Orbio Brief
B2B SaaS·AI Hr Platform·Earlier funding rounds·🇪🇺
Summary
Orbio AI is an EU‑focused, AI-native HR platform that automates high‑volume frontline hiring and onboarding, carving a regulatory and product wedge vs. recruitment assistants (Paradox) and broader HR/talent suites (Beamery, HiBob, WorkJam, People Strong). The company has credible early enterprise traction — named customers include YUM! Brands and The Stepping Stones Group, a reported 20% lift in hires at Stepping Stones — and just closed a $21M Series A led by Dawn Capital (total funding $26M) in mid‑June 2026, signaling accelerating commercial momentum. Certifications (GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001) and stated alignment with the EU AI Act strengthen its sell‑in to EU enterprises and frontline use cases. The single biggest tension is verification: the product claims (up to 80% time‑to‑hire reduction, >1M candidates processed) are company‑reported while the team is small (11–20), so a first meeting should focus on customer references, contract economics, and how Orbio defends beyond hiring automation against incumbents.
Bull case
- Closed a $21M Series A led by Dawn Capital in mid‑June 2026 (total funding $26M), providing capital to scale UK/EU commercial expansion and go‑to‑market.
- Named enterprise customers include YUM! Brands and The Stepping Stones Group, with company‑reported pilots moving to full operations and a cited 20% lift in hire conversion at The Stepping Stones Group.
- Holds GDPR, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications and states alignment with the EU AI Act, creating a regulatory/compliance wedge for EU enterprise frontline hiring buyers.
- Product claims (up to 80% reduction in time‑to‑hire and >1M candidates processed) indicate the product is purpose‑built for high‑volume frontline workflows rather than boutique recruiting.
Watch-outs
- No verifiable third‑party customer reviews or platform ratings (G2/Trustpilot/Capterra) were found to corroborate company‑reported outcomes and ROI claims.
- Small headcount (11–20 employees) increases risk on enterprise delivery, implementation capacity and post‑sale support as deployments scale.
- Competitive landscape is crowded: Paradox, Beamery, HiBob, WorkJam and People Strong occupy adjacent recruiting, talent CRM, HRIS and frontline engagement spaces and may defend with broader suites.
- Pricing is listed as enterprise_custom with no published figures, which can lengthen procurement cycles and make ACV benchmarking unclear for potential buyers/investors.
From their website
Stats they publish
Customers on site
2 namesPricing
Not publicly disclosed. The company website does not list its pricing on any of the 6 pages we read.
Key features
- María — AI Recruitment Agent
AI recruitment agent that automates hiring end-to-end (job description creation, multi-posting, candidate outreach and scoring) and operates continuously to detect and manage talent.
- Onboarding Agent
Automates and streamlines new-hire onboarding workflows to integrate employees quickly.
- Employee Insights Agent
Provides live retention insights and churn prediction to surface actionable retention signals for frontline workforces.
Target segments
Testimonials
“HR teams are at a critical inflection point — under pressure to do more with less, yet expected to lead with impact,” says Sergi Bastardas, CEO and co-founder of Orbio AI . “Having spent years working with large enterprises and digital platforms, Nacho, Antonio and myself have seen firsthand how overwhelmed these teams are. We built Orbio AI to change that — providing HR leaders with AI agents that turn unstructured data into insights, automate repetitive tasks, and unlock new ways to connect across the organization. We are helping HR become more strategic, more empowered, and better equipped to lead through today’s challenges… and tomorrow’s!”
Sergi Bastardas · CEO and co-founder of Orbio AI“We believe in a future (and present) where HR managers and teams have agents working alongside them, gathering more accurate data and facilitating informed decisions without the usual limitations”, explains CRO & Co-Founder Nacho Travesi. “ Orbio AI not only seeks to automate tasks, but also to open up new possibilities and redefine the role of a department that has faced significant constraints until now. At a time when talent is the most valuable asset, having tools that optimize processes and strengthen the bond between the company and its employees becomes indispensable.”
Nacho Travesi · CRO & Co-Founder
Compliance & certifications
- Trade name
- ORBIO AI, S.L.
