What CultureBot does

CultureBot is a Slack- and Microsoft Teams-native employee engagement and culture platform that bundles automated celebrations, peer recognition, onboarding journeys, feedback surveys, a virtual water cooler, games, and an AI-powered Q&A assistant into a single app. The product is organized into three modules — Celebrate Moments, Spark Connection, and Communicate Clearly — and in April 2026 the company launched HRIS Sync, a daily data synchronization feature powered by Merge.dev that connects to more than 50 HRIS platforms (BambooHR, Workday, ADP, Rippling, Gusto, UKG, Personio, Hibob, Deel, and others) to automate employee-data flows into celebrations, onboarding, and HR-triggered surveys. The technical stack is integration-heavy and platform-dependent: the app is distributed through the Slack App Directory and the Microsoft Teams App Store, requires no credit card for a 14-day free trial, and is designed for sub-two-minute self-serve installation, with a supplementary web portal for administrative configuration.

The company serves primarily remote and hybrid organizations, targeting HR and People Ops leaders as the buyer persona and culture champions and team managers as secondary users. Its business model is a SaaS subscription with quote-based per-seat or tiered pricing — the public surface shows a free trial and a Pro plan that unlocks HRIS Sync and is supported by a dedicated Customer Success Manager — combined with a hybrid product-led growth and sales-assisted motion (self-serve trial plus a Get Demo path for larger customers). Founded in 2025 and headquartered in New Orleans, CultureBot was built by a four-person co-founding team led by CEO Bradford Walker and including former Levelset, Procore, and Brightspot People operators; the company claims 1,000+ customer teams and named logos including StreetBees, Viral Nation, unybrands, Navattic, Relocity, Guided By Good, Conductive Consulting, Boost My School, byDesign, and a nonprofit Foundation. A single early-stage funding round of $696,000 is disclosed (December 2025), with no institutional investors named and no revenue or ARR disclosed in the input.

Name

CultureBot

Website

https://getculturebot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CultureBot is a Slack- and Microsoft Teams-native employee engagement platform that automates celebrations, peer recognition, onboarding, surveys, and AI-assisted Q&A for remote and hybrid teams, with HRIS Sync to 50+ HRIS systems via Merge.dev.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employee Engagement Software

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Monetization & Sponsorship Tech (Virtual Booth Leads, Ads, Sponsored Sessions) (THAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Employee engagement platform
• Team culture software
• Peer recognition tools
• Onboarding automation software
• HRIS integration software

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: CultureBot operates on a Software-as-a-Service subscription model with per-seat or tiered pricing. The company offers a free 14-day trial with no credit card required and no setup fees. Customers can cancel anytime. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed on the website. The company also offers a Pro plan that includes HRIS Sync access, with customer success managers reaching out to customers to facilitate integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CultureBot is an all-in-one employee engagement and team culture platform delivered as a native app within Slack and Microsoft Teams. It unifies automated celebrations (birthdays, work anniversaries, holidays, custom milestones), connection tools (shoutouts, peer rewards, intros, water cooler, games, surveys), and communication capabilities (onboarding journeys, AI assistant, HRIS sync) into a single product for remote and hybrid teams. Pricing follows a per-seat SaaS subscription with a 14-day free trial.

Product overview

CultureBot is a unified all-in-one employee engagement and team culture platform that operates as native apps within Slack and Microsoft Teams. The platform is organized into three core feature categories: Celebrate Moments (birthdays, work anniversaries, holidays, custom celebrations), Spark Connection (shoutouts, peer rewards, intros, feedback surveys, water cooler, games), and Communicate Clearly (onboarding journeys, AI assistant, reporting, HRIS sync). A key recent addition is the HRIS Sync module that connects to 50+ HRIS platforms via Merge.dev to automate employee data synchronization, powering birthday/anniversary celebrations, onboarding workflows, and HR-triggered surveys. The product is accessed through Slack and Teams apps, with a supplementary web portal for administrative configuration and a self-service Knowledge Base for support documentation. Trusted by 1,000+ teams with a 14-day free trial and no credit card required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CultureBot An all-in-one employee engagement and team culture platform that operates as a native app within Slack and Microsoft Teams. The platform unifies celebration features (birthdays, work anniversaries, holidays, custom celebrations), connection tools (shoutouts, peer rewards, intros, feedback surveys, water cooler, games), and communication capabilities (onboarding journeys, AI assistant, reporting, HRIS sync) into a single product designed for remote and hybrid teams to build culture, drive engagement, and automate workplace rituals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 1,000+ teams
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration53 records

