Redwood City · Hybrid
Wisq
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About Wisq
Wisq is an agentic HR platform for enterprise teams headquartered in Redwood City, California, with an additional office in New York City. The company has developed Harper, the world's first AI HR generalist, which was recognized as Top HR Product of 2025 by HR Executive. Backed by prominent venture investors including Norwest Venture Partners, True Ventures, and Shasta Ventures, Wisq has raised $55 million in funding to advance its mission of transforming HR operations through artificial intelligence.
Open positions · 2
United States · Remote ok
Founders & Leadership
JB
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CW
JH
Jonathan Hoffman
Senior Account Executive at Wisq | Scale your HR without scaling your headcount | AI Transformation | AI HR Generalist
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About the Team
Team Distribution
- Software Engineering29%
- Business Operations & Management27%
- Sales & Business Development20%
- Other Specialized12%
- Product & Design7%
Where the Team Studied
- 1.Stanford University
- 2.UCLA
- 3.University of California, Berkeley
- 4.University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 5.Indiana University Bloomington
Team Worked At
- Glint Inc.
- IBM
- Applied Materials
Team Composition
39 people- Engineering1 senior12
- Sales2 senior6
- Finance2 senior2
- Leadership2 senior2
- Marketing1 senior2
- Operations1 senior2
- Product Management1 senior2
- Arts and Design1 senior1
Culture & values
High-velocity team that moves fast and thinks big
Deeply collaborative and fun-loving atmosphere
Team constantly pushes boundaries at the frontier of AI technology
Work hard culture balanced with collaborative environment
Virtual lunches and draw battles as team activities
Cooking classes that bring distributed team together
Hybrid/remote team operating across the US
Funding History
Cumulative Funding
Life at Wisq
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