What it sells
#1 easiest-to-use payroll for startups
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedFounders, finance and HR/people ops leads.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Need to pay contractors/hire in many countries without local entities, and automate payroll via agents/API.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Onboard and pay contractors in 240+ countries, run US multi-state W2 payroll with tax filing, hire via EOR in 100+ countries, HRIS, with open API, CLI and MCP for agents.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
Per-person monthly fees by product; no minimum, setup or hidden fees.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Self-serve signup for HRIS plus demo booking for paid products; API/MCP for agents.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2017 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.