How Yardstik’s Technology Is Shaping Workplace Monitoring
Minneapolis-based workforce monitoring technology provider Yardstik announced on August 29, 2026, that it has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Harbert Growth Partners. The investment brings the company’s total funding to $65 million since its inception. Yardstik develops software tools designed to help employers track and analyze employee productivity and workplace behavior.
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What Safeguards Are in Place to Protect Employee Privacy?
Yardstik’s platform integrates data from various digital tools used by employees to provide insights into work patterns, task completion rates, and collaboration trends. The company emphasizes that its solutions are designed with privacy safeguards and transparency features to address employee concerns. Clients in industries such as finance, technology, and professional services have adopted the software to optimize team performance and identify bottlenecks in workflows. Yardstik reports that early adopters have seen measurable improvements in project delivery times and resource allocation.
In response to growing scrutiny over employee monitoring practices, Yardstik says it has built consent-based controls into its system, allowing workers to view what data is collected and how it is used. The company states that its platform complies with major data protection regulations and includes anonymization options for aggregated reporting. Yardstik’s leadership maintains that ethical deployment is central to its mission, arguing that responsible monitoring can foster fairness and accountability when implemented with clear policies and employee involvement.
What does Yardstik’s workforce monitoring technology actually measure? The platform tracks digital activity such as application usage, document editing, and communication patterns to assess productivity and collaboration. It does not record keystrokes or video unless explicitly configured by the employer with employee consent.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Yardstik ensure its tools are used ethically by employers? Yardstik requires transparency features to be enabled, provides data access controls for employees, and offers guidance on creating fair monitoring policies. The company says it reviews client use cases to prevent misuse.
What are Yardstik’s plans for the $30 million in new funding? The funds will be allocated to product innovation, team expansion, and market growth, with a focus on enhancing analytics capabilities and entering new verticals beyond its current customer base.