# Kombo

> Kombo is a unified API that lets B2B software companies connect to hundreds of HR, payroll, recruiting (ATS), and learning systems through a single integration. Instead of building and maintaining separate connectors to systems like Personio, BambooHR, Workday, Greenhouse, and Paychex, customers integrate Kombo once and gain access to a normalized data model and authentication layer across 300+ HR and ATS tools. Founded in 2022 and based in Berlin and New York, Kombo positions itself as the infrastructure layer for people data - from hire to retire.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Berlin, Germany (with an office in New York, USA)
- **Founders:** Alexander Kübel (Co-Founder & CEO), Aike Hillbrands (Co-Founder), Fabian Rothfuß (Co-Founder), Niklas Higi (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~66 employees
- **Products:** HRIS API, ATS API, Assessment API, LMS API, AI Apply
- **Notable:** Raised a $25M Series A led by Volition Capital in February 2026, bringing total funding to ~$30M+ since 2022., Grew to 300+ customers including Indeed, Paychex, HireVue and Gem., Built out a portfolio of 300+ HR, ATS, payroll and LMS integrations.

## Products & services

- **HRIS API** — A unified API to read and write data across major HR information systems - employees, employments, absences, time-off, documents - using one data model regardless of the underlying system (Personio, BambooHR, Workday, Paycor, Oracle HCM, and more).
- **ATS API** — A single integration to applicant tracking systems for reading and writing candidates, jobs, applications and screening data across recruiting tools like Greenhouse and others.
- **Assessment API** — Unified access to assessment and background-check providers for recruiting and screening workflows.
- **LMS API** — A unified API for learning management systems to sync courses, training and compliance data.
- **AI Apply** — A browser agent that automates recruiting workflows and candidate application flows across ATS systems.

## Achievements

- Raised a $25M Series A led by Volition Capital in February 2026, bringing total funding to ~$30M+ since 2022.
- Grew to 300+ customers including Indeed, Paychex, HireVue and Gem.
- Built out a portfolio of 300+ HR, ATS, payroll and LMS integrations.
- Expanded from Berlin to a US presence in New York within roughly four years.
- Achieved enterprise security and compliance standards including SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Announced a $25M Series A led by Volition Capital to expand across Talent Acquisition, HR, Payroll and IT systems and scale teams in New York and Berlin.
- **2025** — Launched AI Apply, a browser agent for automating recruiting workflows across ATS systems.
- **2024** — Expanded product coverage into LMS (learning management system) integrations.

## Links

- Website: https://kombo.dev
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kombo-api

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Last updated: 2026-07-20