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2020 HR Technology Trends Paving The Way For 2021 And Beyond

HYDERABAD, India , Dec. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Darwinbox , cloud-based human capital management platform shares 4 defining digital workplace trends from 2020 in their state of HR tech report.

In a report that surveyed 180+ HR leaders from 145 Asian Enterprises , Darwinbox compiled the 'State of HR Tech ' that depicts organisational response to COVID-19 identifying short-term and long-term trends which will continue to shape the talent and tech needs in future.

"2020 was the year that changed everything - the way we live, work or connect. As the pandemic posed an unprecedented challenge, we saw HR leaders move urgently to protect employees, ensure business continuity and build resilience. In such times when immediate action was critical, most leaders embraced a new agenda - one which is digital-first and fosters agility," said Chaitanya Peddi , Co-founder, Darwinbox.

This movement which started in 2020 will continue to rise in 2021 and here are the 4 trends which will dominate the HR technology landscape.

Trend 1: Accelerated Digital Transformation

The Darwinbox survey found that 84% of organisations have either adopted at least one HR tech solution during the pandemic or planning to in the next 12 months.

COVID-19 presented itself as the biggest driver for digital transformation since organizations found themselves in a position where they have to ensure business continuity while ensuring employee safety. While 58% of organisations saw the adoption of one or more HR tech solutions to meet these immediate priorities, 26% reported undergoing a complete digital transformation project by 2021.

Trend 2: Cloud Technology To The Rescue

When it comes to adapting to the new governance, cloud HRMS' did 2X better than non-cloud counterparts and 3X better for ensuring business continuity.

Organizations using cloud HR technology have been 55% and 50% more effective than others in remote engagement and facilitating employee safety, respectively. The ability to go mobile-first, less dependence on IT, accessibility, and seamless integrations are among the many benefits of cloud systems that make cloud HRMS the most suitable for the new normal.

Trend 3: 3 Of The Top 4 HR Tech Investments Were Solutions For Remote Work Management

The report identified that 60% organisations invested in remote workforce management tools, 59% on digital hiring & onboarding while 41% on video calling infrastructure.

The massive amounts of infrastructural investments already made into these technologies and organisations openly coming out in favour of a remote workforce are a clear indication that remote work is here to stay.

Trend 4: Building Agility - The Most Critical Objective Of Digital Transformation

73% of organisations reported the top priority of HR digital transformation to become an agile and future-ready organisation.

With a stronger focus on building lean systems and processes, organisations have realised the importance of being able to pivot quickly and efficiently in order to sail through turbulences. Not just the current one but any disruption that the future may hold.

Although 2020 saw the genesis of these trends, they will define the overall business and talent strategies for 2021 and beyond. Organisations are grabbing opportunities which the pandemic has presented to better themselves and stay ahead of the curve.

Darwinbox has been enabling top Asian organisations to capitalise on these trends and build a stronger workplace. 135+ enterprises with the likes of Ujjivan Bank , Mahindra Logistics , Max Bupa , Kirloskar Group , Kotak Life , and Tata Cliq have gone through a cloud HR Technology transformation with Darwinbox, completely remotely in 2020.

About Darwinbox

Darwinbox is a new-age & disruptive mobile-first HRMS platform built for the large enterprises to attract, engage, and nurture their most critical resource - talent.

Recognized as one of the most preferred HCM platforms in Asia by Gartner , Darwinbox is a cloud-based HCM platform that takes care of all HR needs across the employee lifecycle from hire to retire. With AI-based deep-tech features like Voicebot, Advanced Talent Analytics, intelligent CV shortlisting etc., the solution helps organisations leverage technology to enable a #SmarterWorklife.

Founded in 2015 by Chaitanya Peddi , Jayant Paleti , and Rohit Chennamaneni , the company currently serves 450+ global enterprises present in over 70+ countries and is backed by Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed India Partners, Endiya Partners and Mohandas Pai's 3one4 Capital.

Darwinbox Launches the Lightest HRMS App Making it Easy and Accessible to Every Employee

Darwinbox, a cloud-based Human Capital Management platform, has just launched its new lighter Android mobile app, which is as low as 7 MB, making it the lightest app in the sector globally.

Mobile apps today bring the best experiences to everyone's fingertips, however, research reports that 50.6% of mobile users uninstall apps due to the lack of space on their device's memory. With apps occupying more the ~70% of device memory, it is challenging app developers to be more efficient. These staggering usage patterns are what drove Darwinbox to push out the lighter app with dynamic delivery to generate and serve personalised feature delivery for each user's profile configurations.

These features were specifically focused on addressing the unique needs of its 650,000+ users, and to help client organisations ramp up adoption for all employees, ranging from the ground-level workforce to executives.

The lighter app, sized only 7MB, which is part of their Android version 3.1.0 update, uses an MVVM (Model-view-view model) software. Thus making it ideal even for the users in areas where data usage, bandwidth and storage space could be a concern.

