Darwinbox to partner with Microsoft to redefine the future of work

Darwinbox, the fastest-growing HR tech unicorn, announced a collaboration with Microsoft to empower organizations globally and across the MENA with the right tools to succeed in the evolving world of work.

Deep integrations between Darwinbox and the Microsoft product ecosystem as well as the joint creation of solutions to improve employee experience are a part of the partnership. Microsoft has made a financial investment in Darwinbox in addition to the co-innovation roadmap to advance its goal of enabling enterprises to integrate their whole employee lifecycle.

The relationship will accelerate joint go-to-market motions in all markets where the leading Human Capital Management (HCM) player operates. It will also fuel the global HR tech leader’s growth further while enabling organizations to unlock their workforce’s highest potential.

In the MENA region, Darwinbox works with enterprises like Noon.com, Masafi, Alef Education, Retailo, Mobily Infotech, Seepco, Eyewa, Shalina Healthcare, and Foodics along with select operations of Al Rajhi Bank, and the Lulu Group. The company also serves leading international brands such as Nivea, Starbucks, Dominos, Sephora, Swarovski, Adidas, Zara, Lacoste, Calvin Klein, AXA, Tokio, Cigna, and T-Systems.

With cutting-edge employee experiences and ground-breaking AI-powered technology, Darwinbox’s cloud-based HCM platform meets HR needs throughout the full employee lifecycle. The company, which powers 750+ enterprises and 2 million employees worldwide, has had a 2.6x revenue growth and a 240% increase in staff in the MENA region since its Series D Unicorn fundraising round in January 2022. Recently, the business opened a new location at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).

Commenting on the collaboration, Jayant Paleti, Co-founder, Darwinbox, said “We’ve always had the highest regard for the Microsoft brand and ethos. As we align on the joint vision of helping our customers unlock new levels of employee experience and productivity, we’re excited to co-innovate on multiple lines of IP development and take these solutions to our customers globally.”

Paco Salcedo, General Manager Enterprise, Microsoft Middle East and Africa said “Startups across the country are innovating and finding new ways of doing business. We are pleased to work closely with leaders like Darwinbox, who are completely reimagining the frontiers of employee experience with the power of technology. Our collaboration with Darwinbox builds on our focus of co-innovating with our customers to empower organizations across the UAE to do more with less.”

Darwinbox will be able to offer a radically different and unique value proposition to its customers worldwide because of deep integrations and numerous lines of co-innovation between Darwinbox and Microsoft. As part of this partnership, Darwinbox will upgrade its Human Capital Management (HCM) SaaS platform by utilising Microsoft Azure.

Darwinbox’s mobile-first platform continues to enhance and personalize employee experience (EX) by bringing HR transactions and experiences into the flow of work with Dynamics 365 and Office365 platforms like Microsoft Teams, Viva, and Active Directory. Darwinbox has leveraged Microsoft’s PowerBI to further augment its AI-based predictive analytics engine, to build rich visual analytics dashboards, helping employees across customer organizations use data more effectively and power faster business decisions. Strategic product and engineering collaborations between the two companies will amplify innovation around workforce management, payroll management, benefits, talent management, and acquisition.