Orbio taps early investor Isabella Yamamoto to lead global push after $21M Series A
What's the deal? Orbio, the Madrid-based AI platform for frontline hiring, has appointed early investor Isabella YamamotoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → to lead its global expansion. Yamamoto led Orbio's pre-seed and seed rounds at Visionaries Club and sat on its board, having worked with co-founder and chief executive officer Sergi Bastardas on the concept before the company existed.
Why now? The move follows a $21 million Series A in June 2026, led by Dawn CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, that pushed total funding to roughly $28 million. With demand rising across the US, Europe, and Asia, Orbio is converting momentum into long-term enterprise deals.
What does the company do? Orbio's AI agents automate the hiring, onboarding, and retention of frontline workers. In little more than a year since launch, it says it serves enterprises across more than 30 markets in over 60 languages, with agents conducting more than 12 million candidate interviews yearly. Customers include AdeccoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, KFCDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Burger KingDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and AT&T Prime Communications.
Who else moved? Johann Butting, a partner at Visionaries Club and formerly senior vice president of sales at Slack, succeeds Yamamoto on the board. He helped grow Slack to $2 billion in annual recurring revenue and was previously head of EMEA at Dropbox during its climb to $1 billion in ARR.
What's next? Orbio plans to prioritise the APAC market next year and is exploring a potential fundraise over the same period.
"She was there when we were still working out what to build, when there was nothing yet to invest in," said Bastardas. "This company is inflecting, and I wanted Bella inside it for what comes next."
Yamamoto, who will keep her venture partner role at Visionaries Club, framed the opportunity around a hard problem. "Frontline work has always been hard to build for: huge volumes, high churn, multiple languages on a single shift," she said. "Whoever gets this right has the opportunity to build the next major workforce platform."
The signal: Moving an early backer into an operating seat signals a shift from funding to execution as European HR tech matures — a sector that this year also saw Factorial raise a $150 million Series D. Orbio is betting that investor conviction, paired with Slack-grade sales experience, can turn customer traction into a durable enterprise category.
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