- Registered address
- María de Molina 39, Floor 3 (28006) Madrid
- [email protected]
Crunchbase
verified profile
- La IA irrumpe en recursos humanos (RRHH): la startup española Orbio AI levanta 21 millones del fondo Dawn CapitalBusiness Insider - Lo último · 2026-06-15
- Orbio Secures $21M Series A Funding to Transform Frontline Workforce ManagementVenture Capital · 2026-06-15
- Orbio raises $21 million to automate hiring and onboarding for frontline workersTechCrunch · 2026-06-15
- Orbio AI cierra una ronda de $21M liderada por Dawn Capital. Participan Visionaries VC, Plus Partners y EnzoWebcapitalriesgo · 2026-06-15
- Top Tech News Today, June 15, 2026Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Funding · 2026-06-15
- Madrid-based Orbio, which uses AI agents to help businesses interview, onboard, and manage frontline workers, raised a $21M Series A led by Dawn Capital (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)Techmeme · 2026-06-15
- Yapay zeka destekli insan kaynakları platformu Orbio, 21 milyon dolar yatırım aldıWebrazzi · 2026-06-15
- Orbio AI Raises $21 Million in Funding Round Led by Dawn Capital, with Participation from Visionaries VC, Plus Partners and Enzo Venturescapital-riesgo.es · 2026-06-15
Founders & Team
3- Sergi BastardasFounderCo-founder & CEOPreviously CEO & Founder of Colvin.
- Nacho TravesíFounderCo-founder & CROFormer Co-founder of employee-benefits platform Cobee (acquired by Pluxee).
- Antonio MeléFounderCo-founder & CTOFormer Founder and CTO of B2B wealth-management platform Nucoro (acquired by Backbase).
Orbio's founding team is publicly credited as Sergi Bastardas (Co‑founder & CEO), Nacho Travesí (Co‑founder & CRO) and Antonio Melé (Co‑founder & CTO); all three are named on Orbio's site and in press and are described as former founders/leaders at Colvin, Cobee and Nucoro respectively.
- Multiple directory sources report slightly different headcounts (examples in the record: 11–20, 17, 21 employees); the company site names the founders but does not publish a definitive team size.
- No LinkedIn profile URLs were provided verbatim in the supplied sources, so linkedin_url fields are null.
Market Size
A narrowly scoped, published top-down figure for AI agents applied to the Human Resources application places the global TAM at ~USD 434.3M in 2025 (Grand View Research). Narrowing that to the enterprise end-use segment (published ~67.1% enterprise share) yields a SAM of ~USD 291M for enterprise HR AI agents; a conservative 3-year obtainable scenario for Orbio — given Series A funding, named enterprise customers and >1M candidates processed — is ~USD 4.4M (≈1.5% of SAM).
- Grand View Research (AI agents market — Human Resources application) ↗USD 434.3 million (2025), 46.1% CAGR (2025-2033) · Global · 46.1% CAGR
- Top-down TAM usedGlobal AI agents market — Human Resources application = USD 434.3M (2025)Grand View Research — https://www.grandviewresearch.com/horizon/statistics/ai-agents-market/application/human-resources/global
- Enterprise end-use share applied to TAM67.10% of AI-agents market attributed to enterprises (2025)Precedence Research / AI Agents Market report (enterprise share cited) — https://www.precedenceresearch.com/ai-agents-market
- SAM calculationSAM = TAM × enterprise share = USD 434.3M × 0.671 = USD 291.4153MCalculation based on Grand View Research TAM and Precedence enterprise share
- Orbio traction & stage informing SOM shareSeries A, $21M (June 2026); named enterprise customers (YUM! Brands); processes >1M candidates annually — justifies a modest commercial share scenarioTechCrunch (Series A) — https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/14/orbio-raises-21-million-to-automate-hiring-and-onboarding-for-frontline-workers/; Orbio site (customers) — https://orbio.work; Cinco Días (processing >1M candidates) — https://cincodias.elpais.com/companias/2026-06-15/la-start-up-espanola-orbio-levanta-18-millones-en-una-ronda-serie-a-para-su-ia-de-recursos-humanos.html
- SOM share assumption & horizon1.5% of SAM achievable in ~3 years (scenario anchored to Series A scale, named enterprise customers and candidate-processing traction)See TechCrunch, Orbio site, Cinco Días (links above)
- Pricing / ACVOrbio lists enterprise_custom pricing model on its site; no public per-customer ACV / list prices were published, so bottom-up customer-count × ACV could not be used.Orbio site (pricing model) — https://orbio.work (company-published)
- Orbio does not publish per-customer pricing or ACV publicly; SAM was derived by narrowing the published AI-agents-in-HR TAM to the enterprise end-use share rather than by a bottom-up customer-count × ACV (that bottom-up could not be performed reliably).
