Talivest

Originally founded as KonnectAgain in 2013 by Helen Flynn and Jayne Ronayne, the company rebranded to Talivest in 2018 to reflect a sharpened focus on the employee lifecycle. The founders, Jayne Ronayne and Laura Belyea, both human resources professionals, aimed to leverage technology to enhance how organizations engage with their employees from onboarding to offboarding. Ronayne's journey as an entrepreneur began during her university years and involved significant international experience before she found success back in Ireland, demonstrating the grit required to build a business.

Talivest operates in the human resources technology market, providing a cloud-based, white-label platform for businesses. Its core business is centered on an employee experience platform that uses analytics and employee data to help companies improve staff retention, enhance the overall employee experience, and assist in strategic workforce planning. The platform measures worker experience throughout their entire journey with a company. A key feature is its 'Employee Energy Tool,' which was developed to identify the root causes of employee dissatisfaction and burnout, moving beyond traditional engagement scores to measure employee energy as a key indicator of productivity and happiness. This tool allows businesses to analyze factors like relationships with managers and workload demands.

The company's revenue model was based on providing its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to corporate clients, including major firms like Irish Distillers and Entain. After several funding rounds, including a $1 million investment in November 2021 led by Voxpro founders Dan and Linda Kiely, Talivest had raised a total of $3.56 million. This capital was aimed at expanding its team and continuing platform development. In a significant milestone, the Cork-based startup was acquired by Go1, an Australian corporate education hub, in July 2022. The acquisition saw the Talivest team, including co-founders Ronayne and Belyea, integrate into Go1 to combine their employee experience knowledge with Go1's corporate learning expertise.

Keywords: employee experience, HR technology, staff retention, employee analytics, workforce planning, employee engagement, offboarding, corporate learning, SaaS, employee burnout