# CPOHQ + Knoetic AI

> CPOHQ + Knoetic AI is a New York-based company building an AI-powered 'second brain' for Chief People Officers. It pairs a people analytics platform that integrates with 60+ HR systems - surfacing insights on attrition, DEI, performance, compensation and headcount - with CPOHQ, a private community of 2,000+ Chief People Officers and CHROs. Founded in 2020 by Joseph Quan (originally as Twine Labs), the company combines hard workforce data with the collective judgment of top people leaders so HR executives can make faster, more strategic decisions.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Joseph Quan (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~260 employees (per Apollo data); tripled headcount year-over-year around the Series B
- **Products:** People Analytics, CPOHQ Community, Genie (AI assistant), Playbooks, CPOHQ Elevate
- **Notable:** Raised $56M+ total across Seed, Series A and Series B from Accel, Menlo Ventures and EQT Ventures, Grew CPOHQ from roughly 100 to 2,000+ Chief People Officers in about two years (20x), 5x year-over-year ARR growth following its Series A

## Products & services

- **People Analytics** — A cloud platform that integrates with 60+ HR systems to give people leaders a single source of truth on attrition, DEI, headcount growth, performance, compensation and retention, with custom dashboards and executive reporting.
- **CPOHQ Community** — A private, vetted global network of 2,000+ Chief People Officers and CHROs offering forums, benchmarks, playbooks, roundtables and meetups. Free for accepted members.
- **Genie (AI assistant)** — An AI assistant for HR that lets leaders ask workforce questions in natural language and get answers from their data.
- **Playbooks** — Curated, peer-sourced strategy guides that help HR teams scale processes based on their organization's needs and stage.
- **CPOHQ Elevate** — A flagship conference for Chief People Officers featuring leaders from across the people function.

## Achievements

- Raised $56M+ total across Seed, Series A and Series B from Accel, Menlo Ventures and EQT Ventures
- Grew CPOHQ from roughly 100 to 2,000+ Chief People Officers in about two years (20x)
- 5x year-over-year ARR growth following its Series A
- Backed by 150+ angel investors including bestselling author Adam Grant
- Adopted by name-brand customers including Figma, Datadog, Lyft, Box and OpenAI
- Recognized on LinkedIn Top Startups; SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliant

## Latest updates

- **2022-09** — Closed a $36M Series B led by EQT Ventures with Menlo Ventures and Accel, bringing total funding above $50M.
- **2024-01** — Hosted CPOHQ Elevate, a flagship conference for Chief People Officers, in Los Angeles.
- **2025-01** — Founder/CEO began building a new suite of AI products - an AI 'second brain' for CPOs - during the 2025 AI wave, integrating data and community.

## Links

- Website: https://knoetic.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cpohqknoetic
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/twinelabs

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Last updated: 2026-06-15