Phenom is a company.
Phenom has raised $161.0M across 5 funding rounds.
Key people at Phenom.
Phenom has raised $161.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Phenom has raised $161.0M in total across 5 funding rounds.
Phenom's investors include Altimeter Capital, B Capital Group, Franklin Templeton Investments, IA Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Techstars, Tiger Global Management, JC Lee, Oded Hermoni, Rob Theis, 10D.
Key people at Phenom.
Phenom is a global HR technology company specializing in applied AI to power the Intelligent Talent Experience platform, with a mission to help a billion people find the right job.[1][2][3][4] It serves diverse enterprises by connecting candidates, employees, recruiters, hiring managers, and HR teams, enabling faster hiring, onboarding, employee development, and retention through products like Phenom X+ Agentic AI, Career Sites, Talent CRM, Interview Intelligence, and Talent Marketplace.[1][4][5] The platform addresses fragmented HR processes by humanizing talent acquisition and management, fostering holistic experiences across the talent lifecycle—including candidate, employee, recruiter, and management interactions—while driving growth as one of Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing private companies and a top AI firm ranked #18 overall and #3 in AI by The Software Report in 2025.[1]
Phenom's growth momentum is evident in its recognition as a Top AI Company of 2025, Comparably awards for culture and mission alignment (motivating 100% of employees, with 80% staying due to the mission), and certifications like Great Place to Work, underpinned by a #NotNormal culture emphasizing core values like curiosity, responsibility, and customer passion.[1][3][6][7]
Phenom was co-founded by Mahe Bayireddi, who serves as CEO, drawing from decades of collective leadership experience in talent acquisition to build the Talent Experience Management (TXM) platform.[1][3][4] The idea emerged from a vision to transform fragmented HR tools into a unified, AI-driven solution that humanizes job matching and career development, born from the belief that people should be happy and inspired in their work.[2][4][5][6] Early traction stemmed from relentless innovation in the TXM platform, evolving into a comprehensive suite that optimizes hiring, development, and retention, fueled by the founders' purpose-driven ethos to impact a billion jobs globally.[1][2]
Pivotal moments include rapid scaling to serve global enterprises, earning Inc. 5000 recognition, and building a culture recognized by Comparably for mission loyalty (34% of employees most loyal to the vision) and Top Workplaces awards, with community efforts like #PhenomCares amplifying its employee-centric origins.[3][5][6]
Phenom stands out in the HR tech space through these key strengths:
Phenom rides the AI-driven HR transformation trend, capitalizing on generative and agentic AI to automate and personalize talent experiences amid labor shortages and skills gaps in a post-pandemic economy.[1][4] Timing is ideal as enterprises demand integrated platforms over siloed tools, with market forces like rising AI adoption in HR (projected multi-billion market) favoring Phenom's end-to-end TXM approach that boosts productivity and diversity.[1][5] It influences the ecosystem by humanizing AI in recruiting—reducing bias through intelligent matching—and setting standards for employee-centric tech, as seen in its top rankings and culture awards that attract top talent while enabling customers to hire and retain faster.[1][3][6]
Phenom is poised to expand its AI leadership by deepening agentic capabilities and global reach, targeting its billion-job mission through platform enhancements in workforce intelligence and personalized career tools.[1][4] Trends like AI ethics, hybrid work, and skills-based hiring will shape its path, potentially amplifying influence via partnerships and acquisitions in HR tech. As a culture-first innovator, Phenom's evolution could redefine talent ecosystems, fulfilling its founding purpose to connect people and opportunities at scale—proving that purpose-driven AI truly transforms work.
Phenom has raised $161.0M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $100.0M Series D in April 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2021 | $100.0M Series D | Altimeter Capital, B Capital Group, Franklin Templeton Investments, IA Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Sapphire Ventures, Techstars, Tiger Global Management, JC Lee, Oded Hermoni, Rob Theis | |
| Jan 1, 2020 | $30.0M Series C | 10D, Sierra Ventures | |
| May 1, 2018 | $22.0M Series B | 10D, Sierra Ventures | |
| Feb 1, 2016 | $2.0M Series A | 10D, Sierra Ventures | |
| Oct 1, 2015 | $7.0M Series A | 10D, Sierra Ventures |
