# Nicolas Benenzon

> Nicolas Benenzon is the CEO and co-founder of Humand, an AI-powered HR and internal communication platform built for the world's 2.7 billion deskless workers. Founded in 2020 in Argentina and now headquartered in San Francisco, Humand serves 2+ million employees across 2,000+ organizations in 51 countries. In February 2026, Benenzon led the company's $66 million Series A - described by Nasdaq as the largest in Latin American history for its category - backed by Kaszek, Goodwater Capital, Y Combinator, and notable angels including the founders of Dropbox, Vercel, and MercadoLibre.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Humand
- **Organizations:** Humand, Y Combinator (W22), evenClick, TechTrek, Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA)
- **From:** Argentina
- **Nationality:** Argentine
- **Education:** Software Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA), Technical High School Diploma in Information and Communication Technology, ORT Argentina, Artificial Intelligence Summit Certificate, MIT
- **Known for:** Raised $66 million Series A in February 2026, described by Nasdaq as the largest in Latin American history for its HR tech category, Built Humand to 2+ million users across 2,000+ companies in 51 countries, Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch

## Career timeline

- **2012-2016** — CTO at Kate London
- **2016** — Met future co-founder Gerónimo Maspero at a Marcos Galperin lecture at ITBA
- **2017-2019** — Fundraising and logistics coordinator at TechTrek; raised 3x prior year's funds; organized 200+ person tech conference with speakers from Microsoft, IBM, and Google
- **2018-2020** — Co-founded evenClick, a marketplace for event planning, serving as CTO
- **2019** — Won ArcelorMittal Acindar bid - built an internal communication platform in 20 days, beating Facebook Workplace and Microsoft Yammer
- **2020** — Co-founded Humand with Gerónimo Maspero; platform became critical during COVID-19 pandemic for 3,000+ employees
- **2020** — Attended MIT Artificial Intelligence Summit in Boston
- **2021** — Relocated to Mexico; closed 30+ contracts in six months
- **2022** — Accepted into Y Combinator (Winter 2022 batch); raised $2.5M in first funding round
- **2024** — Humand surpasses 1 million users globally
- **2026-02** — Closed $66M Series A - described by Nasdaq as the largest in Latin American history for its category - co-led by Kaszek and Goodwater Capital

## Achievements

- Raised $66 million Series A in February 2026, described by Nasdaq as the largest in Latin American history for its HR tech category
- Built Humand to 2+ million users across 2,000+ companies in 51 countries
- Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch
- Won competitive bid against Facebook Workplace and Microsoft Yammer for ArcelorMittal Acindar in 2019
- Secured investment from founders of Dropbox, Vercel, MercadoLibre, Lyft, and Webflow
- Grew Humand to 500+ employees across 20+ countries
- Raised 3x prior year's fundraising target while at TechTrek
- Organized a 200+ person technical conference with Microsoft, IBM, and Google speakers

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Humand closes $66M Series A co-led by Kaszek and Goodwater Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and founders of Dropbox, Vercel, MercadoLibre, Lyft, and Webflow
- **2026-02** — Humand surpasses 2 million users across 2,000+ companies in 51 countries
- **2026-02** — Round described by Nasdaq as the largest Series A in Latin American history for HR tech category

## Links

- Website: https://humand.co
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/benenzon
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/humandco
- GitHub: https://github.com/nicolasbenenzon
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/humandapp/

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Last updated: 2026-05-24