Australia’s HR startup Employment Hero raises $35m in Series D funding

Australia’s HR startup Employment Hero raises $35m in Series D funding

Employment Hero co-founder and CEO Ben Thompson and co-founder and CTO Dave Tong. Photo by Wesley Nel

Sydney-headquartered Employment Hero, a cloud-based HR, payroll, and benefits startup, has raised A$45 million (about $35 million) in a Series D funding led by ASX-listed employment marketplace giant SEEK.