions, triggers workflows, and provides context in real time. Always on and available 24/7, it resolves up to 70% of queries autonomously and helps teams handle the rest faster and more efficiently. "HR, Finance, Ops, and IT are full of inefficiencies," said Luperti. "AI agents can unlock massive productivity and fundamentally reshape how these teams operate. Athena starts by capturing ownership of workflows legacy systems can't support, and progressively transforms how the enterprise functions." Athena marks the beginning of a new software category; one that bridges the gap between traditional systems of record and the new wave of agentic automation. Unlike legacy HR platforms, Athena doesn't store data, it acts on it. It understands context, adapts to change, and orchestrates work across systems. All driven by a natural language user experience. "Incumbents can't adapt to this new cycle," added Luperti. "Their architectures are old, their release cycles slow, and they weren't built for a world that reorganizes itself every six months. Athena is designed for the organizations building the future, the ones who see AI as an extension of their workforce, not a bolt-on." Athena is currently available in private access with select Enterprise customers. Humaans plans to expand access this Fall as part of its broader vision to build the AI-native workplace stack, redefining how companies manage, automate, and scale their people operations in the age of intelligent software. About Humaans Humaans is building the next generation of HR infrastructure: flexible, powerful, data-driven, and beautifully designed. Trusted by some of the world's most forward-thinking Mid-Market companies, including Lovable, Poolside, and Quantexa, Humaans helps organizations automate processes, connect systems, and drive performance. Headquartered in London, Humaans is backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Lachy Groom, Moonfire, Frontline, and Exor, and is now pioneering the future of agentic AI for Enterprises with Athena. Company Name: Humaans This article contains syndicated content. 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