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Editor's Notes

• #61: (That’s a $2B valuation) Wow. Gusto are a payroll and benefits solution optimised for SMEs. Specifically they target companies with <200 employees and help them run payroll and offer benefit packages they wouldn’t normally be able to negotiate. They’ve also recently partnered with Xero as their payroll partner - a powerful strategic partnership aiming on seamlessly integrating the two products.
• #62: Payroll and benefits company Namely has closed a $60m round with their new CEO Elisa Steele (previously: Skype & Microsoft). This brings Namely’s funding to a massive $217m dollars, The funding likely signals confidence a new stage in the company’s growth. Despite them also having underwent sweeping restructuring last spring. Including several changes at the C-suite level.
• #63: PayActiv is the best way for employees to get financial relief between paychecks, a service needed by two-thirds of the workforce. We give businesses the tools essential to ease the financial stress of their employees and build a higher performing workforce. PayActiv is the right way to improve employee financial health. Our aim is to empower lower-income American workers with dignity. We accomplish this by providing employees timely access to their earned-but-unpaid wages. Our social responsibility DNA and decades of experience in payments technologies helped us reimagine the way financial services should be delivered to lower-income workers. PayActiv is designed to help each and every user reach financial resilience and wellness. PayActiv serves thousands of employees and industries all across the board—restaurants, factories, hospitals, retail stores, and many more. Walmart is one of our marquee clients. Screen Shot 2018-10-17 at 10.35.08
• #64: STRIVR transforms the way companies train and develop their employees, using virtual reality (VR) to simulate real-world, on-the-job situations for enhanced learning. Leading Fortune 500 companies and sports teams use STRIVR’s immersive training platform to create highly engaging experiences for fast, consistent and effective training. Incubated in conjunction with Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab, STRIVR uses scientifically proven research in cognitive science and human behavior to increase employee engagement and retention. STRIVR VR experiences deliver a compelling ROI: higher productivity, lower training costs and better job performance.
• #67: We’re ConveyIQ (formerly known as Take the Interview) and we are changing the way companies communicate and engage with top talent. Our mission is to build the most innovative products possible that enable employers to create remarkable hiring experiences at scale. Leading brands in over 95 countries work with ConveyIQ to hire the best talent, including Dentsu Aegis, NBCUniversal, Blue Apron, Equinox, Zappos, and The New York Times. The website is www.conveyIQ.com. ConveyIQ is headquartered in New York City. The Company has been funded by 3TS Capital Partners, Rittenhouse Ventures, StarVest Partners & Draper Associates. 
• #68: Worklete has the lofty goal of helping their clients eliminate workplace accidents. They are based in the bay area and help companies with labour intensive workforces (such as Nestle Water) train their staff how to correct techniques to stop avoidable accidents. They claim that their platform helps companies achieve a decrease in accidents and claims of upwards of 50%. The founder comes from a family with experience of running a safety and movement advisory consultancy for 30 years, so they certainly have domain expertise. Their platform delivery method appears to be working too, with a 95% engagement rate amongst enrolled employees. 
• #69: Talent Clue is a recruitment software that automates and optimizes your entire hiring process, your Employer Branding and your candidate experience to recruit faster. Talent Clue was born to help companies find the best talent in a simple and efficient way. In 2014, well aware of the challenges and inefficiencies, Ivan Sala and Ana Izquierdo joined efforts to launch Talent Clue. With this tool, companies can optimize the time spent in posting jobs and screening applications; they may as well organize the CVs in the cloud and can forget about minding for Data Protection assurance. Our software makes our customers’ life easier, and this makes us very happy.