About Darwinbox

Darwinbox is a new-age HR platform which takes care of all HR needs across the employee life-cycle - from recruitment, onboarding, employee management, payroll, leave, transfer, and performance management to exit management. It acts as a one-stop-shop to streamline the recruitment and on-boarding process and has an evolutionary talent management system catering to every performance philosophy. Its solutions combine workflows with intelligent insights and smart interfaces.

The Darwinbox team founded and led by Rohit Chennamaneni, Chaitanya Peddi, and Jayant Paleti is on a mission to transform the interaction between workforce and technology, through enterprise products that are as simple and effective to use as daily consumer apps. The company currently has 650,000+ employees using the platform with marquee clients like Dr. Reddy's, Paytm, Nivea, Myntra, GVK Bio, Delhivery, Zalora, Swiggy, etc. Darwinbox is backed by investments from the likes of Sequoia, Mohandas Pai, Sateesh Andra (ex-DFJ India Head) and Lightspeed Ventures. For more details, please visit: https://darwinbox.com.

HR Software Services Startup Darwinbox Raises $4M Funding Led by Lightspeed

Darwinbox, a human resources software-as-a-service startup, has raised $4 million (about Rs 25 crore) in a series-A round of funding led by Lightspeed India Partners, the India-dedicated fund of California-based Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Some of the existing investors who participated in the round include Endiya Partners, Mohandas Pai's 3one4 Capital and StartupXseed Ventures.

The company plans to use the newly raised funds product innovation and market expansion. Founded by Rohit Chennamaneni, Jayant Paleti and Chaitanya Peddi in August 2015, Darwinbox is a cloud-based integrated HR technology product that takes care of all HR needs across the employee cycle.

Lightspeed India fund's portfolio includes names such as Byju's and OYO, Lightspeed Venture Partners is known for its investment in enterprise cloud company Nutanix, which went for an IPO in September last year.

“Darwinbox is leading the charge in taking human capital management beyond the HR department to all employees with a highly user-friendly and configurable user experience,” said Dev Khare, partner at Lightspeed India Advisors Partners, who will join the company's board. “At all sizes and in all industries, businesses succeed when their employees and managers are engaged for maximum productivity and potential. As a result, human capital management software is core to the success of every business,” he added.

Darwinbox has on-boarded approximately 40 clients in the past one year including names like Paytm, Nivea, Delhivery, Swiggy and Godrej's CDPL (Creamline Dairy Products) with over 100,000 employees using its platform.

Darwinbox's primary focus is mid and large enterprises in India and it expects to add another 100 clients in the next one year. “We want to expand to other markets in Asia and have a global footprint eventually,“ said Rohit Chennamaneni.

Mohandas Pai Backs Darwinbox, MasterCard Invests in Razorpay and Instago Gets $500K

Darwinbox, a human resources software-as-aservice (SaaS) startup, has raised an undisclosed amount; American payments and financial services company MasterCard has invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based Razorpay; and Intra-city travel application Instago has raised $500,000 from multiple investors.

Mohandas Pai Invests in HR Software Firm Darwinbox

Darwinbox, a human resources software-as-aservice (SaaS) startup, has raised an undisclosed amount in early-stage seed funding led by Mohandas Pai's 3one4 Capital, Endiya Partners and Tracxn Labs.

Launched in August, 2015, Hyderabad-based Darwinbox is a human resources technology and analytics company founded by Jayant Paleti, Rohit Chennamaneni and Chaitanya Peddi. Currently consisting of five modules, Darwinbox plans to use a part of the funds to build more modules and the other towards marketing and sales to expand the product across the country - Mumbai being their next target, as ET reported.

Online Payment Gateway Solution Razorpay Raises Funding from MasterCard

American payments and financial services company MasterCard has invested an undisclosed amount in Bengaluru-based Razorpay, an online payment gateway solution for small and medium enterprises and platforms, reported ET.

The equity-based investment in the company backed by Tiger Global is MasterCard's second investment. In 2013, it had invested in Chicago-headquartered analytics company Mu Sigma.

The company had raised Rs 64 crore from Tiger Global in Series A and Matrix Partners along with multiple angel investors in the seed round. The 33 angel investors include Jeff Huber, senior vice president at Google X; Snapdeal cofounders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal; InMobi cofounders; and former Flipkart chief product officer Punit Soni.

Instago Raises $500K from Multiple Investors

Intra-city travel application Instago that helps users compare prices and book the cheapest mode of transport across different categories including on-demand taxis, autos, public transport and self-drive options has raised $500,000 from multiple investors including angel investor Ramit Sethi of Strongbox Ventures, as per ET report.

Founded in 2015 by Nakul Khanna, Anmol Ahlawat and Aneesh Seth, Instago collates information from multiple transport agencies and commuter generated content for real-time information on different modes of transport. The portal also compiles data through API integration with on-demand transport service providers to provide expected time of arrival and other information to the commuters.

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