Personio

All-in-one HR software suite built for small and medium-sized European businesses

Droit Social Rh
2015 Founded in
Munich, Germany Headquarters
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Overview

All-in-one HR software suite built for small and medium-sized European businesses, centralizing the entire employee management process in a single, intuitive interface. Founded in 2015 by graduates of the Technical University of Munich, Personio serves more than 12,000 customers and manages over a million people across Europe. Valued at 8.5 billion dollars after its 200 million dollar Series E round in June 2022 (which followed a 270 million dollar round in October 2021), the company has raised 724 million dollars in cumulative funding since its inception and employs around 2,000 people. The platform covers the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment through an integrated ATS to offboarding, including personnel administration, absence management, time tracking, performance cycles, compensation and country-specific payroll processing. Hosting on German data centers and native GDPR compliance meet the specific requirements of the European market. The modular architecture lets companies build a custom HR suite by activating only the modules they need. 724M USD raised in total, valuation of 8.5B USD (Series E, June 2022), 12,000+ customers across Europe, 1 million+ people managed, around 2,000 employees, hosting on German data centers

A platform designed specifically for the European regulatory context, tailored to each country's legislation

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Who is it for?

Small and mid-sized businesses with 10 to 5,000 employees in Europe looking for a unified HR platformMulti-country European companies needing harmonized HR management compliant with local legislationHR teams looking to digitize and automate their processes to gain efficiencyOperational managers needing day-to-day autonomy on HR matters (absences, reviews, recruitment)

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