Darwinbox - About the company
Darwinbox is a series D company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2015 by Jayant Paleti, Chaitanya Peddi, Rohit Chennamaneni and Vineet Singh. It operates as a Developer of human capital management software with AI capabilities. Darwinbox has raised $149M in funding from investors like Peak XV Partners, TCV and Microsoft, with a current valuation of ₹8,960Cr. The company has 2408 active competitors, including 129 funded and 166 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Workday, People Strong and Factorial.
Company Details
Developer of human capital management software with AI capabilities. The software is designed to empower human resources teams. It provides a modern platform with a consumer-grade experience. The platform is built to make enterprises change-ready.
- Website
- darwinbox.com/en-us
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@darwinbox.com
- Registered Address
- Plot No.17, Madhapur Road, Opp Best Western Jubilee Ridge, Kavuri Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 500033
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$149M in 13 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
₹8,960Cr as on Oct 01, 2025
Investors
Ranked
9th among 2408 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
Employee Count
1,022 as on May 31, 2025
Legal entities associated with Darwinbox
Darwinbox is associated with 5 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DARWINBOX DIGITAL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U74900TG2015PTC101793 , India, Active | Nov 20, 2015 | ₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 1027 (As on Apr 01, 2026) | |
DARWINBOX TECHNOLOGIES INC. CIN: 6908002 , United States, Active | Jul 11, 2022 | - | 7 (As on Dec 01, 2024) | - |
Darwin Box Technologies TH Co., Ltd. CIN: 0105565163870 , Thailand, Active | Oct 05, 2022 | - | - | |
DARWINBOX ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. CIN: 201910418M , Singapore, Active | Mar 31, 2019 | $1M - $10M (As on Mar 31, 2023) | - | |
DARWINBOX TECHNOLOGIES SDN. BHD. CIN: 202201033517 , Malaysia, Active | - | - | - |
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Darwinbox's funding and investors
Darwinbox has raised a total funding of $149M over 13 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Sep 12, 2025 for $5.24M. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Darwinbox has 48 institutional investors and 8 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Darwinbox:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 12, 2025 | $5.24M | Series D | $1.01B | - | ||
Aug 14, 2025 | $5.24M | Series D | - | - | - | |
Mar 05, 2025 | $9.6M | Series D | $965M | 15.6x |
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Darwinbox's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Darwinbox's key team members:
- Jayant Paleti: Co-Founder of Darwinbox and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 6 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address and 1 phone number
- Chaitanya Peddi: Co-Founder of Darwinbox. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 2 email addresses and 2 phone numbers
- Rohit Chennamaneni: Co-Founder of Darwinbox and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Vineet Singh: Co-Founder & CTO of Darwinbox.
Darwinbox's Board of Directors
Darwinbox's board has 9 active members. Jayant Paleti, Chaitanya Peddi, Harshjit Singh Sethi, Devtosh Kumar Khare and Venkat Pavan Rohit Chennamaneni are part of team and Cyrus Dinshaw Driver, Akshay Tanna, Venkat pavan rohit Chennamaneni and Gopi Krishna Vaddi are independent board members.Here is the list of Darwinbox's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 10y 7m | |
Team | - | Past | 6y 9m | |
Team | - | Past | 10y 7m | |
Investor | Peak XV Partners | Past | 6y 9m | |
Investor | - | Past | 1y 2m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 10y 7m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 4y 5m |
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Darwinbox's employee count trend
Darwinbox has 1,022 employees as of May 25. The total employee count is the same as what it was in May 24. Here is Darwinbox's employee count trend over the years:
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Darwinbox's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Darwinbox include Workday, People Strong and Factorial. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Darwinbox, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public | Developer of cloud software for human resources finance and operations | $352M | 88/100 | |
2nd |  People Strong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired | Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions | $30.7M | 83/100 | |
3rd | Provider of business management software for human resources and finance | $369M | 81/100 | ||
4th |  Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired | Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises | $855M | 80/100 | |
5th | Provider of a platform for human resources, payroll, and finance | $574M | 79/100 | ||
6th | Provider of cloud based human resource management system and payroll software. | $47.4M | 78/100 | ||
7th | Developer of human capital management software providing HR and talent solutions | $30M | 77/100 | ||
8th | Remote 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of employment infrastructure for payroll compliance and contractor management | $506M | 77/100 | |
9th |  Darwinbox 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Developer of human capital management software with AI capabilities | $149M | 75/100 | |
10th | SuccessFactors 2001, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | AI-powered human capital management solutions for workforce success and organizational agility | $79.8M | 74/100 |
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Darwinbox's Latest cap tables and shareholding
Founders own 17.88%, Funds (largest shareholder) own 38.90%, Enterprises own 20.92% and Angels own 0.53%. The net worth of Darwinbox's founders is INR 1,600Cr as of Oct 01, 2025.
Shareholders Name | Post Round Holding % | Net worth | Cumulative Investment | Realised Returns | Unrealised Returns | Return Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Founder | 17.88% | 1,600Cr | 7633800 | 8563024 | 9007026 | 4936459 |
7966801 | 5972313 | 3245618 | 3342794 | 2682585 | 4247261 | |
8129354 | 5433867 | 9271608 | 2874337 | 3140027 | 2220182 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Fund | 38.90% | 3,480Cr | 8052445 | 3191669 | 3137844 | 5761908 |
4768901 | 4202008 | 9516880 | 9197531 | 4706231 | 1514810 | |
624278 | 656251 | 801341 | 415799 | 400219 | 586609 | |
1211 | 2651 | 2435 | 6668 | 2713 | 5579 | |
201 | 398 | 359 | 187 | 211 | 759 | |
2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Enterprise | 20.92% | 1,870Cr | 5275279 | 8325408 | 7960475 | 3450514 |
Angel | 0.53% | 47.1Cr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other People | 0.93% | 83.3Cr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESOP Pool | 12.19% | 1,090Cr | 6524815 | 9330857 | 6327923 | 5194916 |
Other Investors | 8.66% | 775Cr | 1328756 | 7221432 | 4452058 | 8293975 |
Total | 100.00% | 8,960Cr | 1663329 | 5938316 | 6805794 | 4334464 |
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Darwinbox's Investments and acquisitions
Darwinbox has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Darwinbox
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News related to Darwinbox
Filter this listMedia has covered Darwinbox for a total of 13 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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Darwinbox Named a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Talent Acquisition SuitesBusiness Wire•May 14, 2026•Darwinbox
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JG Summit Expands Partnership with Darwinbox to Elevate Employee ExperienceACN Newswire•Oct 20, 2025•JG Summit Holdings, Darwinbox
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Darwinbox's revenue rises to Rs 534 Cr in FY25; narrows adjusted lossesEntrackr•Oct 17, 2025•Darwinbox
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Darwinbox Named Challenger in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Second Year, Accelerating AI in HCMBusinessFortNight•Oct 08, 2025•Darwinbox
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Darwinbox Launches Super-Agent - An AI Teammate for Every EmployeeBusiness Wire•Sep 15, 2025•Darwinbox
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