Company · HR & Future of Work

Factorial

factorialhr.com ↗ ·Barcelona ·Series C

Factorial is an all-in-one HR and business management software (HRIS) platform for SMEs, covering payroll, time tracking, talent acquisition, performance, and finance/IT operations, with AI-powered automation ("Factorial AI"). Founded in Barcelona in 2016, it serves 16,000+ companies across 60+ countries and reached unicorn status ($1B valuation) after a 2022 Series C round.

Founded

2016

Founders

News

Rounds

Investors

SectorsHR & Future of Work, Enterprise Software, AI & Data Start-up MapHR & Future of Work › HR & workforce management software

Profile updated 13 Jul 2026

Founders

Bernat Farrero

Co-founder & CRO

Jordi Romero

Co-founder & CEO

Pau Ramon Revilla

Co-founder & CTO

Global models 5

Rippling

United States · www.rippling.com ↗

Unified HR, IT, payroll, and finance operations platform for SMEs, directly mirroring Factorial's all-in-one HRIS-plus-business-ops model.

$2.4BComparable

Deel

United States · www.deel.com ↗

All-in-one HR, payroll, and workforce management SaaS sold to SMEs/mid-market, expanded from global payroll/EOR into full HRIS like Factorial.

$1.0BComparable

Gusto

United States · gusto.com ↗

SaaS HR, payroll, benefits, and talent platform for small and mid-sized businesses, the closest US analog to Factorial's SME-focused model.

$930MComparable

Personio

Germany · www.personio.com ↗

European all-in-one HRIS covering payroll, recruiting, and performance for SMEs, Factorial's most direct regional and model comparable.

$772MComparable

HiBob

Israel · www.hibob.com ↗

Cloud HRIS ('Bob') bundling core HR, payroll, performance, and workforce planning for growing SMEs/mid-market companies, same core value proposition as Factorial.

$628MComparable

Investors 11

Atomico

atomico.com ↗

Investor United Kingdom

CRV

Investor United States

Endeavor Catalyst España

spain.endeavor.org

Investor Spain

General Catalyst

www.generalcatalyst.com ↗

Investor United States

GIC

Investor Singapore

plugandplaytechcenter.com

Investor Spain

Point Nine Capital

www.point9.vc ↗

Investor Germany

Tiger Global Management

www.tigerglobal.com ↗

Investor United States

Funding rounds 6

Series D · €129M

Factorial raised a $150M Series D at a $2.5B valuation — General Catalyst's first direct equity stake — to rebuild its HR platform around AI…

2026-06-03

Debt · $120M

HR software unicorn Factorial secured a $120M (~€110M) non-dilutive, revenue-backed credit facility from General Catalyst's customer value f…

2025-03-19

Debt · $80M

Barcelona HR unicorn Factorial secured $80M (~€75M) of go-to-market investment from General Catalyst's Customer Value strategy. It is non-di…

2024-04-11

Series C · $120M

Barcelona HR software company Factorial raised $120M in an all-equity Series C led by Atomico at a valuation of about $1B, becoming a unicor…

2022-10-11

Series B · $80M

Barcelona HR-software company Factorial raised an $80M (about €67M) Series B led by Tiger Global, at a post-money valuation of about $530M. …

2021-09-06

Series A · €15M

Factorial, which makes an HR management and automation platform for SMEs, raised a €15M (about $16M) Series A led by CRV. Creandum, Point Ni…

2020-04-28

News & media 6

Published	Article
2026-09-24	Las startups españolas ganan escala en 2026 con grandes rondas y la entrada de inversores estratégicos ↗ Libre Mercado (Libertad Digital)
2026-09-24	Las startups españolas ganan escala en 2026 con grandes rondas y la entrada de inversores ↗ The Objective
2026-09-10	Spain's top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 ↗ Tech.eu
2026-09-10	Factorial adquiere la startup alemana Empion ↗ MuyPymes
2026-09-03	Factorial compra a IA Empion y acelera su expansión por Alemania ↗ El Economista
2026-09-03	Factorial adquiere la 'startup' alemana Empion, dedicada a la evaluación de talento mediante IA ↗ PressDigital