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Merge.devcoreTechnology or IntegrationCultureBot uses Merge.dev as its third-party integration vendor to enable connections with 50+ HRIS platforms including BambooHR, Workday, ADP Workforce Now, Rippling, Gusto, Paylocity, Hibob, Justworks, Deel, UKG, Personio, and many more. Merge.dev delivers world-class security and privacy standards for HR data connections. This integration is core to CultureBot's HRIS Sync feature, which syncs employee data (birthdays, anniversaries, managers, titles, departments, locations) daily.
• SlackcoreTechnology or IntegrationCultureBot is a native Slack application distributed through the Slack App Directory. The product integrates deeply with Slack workspaces, posting automated celebrations, shoutouts, surveys, and AI assistant responses directly into Slack channels and DMs. CultureBot's functionality depends on Slack's platform infrastructure.
• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or IntegrationCultureBot is a native Microsoft Teams application distributed through the Teams App Store. The product supports both personal installation and team/channel installation within Microsoft Teams. CultureBot's functionality depends on Microsoft Teams platform infrastructure. Installation may require Teams admin approval for organization-wide deployment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• 15Five: 15Five is an employee engagement and performance management platform offering pulse surveys, recognition, and reviews. It competes with CultureBot's survey and culture features as part of a broader HR suite.
• Workhuman: Workhuman is a large, established enterprise employee recognition and culture platform powering peer-to-peer recognition programs at major corporations. It is a broader incumbent in the same recognition/culture category where CultureBot operates.
• Lattice: Lattice is an established performance management, engagement, and people analytics platform with surveys, recognition, and 1:1 tools. It competes with CultureBot's engagement analytics and culture modules at the broader HR platform layer.

Direct peers

• Donut: Donut is a Slack and Microsoft Teams app that pairs teammates for intros, coffee chats, and connection. It competes head-to-head with CultureBot's Intros & Convo Starters and Watercooler features and is named in CultureBot's comparison content.
• Kudos: Kudos is an employee recognition and engagement platform with peer-to-peer recognition, surveys, and rewards. It overlaps with CultureBot's recognition, surveys, and analytics modules and is cited in CultureBot's comparison pages.
• Officevibe: Officevibe (by Workleap) is an employee engagement survey and pulse-check tool that integrates with Slack and Teams. It competes directly with CultureBot's Feedback & Surveys feature and is named in CultureBot's competitor comparison content.
• Bonusly: Bonusly is a peer recognition and rewards platform that integrates natively with Slack and Microsoft Teams. It is a direct competitor to CultureBot's Shoutouts & Kudos and Peer Rewards modules and is explicitly named in CultureBot's own comparison content.
• Motivosity: Motivosity is an employee recognition, feedback, and engagement platform. It overlaps with CultureBot's recognition, surveys, and culture-building features for distributed teams.
• HeyTaco: HeyTaco is a Slack-native peer recognition app that lets teams give each other "tacos" as kudos. It directly competes with CultureBot's peer recognition and shoutouts features and is featured in CultureBot's competitor comparison pages.
• Nectar: Nectar is a Slack-integrated employee recognition and rewards platform with shoutouts, points, and rewards. It competes with CultureBot's recognition and peer rewards modules in the same Slack-first engagement category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CultureBot4
• Facebookfacebook.com/100085754314367
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/culturebot

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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