- The Grand View Research figure used for TAM is specific to AI agents in Human Resources (2025); other market reports use broader categories (e.g., 'AI in HR' or overall 'AI agents') and report materially different totals — those are not used for the TAM here to avoid over-broad framing.
- SOM is a scenario, not a forecast: the 1.5% share is illustrative and anchored to Series A scale and named customers but ARR / pricing were not available to ground a revenue-based projection; treat SOM as low-confidence (see som.confidence).
- Some press articles report slightly different funding totals and traction datapoints; figures above use the company's most recently reported Series A ($21M, TechCrunch) and the firm’s published customer/traction claims.
Competitors
Top 5Competitive set spans HRIS, talent-CRM and frontline engagement vendors; Orbio occupies a niche as EU-compliant, agentic end-to-end hiring and onboarding automation for frontline workforces.
- Paradoxparadox.ai ↗Recruiting assistant (Olivia) automating screening/scheduling; Orbio adds onboarding, retention AI agents and frontline-focused workflows, making it stronger for high-volume frontline hiring.
- WorkJamworkjam.com ↗Digital frontline platform for scheduling, communication and training; Orbio focuses upstream on AI-led hiring and onboarding agents, while WorkJam wins at day-to-day shift operations.
- Beamerybeamery.com ↗Talent OS blending CRM, recruitment marketing, and talent management; Orbio competes with agentic automation for frontline hiring/onboarding, Beamery wins on long-term candidate engagement.
- HiBobhibob.com ↗HRIS for mid-market managing onboarding, payroll, performance; Orbio differentiates with AI agents for frontline hiring/onboarding, while HiBob offers broader core-HR functionality.
- People Strongpeoplestrong.com ↗Full-suite HR platform (recruitment, payroll, talent) with strong regional presence; Orbio wins on AI-driven frontline hiring automation and EU-focused compliance.
Funding
- Seed Round$4.8MVisionaries Club lead2100 VenturesCrunchbase ↗
- Seed Round€6.4MVisionaries Club lead2100 VenturesPlus PartnersEnzo VenturesCrunchbase ↗
- Series A$21 millionJune 14, 2026Dawn Capital leadVisionaries Club2100 VenturesEnzo VenturesEndeavor CatalystPlus PartnersGPCompasTechCrunch ↗
- Earlier funding rounds$5 millionTechCrunch ↗
Orbio AI announced a $21M Series A led by Dawn Capital in mid-June 2026; press coverage states the company had previously raised $5M, bringing disclosed total funding to $26M.
- The $5M described prior to the Series A is reported as an aggregate of earlier rounds with no breakdown (dates, round types, or per-round investors not disclosed).
- Crunchbase's structured profile lists 3 rounds and a broader investor list for Orbio (including Endeavor Catalyst and GPCompas) but does not publish per-round amounts/dates in the supplied block; some press/aggregators therefore add investors not individually tied to a specific round in TechCrunch's coverage.
- Some outlets report the Series A as £16 million (the GBP equivalent of the $21M figure) while Capital-Riesgo states 'now raised more than $28 million' — this conflicts with multiple sources that report a $26M total; the itemized rounds above follow TechCrunch and the concrete $21M Series A reporting.
- No valuation (pre- or post-money) was disclosed in the sources provided.
- Per-round participation for some investors (e.g., Endeavor Catalyst, GPCompas) is taken from Crunchbase's investor list for the company; not all published sources tie each named investor to the Series A explicitly.
