Sloneek raises $6M Series A to push AI deeper into HR and expand to the UK and Poland
What's the deal? Sloneek, a Czech-Slovak HR platform, has raised $6M in a Series A round led by Orbit CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Venture to Future FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. The startup builds a digital office for HR professionals, managing everything from CV intake and contract signing to attendance tracking, performance reviews, and offboarding.
The company plans to use the funds for two things: deepening its AI capabilities and expanding into the UK and Poland, where it will set up local sales teams.
Sloneek serves over 500 clients across 25 countries, including Grant ThorntonDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, MANDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and TwistoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Its annual recurring revenue has hit €2.5M — more than doubling in the year to mid-2025.
Why now? The startup wants to move fast on AI integration. Co-founder Filip Lukáč says the next version of the platform will let HR managers run tasks through voice or text commands. "What used to take hours will be done with a single voice command," he said.
"Our goal isn't to replace HR professionals, but to give them the most powerful tool they can imagine — so they can focus on what AI can't replace: strategic people management and care," Lukáč added.
What could go wrong? In Poland, Sloneek will go head-to-head with Factorial, a Spanish HR startup valued at over €2B — one of Europe's unicorns. Factorial expanded into Poland in early 2025 and targets a similar market segment.
Lukáč argues the overlap isn't as direct as it seems. "Factorial primarily targets companies with up to 50 employees. We go significantly higher — 50 to 1,000." He also believes Sloneek's AI is more advanced than the Barcelona-based rival's.
Still, competing with a company that has hundreds of times more capital is a significant risk, especially on a new market where neither player has deep roots yet.
The signal: Sloneek's ARR more than doubling to €2.5M shows that early-stage HR platforms can still carve out space in one of Europe's most crowded SaaS categories, particularly by targeting the 50–1,000 employee segment that sits between the SMB tools and enterprise giants. The involvement of Orbit Capital and Slovakia's Venture to Future Fund — both investment funds backing capital-efficient software plays — suggests investor confidence that AI-native features and cost discipline can matter more than sheer fundraising firepower in the race against unicorn incumbents like Factorial.
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