Sorwe raises $800K investment for its employee experience platform

Sorwe, which stands out as a next-generation employee experience platform aiming to enable two-way interaction between employees and HR professionals, announced that it has received a new investment.

We previously shared in March 2021 that Sorwe had raised investment at a valuation of $3.2 million. Sorwe, which aims to enable two-way interaction between employees and human resources professionals, has now announced that it has received a new investment.

According to the information shared by Sorwe, the startup has raised $800K in a bridge investment round. Existing investors, including Startup Wise Guys, TechOne VC, and Selahattin Zoralioğlu, participated in the round as follow-on investors.

Among Sorwe’s new investors are APY Ventures and Prague-based Zaka VC. According to the information shared by Sorwe, the $800K investment will be used to expand the company’s team, grow in new markets, and support product development processes.

Founded in 2019 by Emrah Ertürk, Emre Üner, and Ergin Ertürk, Sorwe has offices in Istanbul and the UK. With a team of 28 people, Sorwe enables organizations to create a holistic employee experience across feedback, internal communication, training, and performance, while also generating measurable performance reports.

Aiming to grow in European and Gulf markets, the startup is currently actively used by more than 100,000 employees across 62 corporate companies in 10 countries. Commenting on the investment, Co-founder and CEO Emrah Ertürk stated that they are very pleased with the continued support of existing investors as well as the addition of new investors.

Günce Önür, Partner at Startup Wise Guys, stated that they are a fund that always focuses on startups solving problems in specific verticals, and added that they strongly believe Sorwe will provide a solution to issues such as the “Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting,” which have become prominent in the post-pandemic period, given the value it delivers to organizations.