# brioHR

> brioHR is a cloud-based human resources management and payroll company built for the complexity of Southeast Asian employment. Its modular platform connects employee records, payroll, time and attendance, leave, claims, recruitment, onboarding, performance, training and reporting, while its implementation and payroll-outsourcing teams handle the local work software alone cannot. Founded in 2018 by Benjamin Croc and Nabil Oudghiri, the company says it serves more than 1,000 organizations and raised a $6.5 million Series A in 2025 to expand its product, AI capabilities and ASEAN footprint.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- **Founders:** Benjamin Croc (Co-founder and CEO), Nabil Oudghiri (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 65-73 employees by public profile and supplied data; sources vary.
- **Products:** All-in-one HRMS, Payroll Software, Time & Attendance, Recruitment and ATS, Performance Management
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch., Raised a $6.5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures in May 2025., Reports serving more than 1,000 organizations across multiple industries.

## Products & services

- **All-in-one HRMS** — A modular cloud platform joining employee profiles, document management, leave, claims, onboarding, training and workflows.
- **Payroll Software** — Country-aware payroll connected to time, leave and claims, with statutory calculations, forms, bank files, payslips and reporting.
- **Time & Attendance** — Clock-ins, schedules, shifts, overtime and timesheets that flow into payroll after approval.
- **Recruitment and ATS** — Job boards, candidate tracking, collaborative hiring and handoff into employee onboarding.
- **Performance Management** — Goals and OKRs, competencies, one-on-ones, 360-degree feedback, appraisal workflows and development plans.
- **Reporting & Analytics** — Ready-made and custom reports across payroll, attendance, claims, leave, performance and employee records, with API and export options.
- **Payroll Outsourcing** — Managed payroll processing, statutory contributions, bank files, tax returns and annual reports; brioHR says more than 100 businesses use the service.
- **Implementation and Support** — Data migration, configuration, training, a knowledge center and live in-app assistance for HR teams and employees.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch.
- Raised a $6.5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures in May 2025.
- Reports serving more than 1,000 organizations across multiple industries.
- Listed as an approved payroll software provider by Malaysia's Inland Revenue Board.
- Listed among Singapore AIS payroll software vendors and promoted as a pre-approved Productivity Solutions Grant solution.
- ISO 27001 certification is stated on brioHR product pages.
- Reports more than 100 businesses using its payroll-outsourcing service.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — brioHR announced that its Singapore HRMS offering had become pre-approved under the Productivity Solutions Grant.
- **2025-05** — The company raised a $6.5 million Series A led by Openspace Ventures, with Taiwania Hive Ventures and other regional investors participating.
- **2025-12** — CEO Benjamin Croc presented brioHR's people-first HR technology thesis at Malaysia HR Forum's Tech Penang 2025.
- **2026-03** — CTO Nabil Oudghiri discussed targeted, verified AI use cases for HR and warned that core HR systems must remain stable and reliable.
- **2026-07** — Weekly releases added payroll, leave, claims, document-management, language and security enhancements, including multi-signatures, Thai language support and payslip protection.
- **2026-08** — The company promoted a refreshed mobile app and continued HR community programming through workshops, events and the withBrio podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://briohr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/briohr/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BrioHr
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLFIB5vpQ_0YyPGYO0-sPaw/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briohr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/briohr/

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Last updated: 2026-08-17