Welcome to today’s edition of the HR Tech Weekly Roundup, where we bring you the most important news, trends, and innovations in the world of human resources technology. As HR tech continues to evolve, staying informed is essential for professionals striving to optimize their workforce strategies and drive meaningful change. In this roundup, we highlight key updates, cutting-edge solutions, and expert insights that are shaping the future of HR. Let’s take a look at top news!
HeyMilo Secures $2.2M to Scale Hiring with AI Agents
HeyMilo, an AI-powered candidate screening platform, announced $2.2 million in seed funding. The round, led by Canaan Partners, underscores the growing demand for innovative technologies that streamline recruitment and unlock efficiencies in talent acquisition. Additional participation came from Alumni Ventures and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, reflecting broad confidence in HeyMilo’s potential to reshape the future of hiring. HeyMilo’s AI agents automate the initial interview screening process, enabling companies to efficiently evaluate candidates without sacrificing quality or precision. The platform’s ability to autonomously conduct tailored interviews, ask insightful follow-up questions, and deliver actionable analyses empowers hiring teams to identify the best talent faster, at scale, and at a fraction of the cost.
Ping An Enhances Recruitment with AI System
Ping An Insurance Company of China, Ltd. recently launched its 2025 Spring Campus Recruitment offering over 2,000 positions, highlighted by Ping An’s self-developed “Ping An Talent” recruitment system. This platform integrates AI-driven job matching, AI interviews, and AI salary negotiation to provide campus recruits with a fair, convenient, and efficient recruitment experience. “Ping An Talent” uses natural language processing and machine learning technology to perform keyword matching and semantic analysis on resumes, accurately identifying students who meet the job requirements. These AI innovations not only reduce the workload of HR staff and avoid screening error and evaluate resumes efficiently to match graduate talent with suitable positions faster than before.
Helios Raises $15.5M to Simplify Global Team Payments
Helios Global Payments Solutions Inc, the AI-powered workforce management platform focusing on localized automation workflows, has successfully raised a total investment round of $15.5 million in funding as it launches its highly anticipated product worldwide across 125+ countries. With backing from global corporate investors, private angel investors and several Family Office investors, Helios is positioned to disrupt how companies hire, manage and pay their global workforce. Founded by entrepreneur and HR Tech innovator, Rick Hammell, Helios is an all-in-one global payroll, payments, and HR management solution designed to accelerate growth, create flexibility, streamline operations and simplify workforce management for global companies. Helios is committed to delivering innovation and support to global companies navigating the complexities of cross-border workforce management. The Global People Platform combines payments, compliance and people operations tools into a harmonized realm designed to meet the diverse needs of global teams.
Employ Acquires Pillar, Revolutionizing Hiring
Employ, the market-leading intelligent hiring platform and driving force behind JazzHR, Lever, and Jobvite, just supercharged hiring for its 23,000 customers with the acquisition of Pillar, a transformative AI interview intelligence platform. Employ is at the forefront of AI-powered innovation— “AI is not just a feature at Employ, it’s in our DNA,” said Dara Brenner, Chief Product Officer at Employ. “AI is fundamental and core to driving efficiency in the hiring process, so much so that we wanted to own the interview intelligence roadmap to drive future developments that meet the needs of our customers. We don’t see AI as a bolt-on; we believe it’s critical to have greater control of natively embedded capabilities to drive efficiencies throughout the entire workflow. With Pillar, customers can continue to harness the power of AI directly in their hiring workflows and finally ditch the guesswork.”
Quantum Workplace Announces Integration with UKG Pro
Quantum Workplace, a leading provider of employee engagement and performance solutions, is thrilled to announce its latest user-friendly integration with UKG Pro, a trusted leader in HR, payroll, and workforce management. This powerful connection enables HR teams to seamlessly sync data between UKG Pro and Quantum Workplace’s award-winning engagement software—with no IT involvement required. The self-serve integration between Quantum Workplace and UKG Pro empowers HR professionals to connect their HRIS with Quantum Workplace’s industry-leading engagement surveys and analytics faster and easier than ever before, decreasing setup time from several weeks to just a few minutes. This integration eliminates wasted time, facilitates smoother change management, and removes barriers to employee adoption, so busy HR teams can focus on what matters most—understanding and improving engagement.
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