Topia offers a proprietary suite of subscription-based software that automates manual global talent mobility processes and enables companies to deploy and engage employees anywhere. The company recently unveiled Topia One, an integrated cloud platform that consolidates its suite of solutions on a single data standard. Topia’s platform covers scenario-based planning, expat payroll, tax and immigration compliance, reporting and other mobility workflows. Customers named in the article include Schneider Electric, Dell, Veolia, Equinor and AXA. Topia has raised over $115M from investors including New Enterprise Associates (now NewView Capital), Notion Capital and others, and operates globally with offices across the Americas and EMEA. The company says it is developing next-generation Topia solutions and expanding marketing to rapidly grow market share and address mobility challenges created by COVID-19. Move Guides provides a cloud platform that consolidates companies, employees and global vendors (shipping, real estate, immigration, tax, etc.) to manage employee relocation and broader talent mobility. The product, branded as the Talent Mobility Cloud, aims to replace legacy BPO relocation providers by delivering technology and data to HR teams. The company launched in London and has expanded internationally with offices in the Americas, EMEA and APAC. Move Guides says its platform can reduce relocation-related costs by about 10% and targets large enterprises across financial services, manufacturing and technology. The business is growing rapidly, cited as growing at 200% annually, and has pursued inorganic product expansion (it acquired Teleport in March 2017). The company emphasizes using the current funding to grow market share and invest in infrastructure. Move Guides offers a cloud-based Talent Mobility Cloud that centralizes companies, employees and global vendors (shipping, real estate, immigration, tax and more) to manage employee relocations. The platform targets companies that would otherwise outsource relocation or run talent mobility programs in-house, positioning itself against incumbents such as Cartus and SIRVA. Move Guides says customers can reduce total relocation costs by up to 10% versus traditional relocation management companies and aims to improve employee experience. The company operates offices in San Francisco, London, New York and Hong Kong and maintains a global network of more than 1,000 vendor partners. Financially, the startup has raised $30 million in total funding since its founding in late 2011. Move Guides plans to use the new capital for further global expansion out of San Francisco and to release new products. The company recently appointed Jim Drill as President, based in San Francisco. Move Guides provides a cloud-based Talent Mobility Cloud that consolidates companies, employees and global vendors (shipping, real estate, immigration, tax and more) into a single platform to manage employee relocations. Its SaaS enterprise product targets HR departments and aims to disrupt incumbents such as Cartus and SIRVA by reducing complexity, time and cost of mobility programs. The company cites a $150 billion annual market for corporate talent moves and positions its platform to handle increasing employee mobility for relocations, projects and expatriate assignments. Move Guides has raised an $8.2 million Series A led by New Enterprise Associates and previously raised just over $2.4 million from investors including NEA, Notion Capital and a group of angels. The company is expanding to Hong Kong and has hired Alex Wood as VP, Global Sales. Its cloud approach and consolidation of vendors aim to lower relocation costs and increase employee satisfaction for enterprise customers. MOVE Guides is a UK-based SaaS platform aimed at simplifying the process of relocating employees internationally for work. It launched a public beta last year targeting the international relocation market, which the article values at more than $40 billion annually and is currently dominated by offline companies. Clients on the platform have completed thousands of employee moves and report a 99% employee satisfaction rating across 80 cities on six continents. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate expansion of its SaaS solution and scale up operations. MOVE Guides was founded by Brynne Herbert out of her own expat moving experience during her MBA at London Business School. Prior to this round it had previously raised £400,000; competitors mentioned include Moveline and incumbents such as Cartus.

Total raised

$89M

Funding rounds

6

Latest round

Debt Financing

Latest activity

Oct 2020