brioHR secures $6.5 Million Series A funding to accelerate HR innovation

Thank you. 

Before we share our exciting news, we need to start with gratitude.

To every customer who chose brioHR, every partner who believed in our vision, every team member who poured their heart into this journey, and every investor who saw our potential – this moment belongs to all of us.

Today, we’re thrilled to announce that brioHR has secured USD 6.5 million in Series A funding led by Openspace Ventures, with participation from Taiwania Hive and other notable regional investors. But more than that, we’re celebrating the incredible community that made this possible.

Our journey together

Since our founding in 2018, brioHR has been on a mission to help companies digitize and elevate their HR processes with a distinct focus on balancing powerful technology with exceptional support. What began as a vision to create an HR platform specifically designed for Southeast Asian businesses has grown into a solution trusted by more than 1,000 companies globally.

Each milestone along the way represents countless conversations with HR teams, feedback sessions with clients, late nights perfecting features, and moments when our support team went above and beyond to solve your challenges. This growth reflects not just our commitment to understanding the unique needs of businesses in our region, but your trust in choosing a local solution that truly gets it.

What this investment means for you

This funding isn’t just a milestone for brioHR – it’s a significant development for everyone who’s been part of our journey. Here’s what it means:

1. Accelerated product development

We’ll be enhancing our platform with new capabilities and features based directly on your feedback. This means more intelligent automation, smoother workflows, and expanded functionality across all aspects of HR management. Your feature requests are moving from our roadmap to reality, faster than ever.

2. Enhanced local expertise

We’re deepening our investment in Southeast Asian market understanding and compliance. Our teams will have even more resources to ensure our platform addresses the unique regulatory environments across the region, providing you with peace of mind and reducing compliance risks. Because navigating local HR regulations shouldn’t be your burden.

3. Support that scales with heart

While we already maintain industry-leading response times of under 3 minutes, we’re investing even more in our support infrastructure. We’re growing our team thoughtfully to ensure we maintain this exceptional standard as we scale. Our 96% customer satisfaction rating isn’t just a number – it’s our commitment to being there when you need us most.

4. Strategic innovation for the future

Beyond operational efficiency, we’re focusing on new capabilities that support strategic HR initiatives. This means enhanced performance management tools and features that help you leverage your human capital for greater business impact. We’re not just automating the present; we’re building tools for the future of work.

5. Building our team

We’re significantly expanding our workforce across all departments to serve you better. More hands to help with faster implementations, additional expertise for customer success, and enhanced training programs to ensure you get maximum value from your investment. Each new team member brings fresh energy and ideas while maintaining the care and quality you’ve come to expect.

6. Community and partnerships

This funding allows us to invest in what makes brioHR special – our community. We’re expanding our event programs, creating more valuable content, and building strategic partnerships that benefit everyone in our ecosystem. Because great HR isn’t built in isolation; it thrives in communities where people support each other.

7. Long-term stability

This funding ensures brioHR remains your reliable HR partner for years to come. In a market where many startups come and go, our financial strength provides assurance that we’ll be here to support your organization’s growth over the long term. We’re not just here for the quick wins; we’re here for the long journey.

While this funding strengthens our foundation, it’s also perfectly timed for where the market is heading next.

Why 2025-2026 is brioHR’s time

This funding doesn’t just validate where we’ve been – it positions us perfectly for where the market is heading. As more Southeast Asian businesses prioritize digital transformation, brioHR’s regional expertise, local support, and cultural understanding become even more valuable.

We’re not just growing; we’re building the future of HR in Asia. With AI advancing rapidly, remote work becoming permanent, and employee expectations evolving, businesses need an HR partner who understands these changes within the context of Asian markets. That’s exactly what we’re building.

“This investment will allow us to grow tenfold and help more companies in Malaysia and ASEAN to develop a best-in-class digital HR framework, creating a win-win for both companies and their employees,” said Benjamin Croc, CEO and Co-founder of brioHR.

Hian Goh, Co-founder and Partner at OpenSpace, commented: “As we continue to establish our presence in Malaysia, we are excited to make a fresh investment in the country with the funding of brioHR – a homegrown leader in HRMS & payroll solutions. With a suite of products designed specially to meet the needs of regional businesses, they have been able to demonstrate impressive growth and retention to this point. With this new support, we are confident that success will be accelerated – and more businesses will experience the performance benefits of having streamlined HR needs.”

Speaking to our technological vision moving forward, Nabil Oudghiri, CTO and Co-founder of brioHR explained: “Funding rounds often come with pressure to add more. But our compass hasn’t changed. Every product decision still starts with the same question: does this help someone do their job better, or connect with their team more easily? If the answer’s no, we pass.”

“One of the reasons we’ve been able to grow leanly is because of the strength of our engineering team in Southeast Asia. The funding gives us space to expand the team, but also to keep investing in the people who got us here. That combination of local context and technical depth is what we’re looking for.”

Looking forward, together

As we enter this new chapter, we remain committed to our founding mission: helping companies create better workplaces through balanced HR technology that delivers both impact and exceptional service.

But we’re also more excited than ever about what comes next. The conversations you’ve shared, the challenges you’ve helped us understand, and the successes we’ve celebrated together all point toward an incredible future for HR in Southeast Asia.

To our customers: Thank you for choosing us every single day. Your trust drives everything we do.

To our partners: Thank you for growing with us. Your collaboration makes us stronger.

To our team: Thank you for pouring your hearts into this mission. Your dedication makes the impossible happen.

To our investors: Thank you for believing in our vision. Your support helps us change how HR works across the region.

Want to see what’s next for brioHR? Book a demo today to see how our platform can transform your HR operations and be part of the community that’s reshaping how Asia works.