Hominum

What Hominum does

Hominum is a private, by-invitation-only professional community for CHROs and senior Human Resources executives, founded in 2021 and incorporated as Hominum, Inc. in New York. The platform's core technology is a community environment built on a private Slack channel and Google group, enabling real-time peer-to-peer discussion among senior HR leaders. Membership is structured into three tiers — Member (2 hours/year contribution), Elite Member (5 hours/year contribution), and Ambassador (10 hours/year contribution) — each free of charge for qualified C-, VP-, and Director-level HR executives. Benefits include a weekly CHRO Wire newsletter, membership database access, career counseling, private job opportunities, quarterly CHRO Mastermind calls, and exclusive business and social events.

Hominum does not generate revenue from membership fees. Instead, the business model rests on four paid vendor programs that monetize the CHRO network: Ideate (pre-seed discovery conversations), Activate (seed/A-round demo opportunities), Propagate (VC access to the CHRO network), and Educate (thought leadership series for midsize/enterprise HR Tech vendors). These programs serve HR Tech vendors, startups, and investors seeking structured access to senior HR decision-makers at marquee enterprises.

The company is headquartered in New York City at 1623 3rd Ave, Suite 5H, with membership spanning throughout the United States. Named community participants include CHROs from Amazon, Salesforce, Mastercard, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Samsung, Adidas, AT&T, General Motors, UNICEF, and others, providing brand association and credibility for the network. No funding rounds, headcount, or revenue figures are disclosed, and the company operates without disclosed investors or parent entities.

Name

Hominum

Legal name

Hominum, Inc.

Website

https://hominum.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Hominum is a by-invitation-only private community platform for CHROs and senior HR executives, offering tiered free membership and monetizing the curated network through paid vendor programs connecting HR Tech vendors, startups, and VCs with senior HR decision-makers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Vendor Programs: Revenue generated through paid programs for HR Tech vendors, startups, and VCs. Programs include Ideate (pre-seed discovery conversations), Activate (demo opportunities for early-stage startups), Propagate (CHRO network access for VCs), and Educate (thought leadership series for midsize/enterprise HR Tech companies).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hominum operates a by-invitation-only professional community for CHROs and senior HR executives that provides networking, career advice, and industry insight sharing through three free membership tiers. The company also monetizes the community through paid programs (Ideate, Activate, Propagate, Educate) that connect HR Tech startups, VCs, and enterprise HR Tech vendors with senior corporate HR decision-makers for discovery conversations, demos, network access, and thought leadership.

Product overview

Hominum is a by-invitation-only professional community platform for CHROs and senior HR executives, offering three membership tiers (Member, Elite Member, and Ambassador) that provide networking access, career resources, and professional development programs. The platform also operates four vendor engagement programs (Ideate, Activate, Propagate, and Educate) serving pre-seed startups, early-stage startups, VCs, and enterprise HR Tech companies respectively, enabling connection between HR decision-makers and HR technology vendors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Member (Basic) Free basic membership tier for qualified CHROs and senior HR executives requiring 2 hours per year of contribution. Includes weekly CHRO Wire newsletter, access to membership database for networking, and access to a private CHRO Slack channel and Google group for real-time feedback.
• Elite Member Free premium membership tier for qualified senior HR executives requiring 5 hours per year of contribution. Includes all Basic benefits plus career counseling, private job opportunities, and quarterly CHRO Mastermind calls.
• Ambassador Free highest-tier membership for qualified senior HR executives requiring 10 hours per year of contribution. Includes all Basic benefits plus access to exclusive private business and social events.
• Ideate Paid program for pre-seed HR Tech startups offering 10 discovery conversations with senior corporate decision makers (CHROs) in a two-week sprint to help validate early concepts.
• Activate Paid program for seed/A-round HR Tech startups providing demo opportunities with senior corporate decision makers to help achieve product/market fit and acquire reference customers.
• Propagate Paid program for early-stage VCs in the HR Tech space, providing access to a curated network of CHROs and C-, VP-, and Director-level HR executives to generate value for portfolio companies.
• Educate Paid thought leadership series for midsize and enterprise HR Tech companies, channeling their best insights to high-value potential clients on demand and at scale.

Named customers27 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

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Direct peers

• Chief: By-invitation-only membership community for women C-suite executives featuring peer networking, curated programming, and corporate sponsorship — a near-identical model to Hominum but at the broader C-suite level rather than CHRO-only.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO): Global peer membership network for founders and entrepreneurs built on by-invitation entry, contribution expectations, multi-tier engagement (Forum/Accelerator), and exclusive events — mirrors Hominum's Member/Elite/Ambassador tiering.
• TEC (The Executive Committee): Peer advisory groups for CEOs and senior executives featuring facilitated monthly group meetings, peer learning forums, and curated membership; a paid analog of Hominum's CHRO Mastermind call format.
• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): Global by-invitation peer membership organization for CEOs with multi-tier engagement, contribution expectations, and exclusive events — structurally analogous to Hominum but for top-of-funnel executives.
• Vistage: Long-established peer advisory community for CEOs and senior executives built on by-invitation curated groups with facilitated meetings; same core model as Hominum but at CEO level and paid rather than free.
• Forbes Human Resources Council: Invitation-only professional community of senior HR executives for thought leadership and peer networking; shares Hominum's exact CHRO-level audience, curated membership model, and vendor/sponsor-driven monetization.

Emerging players

• DisruptHR: HR-focused events and community platform built around short-form talks and local chapters; addresses the same HR leader audience but via events-driven engagement rather than a curated, gated membership.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Dominant professional networking platform where senior HR executives already congregate; not a curated community today but the most plausible well-capitalized entrant that could replicate Hominum's curated model with deeper native features.
• SHRM: Large HR professional membership association serving the full HR career spectrum via paid dues, certification, and content; broader scope than Hominum's CHRO-only focus and operates on a traditional dues-based model.
• The Conference Board: Long-standing membership organization serving C-suite executives including HR leaders through research, peer councils, and conferences; reaches a similar CHRO audience via a paid institutional-membership model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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