Job Openings Push U.K. Startup Beamery to $800 Million Value

London-based startup Beamery has raised $138 million to expand its hiring-management software business at a time when job openings are soaring to records in the post-lockdown labor market.

The latest funding round valued the company at about $800 million, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the figure isn’t public. A spokesperson for Beamery declined to comment on the valuation.

Founded in 2013, Beamery works with large companies such as Amazon.com Inc. and Walt Disney Co. to manage employee recruitment and retention, with a platform that includes hiring databases as well as event and ...