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Sona
The modern app designed for the new era of frontline work, offering powerful productivity tools within a sleek, intuitive, and user-friendly interface
About Sona
Sona is a workforce management platform specifically designed for businesses with frontline employees, a segment that constitutes 80% of the global workforce. The company primarily targets sectors such as hospitality (specifically hotel groups), retail, and logistics, offering a software solution to streamline operations for this demographic.
The platform provides a suite of tools accessible via a mobile app, which includes features for scheduling, time and attendance tracking, payroll, and communication. A key component of their offering is the integration of Agentic AI, which provides managers with AI-powered insights and custom reporting to analyze workforce performance and identify location-specific trends. This technology aims to automate administrative tasks, allowing managers to focus on team leadership and operational efficiency.
Sona's business model is based on providing its software as a service (SaaS). The company has demonstrated significant growth, underscored by a $27.5 million Series A funding round. This capital is intended to support further development of their AI capabilities and expand their market reach. The platform is designed to replace outdated systems like spreadsheets and legacy software, offering a more integrated and user-friendly experience for both managers and employees.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 213
- Open positions
- 6
- Dealroom signal
- 93.5/100
- Industry
- Enterprise Software
- Sector
- AI, Workforce Management, Payroll, genAI Applications
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Mobile app
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Jan 2023
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES BOther financing | Apr 2026 | $45M | $180M | Italian Founders Fund · N47 · Northzone · Felicis | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | May 2024 | $28M | $110M | Northzone · Speedinvest · Gradient Ventures · BAG Ventures | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Sona is 54K monthly website visits, up 42.1% over the last three months. Sona's team grew 25.3% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed10 investors entered at this stage
Gradient Ventures
Sri Pangulur
Andrej Henkler
Maximilian Bittner
Andy Leaver
Noor van Boven
Tom Blomfield- ABAnna Brandt
Anthony Danon- GPGraham Paterson
Series A9 investors entered at this stage
Speedinvest
Novator
Lorenzo Franzi
Felicis
Northzone- BVBAG Ventures
Antler
N47
Italian Founders Fund
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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