What retrain.ai does

retrain.ai is a New York-headquartered, venture-backed software company founded in June 2020 by Dr. Shay David (CEO), Isabelle Bichler-Eliasaf (COO), and Avi Simon (CTO) in response to the COVID-era skills gap. The company operates a Talent Intelligence Platform that combines generative AI and semantic natural language processing to extract skills from CVs, job descriptions, and other workforce text - going beyond keyword matching to identify implied competencies. The platform is organized into four integrated modules (Skills Architecture, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Talent Development) built on a proprietary global skills taxonomy derived from 300+ million job descriptions and 1.5+ billion data points, and applies a "Capabilities Genome" framework assessing each employee's knowledge, skills, qualifications, and attributes. The platform is sold as enterprise SaaS with frictionless integration into existing HCM, ATS, TA, TM, and L&D systems, governed by a five-pillar Responsible AI framework (Explainability, Fairness, Robustness, Data Quality, Accountability).

The company serves enterprise customers across five primary verticals - healthcare, financial services, technology, retail, and government/nonprofit - with named logos including Maccabi Healthcare Services, JDC, a Global Healthcare Group operating in 23 countries, an Insurance Group in Israel, a Global Consumer Goods Retailer with 1M+ U.S. employees, a Large Commercial Bank, and an Enterprise Security Company. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with a demo-driven motion, supplemented by a partner program for systems integrators and referral partners and an extensive content-marketing engine including the Responsible HR Forum (launched May 2023 with an EEOC keynote), webinars, whitepapers, and analyst relationships (Josh Bersin). Revenue is generated via SaaS subscription with module-based packaging, though no public pricing is disclosed. The company maintains offices in New York (Midtown) and Tel Aviv, has raised $34 million in cumulative disclosed funding across four rounds (most recently a $14M round in December 2022 led by Radical Ventures), and operates with 51-100 employees. Compliance posture includes SOC 2 Type 2 (assessed by EY), ISO 27001, ISO 27018, GDPR, and CCPA.

Name

retrain.ai

Legal name

retrain.ai

Website

https://retrain.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

retrain.ai is a New York-based AI-driven Talent Intelligence Platform that helps enterprises hire, retain, and reskill workforce using semantic skills extraction, a 1.5B+ data point global skills taxonomy, and a responsible AI framework. Founded 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Talent Intelligence Software

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI), AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Talent intelligence platform
• Skills taxonomy software
• HR analytics software
• Workforce skills mapping
• Talent acquisition software

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Platform: The company operates as a SaaS talent intelligence platform with subscription-based pricing. The platform includes modules for Skills Architecture, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Management that can be customized per organization.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

retrain.ai operates a SaaS-based Talent Intelligence Platform powered by responsible AI, combining a global skills taxonomy with semantic analysis to help enterprises hire, retain, upskill, and reskill talent. The platform includes modules for Skills Architecture, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Talent Development, integrating with existing HCM, ATS, TA, TM, and L&D systems.

Product overview

retrain.ai offers a unified Talent Intelligence Platform built on generative AI and responsible AI principles. The platform combines a core Talent Intelligence Platform with three integrated modules: Skills Architecture (for building the skills-based organization foundation), Talent Acquisition (for AI-powered hiring and candidate matching), and Talent Management (for retention and internal mobility). An additional Talent Development module enables personalized upskilling programs. All modules leverage a global skills taxonomy built from 300+ million job descriptions and 1.5+ billion data points. The platform integrates with existing HCM, ATS, TA, TM, and L&D systems without requiring replacement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Talent Intelligence Platform A unified, AI-powered SaaS platform that combines external labor market data with internal company data to provide workforce skills intelligence. Enables skills-based hiring, retention, and development across the full employee lifecycle from hire to retire, and is sold to enterprise HR organizations via a demo-driven sales motion.
• Skills Architecture Module for building a skills-based organization foundation; establishes a unified skills language, uncovers workforce skills via AI analysis, creates organizational heat maps of strengths and gaps, and supports workforce forecasting and Build/Borrow/Buy planning.
• Talent Acquisition AI-powered hiring module that uncovers candidate skills and aptitudes, ranks skills match to open roles, and connects candidates to positions for growth; documented to reduce time-to-hire by 55% and increase candidate pool diversity by 39%.
• Talent Management AI-powered retention and development module that automatically skills-maps the workforce, identifies upskilling opportunities, and connects employees to optimal career pathways; documented to increase internal mobility by 57% and employee engagement by 62%.
• Talent Development AI-powered upskilling and reskilling module that creates custom learning programs and personalized career pathing plans aligned with employee goals and company needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 57% increase in internal mobility
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• SAP.iO Foundry Tel AvivnotableTechnology or Integration · 5 June 2023Selected to participate in SAP.iO Foundry Tel Aviv program, gaining access to SAP's startup ecosystem and potential integration opportunities with SAP's HR and enterprise software suite.
• Responsible AI Institute (RAII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with leading non-profit building tangible governance tools for trustworthy, safe, and fair artificial intelligence. retrain.ai works with RAII to implement responsible AI standards in HR technology.
• World Economic ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership in WEF through which retrain.ai helps establish programs that hold companies accountable for their application of AI tools and technologies in HR.
• Josh Bersin / Bersin AcademynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal industry analyst who has publicly recognized retrain.ai's approach and categorized the company as a new type of AI company built from the ground up on neural networks, distinguishing it from other HR tech providers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Beamery: Beamery is a talent lifecycle management platform with AI-driven skills inference, CRM, and workforce planning capabilities, targeting the same enterprise HR audience as retrain.ai.
• Eightfold AI: Eightfold AI is the most direct competitor, offering a Talent Intelligence Platform that uses AI for skills matching, talent acquisition, talent management, and workforce planning — closely aligned to retrain.ai's modules and target enterprise buyer.
• Gloat: Gloat provides an AI-driven talent marketplace and internal mobility platform, overlapping directly with retrain.ai's Talent Management and internal mobility modules for large enterprise HR buyers.
• Fuel50: Fuel50 is an AI talent marketplace focused on skills-based career pathing, internal mobility, and employee development — directly comparable to retrain.ai's Talent Development and Talent Management modules.
• SeekOut: SeekOut is an AI-driven talent intelligence and sourcing platform serving enterprise TA teams, overlapping with retrain.ai's Talent Acquisition module and skills-based sourcing proposition.
• Phenom People: Phenom provides an AI-powered talent experience platform covering sourcing, CRM, recruitment marketing, and internal mobility — a competing end-to-end stack for the same enterprise HR buyer.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Workday is a broad HCM and talent management incumbent that has layered AI-driven skills intelligence into its core suite, competing with retrain.ai from an installed-base advantage across large enterprises.
• SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors is the talent management arm of SAP's HCM suite, increasingly bundling AI skills and workforce planning features — relevant both as competitor and as integration partner given retrain.ai's SAP.iO Foundry participation.
• iCIMS: iCIMS is an established enterprise ATS and talent acquisition platform adding AI matching and CRM capabilities, competing with retrain.ai's Talent Acquisition module for enterprise TA budget.

Emerging players

• Harver (Pymetrics): Harver, which acquired Pymetrics, provides AI-based assessments and talent matching for hiring at scale, offering partial overlap with retrain.ai's skills extraction and candidate matching capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/retrain-ai
• Xx.com/RetrainAi
• Facebookfacebook.com/RetrainAi

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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