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Darwinbox Unicorn

Darwinbox Digital Solutions Private Limited ● Hyderabad, Telangana ● Founded 2015 ● darwinbox.com ↗

Darwinbox is a mobile-first, AI-enabled human capital management (HCM) platform founded in August 2015 by Jayant Paleti, Rohit Chennamaneni and Chaitanya Peddi (CTO Vineet Singh was elevated to a fourth co-founder in August 2024). It serves 1,000+ enterprises and over 3 million employees across 130 countries, and achieved unicorn status in January 2022 via a $72M Series D led by…

Jayant Paleti · Co-founder Rohit Chennamaneni · Co-founder Chaitanya Peddi · Co-founder Vineet Singh · Co-founder & CTO (elevated to co-founder title in Aug 2024)
$295 MnTotal funding (tracked)
10Funding rounds
15 Sep 2026Last round

Darwinbox: Funding Rounds

Date Round Amount Investors Source
15 Sep 2026 Growth Equity (follow-on) Undisclosed Teachers' Venture Growth (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan) source
19 Aug 2025 Growth Equity $40 Mn Teachers' Venture Growth (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan) source
5 Mar 2025 Growth Equity $140 Mn KKR Partners Group Gravity Holdings source
4 Jan 2023 Series D Extension $5 Mn State Bank of India source
1 Nov 2022 Series D Extension $4 Mn Microsoft Corporation source
24 Jan 2022 Series D $72 Mn TCV 3one4 Capital Endiya Partners Lightspeed Venture Partners Salesforce Ventures SCB 10X Sequoia Capital India source
19 Jan 2021 Series C $15 Mn Salesforce Ventures 3one4 Capital Endiya Partners Lightspeed India Partners Sequoia Capital India source
30 Sep 2019 Series B $15 Mn Sequoia Capital India 3one4 Capital Endiya Partners Lightspeed India Partners source
20 Jun 2017 Series A $4 Mn Lightspeed India Partners 3one4 Capital Endiya Partners StartupXseed Ventures source
1 Jul 2016 Pre-Series A Undisclosed Endiya Partners 3one4 Capital Aaruha Technology TracxnLabs source

Recent Signals

  • 30 Aug 2024 · org-team
    CTO Vineet Singh elevated to fourth co-founder source
  • 14 Nov 2022 · org-team
    Opened Global Headquarters in Hyderabad source
  • 24 Jan 2022 · growth-traction
    Achieved unicorn status via $72M Series D led by TCV source

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FAQs on Darwinbox

Who founded Darwinbox?

Darwinbox was founded by Jayant Paleti, Rohit Chennamaneni, Chaitanya Peddi, Vineet Singh in 2015.

How much funding has Darwinbox raised?

Darwinbox has raised $295 Mn across 10 tracked funding round(s), most recently on 2026-09-15. Figures are compiled from cited public sources.

Who are the investors in Darwinbox?

Investors in Darwinbox include Teachers' Venture Growth (Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan), KKR, Partners Group, Gravity Holdings.

What does Darwinbox do?

Darwinbox is a mobile-first, AI-enabled human capital management (HCM) platform founded in August 2015 by Jayant Paleti, Rohit Chennamaneni and Chaitanya Peddi (CTO Vineet Singh was elevated to a fourth co-founder in August 2024). It serves 1,000+ enterprises and over 3 million employees across 130…

Where is Darwinbox headquartered?

Darwinbox is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

What is Darwinbox's business model?

Darwinbox's core value proposition centers on AI-native HCM for global enterprises, Whole employee-lifecycle HCM platform, Faster, smarter hiring.

How does Darwinbox make money?

Darwinbox's cited revenue streams include SaaS subscription revenue, Growing international/overseas revenue mix.

Sources & corrections. Every fact on this page is compiled from cited public sources — follow the "source" links beside each entry. Profile sources: newsroom.darwinbox.com · Last verified 21 Oct 2026. · Report a correction