Kenjo is a technology company.
Kenjo has raised $15.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Kenjo has raised $15.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Kenjo has raised $15.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Kenjo's investors include 42CAP, 83North, Hi Inov - Dentressangle, Robert Wuttke, Redalpine Venture Partners, session vc.
Kenjo is a SaaS workforce management platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), particularly those with deskless teams in service, production, industrial, and commercial sectors. It offers an all-in-one HR solution that digitizes tasks like shift planning, time tracking, payroll preparation, attendance management, holidays, performance evaluations, onboarding/offboarding, pulse surveys, and recruitment, helping companies with 20-500 employees automate admin work and focus on employee development.[1][2][3][5] Serving over 1,000 clients including Jaguar, Domino’s Pizza, BBVA, and Caritas, Kenjo has demonstrated strong growth with more than 70 employees across offices in Berlin, Madrid, Latin America, Austria, and Switzerland, plus $9.4M in total funding.[1][4]
Kenjo was co-founded in 2017 by David Padilla as a response to the need for digitized HR tools tailored to SMBs managing frontline and deskless workforces.[1] Emerging from the growing demand for cloud-based HR solutions in Europe, the company quickly gained traction by targeting industrial, service, and commercial firms, building an all-in-one platform that automates administrative burdens.[1][5] Key early milestones include expanding to over 1,000 clients, securing $9.4M in funding across two rounds, and partnerships like with Hi Inov to scale marketing and sales, reflecting its evolution from a startup to a multi-office operation with a focus on compliance and employee engagement.[1][4]
Kenjo rides the wave of HR tech digitization for deskless workforces, a trend accelerated by post-pandemic labor shortages, remote/hybrid shifts, and EU regulations demanding compliant time-tracking and whistleblower tools.[1][5] Timing is ideal amid SMBs' push to automate amid talent wars in service/production sectors, where manual processes hinder scalability—Kenjo counters this by enabling real-time oversight for 20-500 employee firms.[2][4] Market forces like rising wage transparency laws and AI-driven analytics favor its growth, positioning it against giants like BambooHR or UKG by focusing on affordable, mobile-centric solutions for Europe's fragmented SMB landscape.[6] It influences the ecosystem by fostering employee-centric cultures, as seen in clients like Domino’s and BBVA, and through investor-backed expansion into Latin America.[1]
Kenjo is poised for accelerated scaling, leveraging its $9.4M funding and Hi Inov partnership to penetrate more EU/LatAm markets, potentially doubling its 1,000+ client base via enhanced sales/marketing.[1][4] Trends like AI payroll automation, deeper compliance (e.g., EU AI Act), and gig economy hiring will shape its roadmap, with expansions in recruitment AI and advanced analytics likely.[5][6] Its influence may evolve from niche SMB disruptor to regional HR leader, especially if it sustains 70+ employee growth and client wins—ultimately empowering more managers to prioritize people over paperwork in a deskless-dominated future.[2][4]
Kenjo has raised $15.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $9.0M Series A in September 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | $9.0M Series A | 42CAP, 83North, Hi Inov - Dentressangle, Robert Wuttke | |
| Oct 1, 2020 | $6.0M Seed | Redalpine Venture Partners, session vc |