Personio

Personio was founded in 2015 in Munich, Germany, and operates as Personio SE & Co. KG. The company provides a cloud-based HR software platform designed for small and medium-sized enterprises with 10 to 5,000 employees, covering the full employee lifecycle from hiring through offboarding.

The Personio platform integrates core HR data management, recruiting and applicant tracking, onboarding, time and absence tracking, payroll processing, and performance management in a single system. The company targets European SMEs seeking to consolidate fragmented HR tools and spreadsheets into a unified workflow.

Personio has raised approximately $722M in total funding, including a $270M round at a $6.3 billion valuation in October 2021 and a $200M Series E at an $8.5 billion valuation in June 2022, backed by Greenoaks Capital. The company employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people and maintains offices across Europe.