Bellevue hiring-technology startup Humanly has acquired CareerArc, a Burbank, Calif.-based recruitment marketing firm, adding social media job-posting tools to its AI-powered screening and interview platform.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
The deal, announced Oct. 14, is Humanly's fifth acquisition since 2025, as first reported by GeekWire.
For employers hiring hundreds of workers at a time, the combination merges two halves of the recruiting process. CareerArc's tools help companies push job listings across social media and display openings on interactive location maps.
Humanly's platform picks up from there, using AI to screen, chat with and interview applicants around the clock via text, phone and video.
"CareerArc allows us to reach candidates earlier," Humanly co-founder and CEO Prem Kumar said in the announcement. Kumar said the combined platform will help employers build stronger candidate pipelines and move qualified people from initial contact to their first shift.
CareerArc, founded in 2009, brings two main products: HireSocial, a social recruiting platform that automates job postings, and Job Maps, a career-site tool that lets applicants browse openings by location.
Nine of CareerArc's 13 employees are joining Humanly, which now has a staff of 50, according to GeekWire.
The acquisition continues an aggressive buying streak for the eight-year-old company.
Humanly acquired employee engagement platform Anthill earlier in 2026 and bought three recruiting-tech firms in 2025: Sprockets, Qualifi and HourWork.
That growth is backed by $52 million in total venture funding, including a $25 million Series B round in April. Humanly counts more than 120 customers, among them Microsoft, Domino's, Massage Envy, Worldwide Flight Services and MGM Resorts and Casinos.
Jason Leath, vice president of talent acquisition at Worldwide Flight Services, said in a statement that his company uses both platforms. He called the two services complementary, noting CareerArc helps attract candidates while Humanly moves them through the hiring process.
Humanly ranks No. 147 on the GeekWire 200 index of top Pacific Northwest startups. Kumar said the company sees an opportunity to connect individual steps in the recruiting process and help employers move from finding candidates to filling roles with less friction.
