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October 12, 2021

HR tech giant Personio raises $270m at a $6.3bn valuation

The funding comes as Personio launches its new “category leading” people workflow automation software.


German tech unicorn Personio, which makes human resources software for small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has just raised $270m at a $6.3bn valuation. That makes it Europe’s most valuable private HR tech company. 

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Hanno Renner, Personio's cofounder and CEO.
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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