Legion Technologies Reels in $50 Million

<p><strong>SANTA CLARA<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Flegion&period;co&percnt;2F&amp&semi;esheet&equals;53971884&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240507903815&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Legion&plus;Technologies&amp&semi;index&equals;1&amp&semi;md5&equals;6ae2372725c27f3af21146ca69b285d9" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Legion Technologies<&sol;a>&comma; an operator of a workforce management platform &lpar;WFM&rpar;&comma; announced a &dollar;50 million growth round led by Riverwood Capital with strategic participation from existing investors&comma; including Norwest&comma; Stripes&comma; Webb Investment Network&comma; and XYZ&period; The round&comma; which brings Legion’s total funding to &dollar;145 million&comma; will boost its go-to-market and research and development &lpar;R&amp&semi;D&rpar; initiatives to deliver an enhanced WFM experience to a growing global customer base&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The global workforce management market is expected to reach <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fstraitsresearch&period;com&percnt;2Freport&percnt;2Fworkforce-management-software-market&amp&semi;esheet&equals;53971884&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240507903815&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;&percnt;2415&period;7&plus;billion&amp&semi;index&equals;2&amp&semi;md5&equals;c4634e2a2b8c03084d98cab9d4dfb1db" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">&dollar;15&period;7 billion<&sol;a> by 2031&comma; indicating an increasing focus on workforce efficiency and engagement&period; As organizations aim to streamline operations and create a better experience for their hourly employees&comma; Legion continues to modernize the industry&comma; propelling it forward with its commitment to delivering intelligent&comma; automated&comma; and employee-centric products&period; As a result&comma; it’s become the WFM platform of choice for household names like Rite Aid and Alo Yoga&comma; among other leading brands and fast-growing chains&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Legion was founded to turn hourly jobs into good jobs by simultaneously streamlining labor operations and improving the employee experience&period; This new capital not only reinforces the importance of our purpose but it validates our ability to bring that purpose to life&comma;” said Sanish Mondkar&comma; founder and CEO of Legion&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The intelligently automated&comma; employee-centric nature of Legion’s solution has pushed us to the forefront of the industry&comma; and&comma; with the addition of this funding&comma; we can further invest in creating a better experience for hourly employees on a global scale&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Legion’s modern and highly accurate automated workforce management solution enables large enterprises to streamline core processes and gain operating leverage while providing a superior experience to frontline workers&comma;” said Francisco Alvarez-Demalde&comma; Co-Founder and Managing Partner&comma; Riverwood Capital&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Their pioneering approach powered by advanced labor forecasts has taken off at a time when all businesses are seeking to become more efficient and simultaneously improve the employee experience&period; We are excited to partner with Sanish and the exceptional Legion team&comma; who are driving the next generation of workforce management forward&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Legion will use the funds to fuel continued innovations in workforce management&comma; including deep investments in R&amp&semi;D and expansion of solutions like Legion’s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Flegion&period;co&percnt;2Fproducts&percnt;2Flegion-instantpay&percnt;2F&amp&semi;esheet&equals;53971884&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20240507903815&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;InstantPay&amp&semi;index&equals;3&amp&semi;md5&equals;e7c10300611bd484bd963071a149337c" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">InstantPay<&sol;a> product&period; With an increased focus on the intelligent automation of WFM&comma; Legion will augment its industry-leading product with new features and updates to optimize labor operations&comma; generate more accurate staffing schedules&comma; reduce time spent by managers on administration&comma; and ease compliance with labor laws around the world&period; Informed by market trends and ongoing feedback&comma; these efforts will ensure the WFM platform significantly contributes to the employee experience&comma; enabling greater flexibility while boosting productivity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This investment will also empower Legion to seamlessly support its growing international customer base while providing greater proliferation across the markets it already serves&period; Accelerating an already tremendous growth track&comma; the capital will augment Legion’s go-to-market initiatives&comma; including the launch of its European GTM team&comma; and bolster its U&period;S&period; operations with a deeper investment in sectors such as manufacturing and healthcare to accommodate the rising demand for its solution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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