Sense Talent Labs

Sense Talent Labs

AI-powered talent engagement platform for staffing

Overview

Sense Talent Labs builds an AI-powered talent engagement platform for staffing agencies. It helps agencies stay in touch with candidates through personalized, ongoing communication from recruitment to placement, aiming to improve candidate experience and increase redeployment rates. The product works by using AI to automate and tailor interactions, integrate with agency workflows, and monitor the candidate journey so recruiters can engage talent more efficiently without losing personal touch. Sense differentiates itself by focusing specifically on talent engagement within staffing, using AI to scale personalized outreach and streamline the candidate experience, which helps agencies work faster and with higher redeployment. The company’s goal is to redefine talent engagement in the staffing industry by making communication more efficient and outcomes more predictable for both agencies and candidates.

About Sense Talent Labs

Simplify's Rating
Why Sense Talent Labs is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$106M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • Sense launched Conversational Voice AI in 2024, expanding automation into phone screening.
  • Sense’s Broadbean partnership in 2024 improves job distribution and sourcing efficiency.
  • Inc. ranked Sense among fastest-growing companies again in 2024, signaling sustained demand.

What critics are saying

  • Revelio shows headcount fell 15.6% from 2023 to March 2026.
  • Paradox and iCIMS bundle adjacent automation, compressing Sense’s pricing and differentiation.
  • If ATS vendors embed native AI outreach, Sense becomes a replaceable point solution.

What makes Sense Talent Labs unique

  • Sense overlays ATSs with SMS, voice AI, chatbots, and scheduling at scale.
  • Broadbean integration and Career Sites deepen workflow ownership beyond messaging alone.
  • Thousands of staffing leaders use Sense; Dell cites better pipeline quality and time-to-hire.

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Funding

Total Funding

$106M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

5 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series D funding is typically for companies that are already well-established but need more funding to continue their growth. This round is often used to stabilize the company or prepare for an IPO.
Series D Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$77M
$50M
Sense Talent Labs
$70M
Twilio
$80M
Handshake
$100M
Affirm

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Equity

Stock Options

Hybrid Work Options

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

4%
BW Disrupt
Sep 9th, 2022
Softbank Backed Sense Acquires AI Based Recruitment Firm Skillate

In addition to expanding Sense’s AI matching to integrate candidate matching by skill, education, and experience, this acquisition brings AI powered Talent Engagement to Sense’s customers,

FinSMEs
Dec 7th, 2021
Sense Raises $50M In Series D Funding

Sense, a San Francisco CA-based AI-driven talent engagement and communication platform solutions for recruiting, raised $50M in Series D funding. The round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The company, which has secured a total of $90m in funding to date, intends to use the funds to expand its product innovation pipeline, ramp up [] The post Sense Raises $50M in Series D Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

TechCrunch
Dec 5th, 2021
HR tech startup Sense valued at $500 million in SoftBank Vision Fund 2-led funding | TechCrunch

Sense, an HR tech startup that helps some of the world’s largest staffing and recruitment agencies timely find and hire talent, has grown its valuation to

VentureBeat
Dec 5th, 2021
Sense raises $50M to bolster recruitment efforts with AI

Sense, a startup developing AI-powered recruitment and hiring solutions for companies, has raised $50 million.Read More

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