HR/Payroll

Accounting startup Pilot raised a new $100m round of funding from Jeff Bezos and other Silicon Valley investors to help small businesses outsource back-office tasks, therefore gaining the unicorn badge.

Real-time total compensation tools provider Pave has secured $16m in its Series A funding round.

French payroll management company Payfit is taking on $5.6m in a funding round having just launched in April.

Branch, which has built a flexible workforce payments platform, raised $48m in Series B funding and closed on a $500m credit facility.

Corporate insurance and benefits platform CXA has raised $25m in its Series B round. B Capital Group and EDBI co-led the investment.

Global payroll and payment platform Papaya Global has received a strategic investment from Group11.

Finch, an API-powered employment system, has collected $40m for its Series B funding round, which was co-led by General Catalyst and Menlo Ventures.

Bayzat, company offering human resources, payroll, and employee benefits, has collected $16m in its Series B.

Remote, a HR platform to help manage payroll, benefits and compliance, has closed its Series A round on $35m.

Nium is set to go global. Barely a month after it became a Visa card issuer in Australia, it has now taken the same partnership to Europe.