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October 11, 2022

Spain mints its newest unicorn as Factorial raises $120m

The HR software company is now valued at $1bn after rapid growth in recent years


Tim Smith

4 min read

Factorial's cofounders, with Jordi Romero in the middle

HR management platform Factorial has raised a $120m Series C round at a $1bn valuation, as it prepares to double down on strong growth in recent years, which the company says has seen revenues grow by 3.7x since 2019. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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