Darwinbox

Darwinbox
Founded2015
FounderJayant Paleti, Rohit Chennamaneni, Chaitanya Peddi and Vineet Singh
Headquarters
Singapore
Websitedarwinbox.com

Darwinbox is an AI-Native cloud HCM suite platform, headquartered in Singapore. The platform is an agile Human capital management (HCM) suite designed to help enterprises and growing organizations.

History

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

In February 2021, The Filipino conglomerate JG Summit Holdings partnered with Drawinbox and in October 2025, it expanded its partnership with Darwinbox.

In 2022 Darwinbox became a unicorn, valued at over $1B.

In January 2023, Microsoft invested in Darwinbox. In 2024, Darwinbox elevates its CTO Vineet Singh as fourth co-founder.

In March 2025, Darwinbox raised $140 million by Partners Group and KKR & Co. to accelerate global expansion.

Darwinbox became the first HR technology platform to introduce a Model Context Protocol MCP server for AI integration in May 2025.

In August 2026, The company developed AI-native HR platform "Cortex", an AI-native Human capital management (HCM) platform.

Recognitions

In 2021, Darwinbox became the Youngest Asian Player to Feature on Gartner's Magic Quadrant for cloud HCM suite. In 2025, Darwinbox named Challenger in Gartner® Magic Quadrant for the second consecutive year, accelerating AI in HCM.

References

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