Novaworks
Category: AI Agents
An AI-native 'Agentic Operating System' designed to orchestrate and manage a unified workforce of human employees and digital AI agents. Novaworks was founded in 2025. The company is led by Kelley Steven-Waiss. Based in Los Gatos. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: $8.0M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include Stalwart Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, Bell Ventures.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Los Gatos
- Team size
- 10-50
- Total funding
- $8.0M
Value proposition
Provides a centralized platform to manage the lifecycle, performance, and collaboration of both human talent and AI agents, ensuring seamless workforce orchestration and productivity.
Products and solutions
Agentic Operating System (OS), Workforce Orchestration Engine, AI Agent Lifecycle Management Platform, Unified Talent & Agent Marketplace, Agent Performance Analytics
Unique value
Unlike traditional HRIS that focus solely on human capital, Novaworks treats AI agents as first-class members of the workforce, managing them with the same rigor as human employees within a single 'Agentic OS.'
Target customer
Global 2000 enterprises, Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs), and COOs looking to integrate autonomous AI agents into their organizational workflows.
Industries served
Enterprise Software, Human Capital Management (HCM), Information Technology, Professional Services, Financial Services
Technology advantage
Built on the ServiceNow ecosystem by the founders of Hitch (acquired by ServiceNow), leveraging deep domain expertise in internal talent marketplaces and enterprise SaaS architecture to solve the 'shadow AI' problem.
How they differentiate
Novaworks differentiates by providing a unified 'Agentic OS' that treats AI agents as first-class workforce members, managing their lifecycle, performance, and collaboration with humans in a single system, rather than treating AI as a mere add-on tool.
Main competitors
Salesforce (Agentforce), Workday (AI-driven HCM), Beamery
Key partnerships
ServiceNow (Strategic platform alignment and investment via ServiceNow Ventures), Stalwart Ventures, Bell Ventures, Early-adopter enterprise design partners in the Fortune 500, Ateko (Bell Canada) — Design Partner
Notable customers
Fortune 500 Early-Adopter Design Partners, Ateko (Bell Canada)
Major milestones
Launched the industry's first Agentic Operating System for total workforce management in March 2025, Secured $8M Seed round led by Stalwart Ventures, Founded by the team behind Hitch (acquired by ServiceNow), bringing deep domain expertise in talent marketplaces, Appointed Meg Bear to Board of Directors in April 2026, Launched AI-Native Core HR Operating System at ServiceNow Transform 2026 and announced Ateko (Bell Canada) as design partner in May 2026
Growth metrics
Recently emerged from stealth with $8M in Seed funding; targeting Global 2000 enterprises.
Market positioning
Early-stage Enterprise AI Workforce Orchestrator
Geographic focus
North America
Patents and IP
No specific patents disclosed; intellectual property is centered on proprietary workforce orchestration algorithms and agent-human interaction models.
About Kelley Steven-Waiss
Founder and CEO of Hitch (acquired by ServiceNow); former Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at HERE Technologies and VP at ServiceNow; Author of 'The Inside Gig'.
Official website: https://novaworks.ai