The Emerging HR & Work Tech Startups

People Matters TechHR Singapore Startup Program 2020 gave an opportunity to 18 emerging HR and work tech startups to seek inputs from leading venture capitalists, investors, HR experts, and business leaders to make a dent in the world of work and HR Tech

- Drishti Pant

“We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?” - Steve Jobs

The uncertainty, stress, and anxiety triggered by the pandemic loomed over businesses of all shapes and sizes. These past few months shook us all and left us with some old and some new challenges to deal with. Ensuring workplace safety, managing employee experience for a remote workforce, creating a strong talent pipeline to ensure business continuity, and keeping a check on everyone’s mental health, there is so much on the plate of talent leaders.

But where there are problems, there emerge solutions. The HR and work tech market is quickly responding to these changing needs of talent leaders. The startups for a few years were already waiting and working on their tech-enabled talent solutions to make the lives of talent professionals easier. However, as more and more organizations accelerate their digitization journeys, the key focus of HR and WorkTech startups should now be on value creation and problem solving for the future. For this, they need to understand the pain points of business leaders, HR leaders, and the workforce, and also be aware of how the world of people and work is shaping up.