Momentum
- FundingJune 14, 2026Orbio raises $21 million Series A in a round led by Dawn Capital.TechCrunch ↗
- ExpansionJune 15, 2026Orbio said it would expand into the UK and make local hires to support in-country operations.Staffing Industry Analysts (Global Daily News) ↗
- MilestoneJune 15, 2026Orbio reported it has raised $26 million in total funding to date and will use new capital to hire and develop AI agents.Dataconomy ↗
- MilestoneJune 15, 2026Orbio's AI agents lifted hiring conversion by 20% at The Stepping Stones Group.Prism News ↗
- Milestone2025Orbio was founded in 2025.Dataconomy ↗
- Press15/06/2026Across Legal advised Orbio AI on the closing of its Series A (reported as €18 million).Iberian Lawyer
Orbio announced a Series A in mid‑June 2026 and multiple outlets reported immediate expansion plans (UK) and customer deployments moving from pilots to full operations — including a cited 20% lift in hiring conversion at The Stepping Stones Group. The clustered, dated coverage around the funding round and announced hires/expansion points to accelerating commercial momentum.
- Most dated public signals are clustered around the June 14–15, 2026 Series A announcement; there is limited dated coverage outside that window.
- Different outlets report the round in various currencies/amounts (e.g., $21M / £16M / €18M) — these are reporting discrepancies in coverage of the same financing event.
- One item (Iberian Lawyer legal advisory) was present without an explicit source URL in the supplied text; its url is therefore null in this extract.
Customer Sentiment
There are no verifiable third‑party customer reviews or platform ratings specifically for Orbio AI (orbio.work). Press coverage (TechCrunch, Prism, Business Review Live) quotes the company and lists enterprise customers (Poke, YUM! Brands, The Stepping Stones Group) and company‑reported outcomes (e.g., a reported 20% increase in candidates hired at The Stepping Stones Group), but independent customer reviews or ratings on Trustpilot/G2/Capterra/App Store that clearly refer to this Orbio were not found in the supplied sources.
Most consumer review results found under the name “Orbio” refer to a different business (orbio.world), an e‑commerce brand with many Trustpilot reviews (e.g., 4.7/5 with hundreds of reviews) that are about physical products — these do not appear to be the same enterprise AI HR company (orbio.work).
Employee review sites mention an "Orbio Solutions" employer (Glassdoor, AmbitionBox) with low employee ratings, but it is unclear whether that entity is the same as Orbio AI (orbio.work); those are employee reviews rather than customer reviews.
App Store listing for an Orbio app was found but explicitly states it has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Press articles (TechCrunch, Prism, Business Review Live) report company statements and customer names and cite company‑reported outcomes, but they do not provide independent third‑party customer testimonial content or platform ratings that directly measure customer satisfaction.
AI Visibility
We ask ChatGPT WITH web search about the company and show its answers plus the sources it cited — the real AI-search experience. The key signal is share of voice: does the company come up when AI is asked about its space, not just when asked by name.
Models asked ChatGPT · web search
Accuracy of what AI said: Accurate — Correctly identifies Orbio as an AI-native HR platform focused on automating hiring and workforce operations and cites recent press for its Series A, team, and performance metrics.
Orbio is a Spanish startup specializing in AI-driven human resources solutions, founded in 2025 by Sergi Bastardas, Nacho Travesí, and Antonio Melé. (cincodias.elpais.com) The company offers AI-powered agents designed to automate and enhance various HR processes, including recruitment, onboarding, and employee retention. (orbio.work)
In June 2026, Orbio secured a $21 million Series A funding round led by Dawn Capital, with participation from Visionaries VC, Plus Partners, and Enzo Ventures. This brought their total funding to over $28 million within a year of inception. (cincodias.elpais.com) The company operates in more than 20 countries across Europe, the United States, and Latin America, serving clients in sectors such as retail, healthcare, and hospitality, including notable brands like Ribera Salud and Yum! Brands. (cincodias.elpais.com)
Orbio's AI agents have processed over a million candidates annually, achieving a 60% reduction in hiring time and a 20% decrease in initial employee turnover. Additionally, they report a 98% candidate satisfaction rate and a 69% interview completion rate. (cincodias.elpais.com)
The company's technology integrates seamlessly with existing HR systems, offering features like a built-in Applicant Tracking System (ATS), smarter candidate matching, 24/7 outreach across multiple channels, and multilingual support in over 60 languages. (orbio.work)
Orbio's leadership team includes co-founder Mike Connaughton, former leader of Oracle's Analytics & AI business for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Programme Director Charlie Hirst, who has over 20 years of experience in senior delivery and technology roles across various sectors. (orbio.ai)
