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 and closed $8M Seed (led by Stalwart Ventures; ServiceNow Ventures, Bell Ventures) in March 2026, Founded by the Hitch Works team (acquired by ServiceNow), bringing deep talent-marketplace and ServiceNow domain expertise, Appointed Meg Bear (former President, SAP SuccessFactors) to Board of Directors in April 2026, Launched AI-Native Core HR Operating System (Core HR SuperAgent, Special Agents, Policy Advisor) at ServiceNow Knowledge 2026 and announced Ateko (Bell Canada) as design partner / early customer in May 2026, Launched Practitioner and Technical Advisory Boards (Chair: Tiffani Murray, LinkedIn) in June 2026, Won inaugural HR Tech Breakthrough Award for Core HR Innovation (Core HR and HRIS Technology category) in August 2026
Growth metrics
Emerged from stealth March 2026 with $8M Seed; Ateko (Bell Canada) as inaugural design partner/early customer; Advisory Board launched June 2026; won HR Tech Breakthrough Award for Core HR Innovation August 2026.
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 Works (acquired by ServiceNow in 2022); former Chief Transformation Officer at ServiceNow; former CHRO/CIO at HERE Technologies; Author of 'The Inside Gig' and 'Valley Girls'.
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Official website: https://novaworks.ai