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Humand Raises $66 Million in Latin America’s Largest HR-Tech Series A

The funding positions the company to scale across Latin America with Brazil as the initial focus.

Overview

  • Kaszek Ventures and Goodwater Capital led the round, joined by Y Combinator, Newtopia VC and prominent founders including Marcos Galperin, Arash Ferdowsi, Sebastián Mejía, Rajat Suri, Guillermo Rauch and Martín Varsavsky.
  • Nasdaq characterized the $66 million financing as the largest Series A in the region for the HR‑tech category.
  • Humand’s mobile-first, AI-driven platform targets deskless employees by automating ticketing, approvals, onboarding, training and performance evaluations, with internal query support via agents such as Sammy AI.
  • The company plans accelerated expansion in Brazil over the next 18 months while strengthening operations in Mexico, Colombia and Chile.
  • The platform is used by about 1.6 million people at more than 1,500 companies in 51 countries, and Humand employs over 420 staff across 20+ countries.