The company emphasizes enterprise compliance, aligning its technology with GDPR and the EU AI Act, and holding ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 Type II audit. (orbio.work)
Highlights:
- La 'start-up' española Orbio levanta 18 millones en una ronda Serie A para su IA de recursos humanos, Published on Sunday, June 14
- La 'start-up' española Orbio cierra una ronda de 6,5 millones para impulsar su IA para recursos humanos, Published on Wednesday, September 24
Here is a concise list of notable companies and products in the AI-powered HR platform space:
- Eightfold AI: Offers talent intelligence and skills-based hiring solutions, leveraging a vast database of over 1.6 billion career profiles. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
- Phenom: Provides an end-to-end talent experience platform with AI-driven capabilities, serving over 500 enterprise customers. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
- Workday: Integrates AI and machine learning across its Human Capital Management suite, enhancing recruitment, core HR, and talent management processes. (businessplusai.com)
- HireVue: Specializes in AI-powered video interviewing and assessments, conducting over 6 million interviews annually for 60% of Fortune 100 companies. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
- SeekOut: Utilizes AI for sourcing passive and diverse talent, offering access to over 800 million enriched profiles. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
- Beamery: Focuses on talent lifecycle management and skills strategy, with a valuation of $1 billion and $223 million raised in funding. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
- Wisq: Features Harper, an AI HR generalist that automates HR service delivery and operations, learning from company-specific content and policies. (wisq.com)
- SAP SuccessFactors: A cloud-based HR suite with AI capabilities, offering modular functionalities for managing global and complex HR operations. (techradar.com)
- Paradox (Olivia): An AI recruiting assistant that automates candidate screening and coordination, recently acquired by Workday to enhance its talent acquisition capabilities. (itpro.com)
- Checkr: Employs AI to streamline background checks, delivering fast and accurate results by automating the retrieval and standardization of information from various sources. (techradar.com)
These platforms are at the forefront of integrating artificial intelligence into human resource management, enhancing efficiency and decision-making processes.
In the rapidly evolving AI-driven HR platform landscape, several companies have distinguished themselves by offering innovative solutions that enhance various aspects of human resource management. Here are some notable platforms:
Glossary - Eightfold Eightfold AI Specializes in talent intelligence and skills-based hiring, leveraging a vast database of over 1.6 billion career profiles to provide deep AI matching models. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
job openings at Phenom Phenom Offers an end-to-end talent experience platform with broad lifecycle coverage, serving over 500 enterprise customers. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
Workday Enterprise Management Cloud | Finance, HR, Planning, Spend | Workday South Africa Workday HCM Provides a comprehensive Human Capital Management suite with embedded machine learning across recruitment, core HR, compensation, and talent management. (businessplusai.com)
HireVue Focuses on AI-driven video interviewing and assessments, conducting over 6 million interviews annually and serving 60% of Fortune 100 companies. (artificialintelligencecompanies.com)
Login Paradox (Olivia) An AI recruiting assistant that automates candidate screening and engagement, significantly reducing recruiter coordination time. (hropslab.com)
These platforms exemplify the integration of artificial intelligence into HR processes, offering solutions that streamline recruitment, enhance talent management, and improve overall workforce efficiency.
The assistant does not surface Orbio unprompted among notable AI-HR platforms, but it provides a detailed, press-cited description when asked by name. The named-profile appears generally trustworthy for initial diligence, though key figures and claims should be verified against primary sources and filings.
- AI answers can vary run-to-run and results for early-stage startups can be inconsistent.
- Press-reported funding amounts and performance metrics are often company-reported or locally reported and may use different currencies or rounding—verify originals.
- Orbio was not listed unprompted in the assistant's category/recommendation outputs, so unaided discoverability by this AI is limited.
Risks & Red Flags
No material public risk signals found. An absence of public concerns isn’t a clean bill of health — early or private companies may simply not generate coverage.
Search did not surface any dated, attributable negative events or formal actions against Orbio AI; lack of public findings can reflect limited public profile or recent founding (founded 2025).
Public disclosures on the company site list GDPR, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance; those attestations are noted but do not eliminate risk from private incidents or future regulatory actions.