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YC Human Resources Companies

91 Y Combinator human resources startups with verified founder contacts, batch info, and company data.

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Company	Batch	Description	Status	Location	Team	Founders	Reveal
Benepass	W20	Fintech for corporate compensation	Active	New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA	45	Jaclyn Chen, Mark Fischer, Kabir Soorya	Reveal
Benepass	W20	Fintech for corporate compensation	Active	New York, NY, USA	45	Jaclyn Chen, Mark Fischer, Kabir Soorya	Reveal
Workpay	W20	Payroll, Benefits and HR solutions for local and remote teams.	Active	Nairobi, Kenya	90	Paul Kimani, Jackson Kibigo Kungu	Reveal
Cherry	W19	Cherry lets employees choose their own workplace perks.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	2	Gillian OBrien, Emily OBrien	Reveal
Cherry	W19	Cherry lets employees choose their own workplace perks.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	2	Gillian OBrien, Emily OBrien	Reveal
Pengram	W19	Indoor navigation through augmented reality on your phone.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA; Santa Clara, CA, USA	2	Will Huang	Reveal
Helloverify	W18	Helloverify is a background screening platform (Checkr for India).	Active	Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India	600	Karan Mirchandani, Varun Mirchandani	Reveal
Runa	W18	Automating payroll for Latin America.	Active	Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico	100	Courtney McColgan	Reveal
tEQuitable	W18	tEQuitable's mission is to create work culture that works for everyone	Active	Oakland, CA, USA	6	Lisa Gelobter	Reveal
Humi	W17	Payroll, HR, and Health Benefits for Canada's SMB's	Acquired	Toronto, ON, Canada	141	Kevin Kliman, Matt Loszak, Drew Millington	Reveal
Rippling	W17	One place to run all your HR, IT, and Finance. Globally.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	2500	Parker Conrad, Prasanna S	Reveal
Lattice	W16	Modern people management platform.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	540	Jack Altman, Eric Koslow	Reveal
Zenefits	W13	HR for small businesses: onboarding, payroll and benefits.	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA	500	Parker Conrad, Laks Srini	Reveal
Fond	W12	Rewards and recognition SaaS for HR leaders	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA	51	Taro Fukuyama, Sunny Tsang 🌞	Reveal
Gusto	W12	Provides growing businesses with everything to take care of their team	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	2400	Josh Reeves, Edward Kim, Tomer London	Reveal
Therify	S21	Inclusive mental healthcare for companies	Active	—	3	James Murray, Warren Sadler	Reveal
Vinco	S21	Retaining employees in LatAm via education	Active	Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico	35	Lissy Giacoman, Miriam Fernandez, Sofia Sada	Reveal
Vinco	S21	Retaining employees in LatAm via education	Active	Monterrey, N.L., Mexico	35	Lissy Giacoman, Miriam Fernandez, Sofia Sada	Reveal
Zoios.	S21	Help start- and scale-ups excel at People, Culture and Performance.	Active	Copenhagen, Denmark	8	Christian Højbo Møller, Mikkel Agesen, Christian H‚Äöæö‚Äöæîjbo	Reveal
Gather	S20	Project management software for People Operations	Acquired	Cleveland, OH, USA	6	Alex Hilleary, Brooks Sime, John Wetzel	Reveal
inFeedo AI	S20	AI to engage employees, predict attrition and automate HR/IT support	Active	New York, NY, USA	150	Tanmaya Jain, Varun Puri	Reveal
Mesh	S20	Performance management platform that fits the way you work	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA; Remote	50	Saurabh Nangia, Gaurav Chaubey, Rahul Singh	Reveal
Mesh	S20	Performance management platform that fits the way you work	Active	San Jose, CA, USA	50	Saurabh Nangia, Gaurav Chaubey, Rahul Singh	Reveal
Localyze	S19	Global mobility platform for companies and employees	Acquired	Hamburg, Germany	105	Hanna Marie Asmussen, Lisa Dahlke, Franzi Löw	Reveal
Together Software	S19	Learn from the experts at your company.	Acquired	Toronto, ON, Canada	35	Matthew Reeves	Reveal
Names & Faces	S18	Technology to create fast, visual indexes of people and organizations.	Active	Palo Alto, CA, USA	20	Paul Galatis, Richard Arscott	Reveal
Nestor	S18	Skills-based talent management solutions for a dynamic workforce.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	20	Bogdan Apostol, Raluca Apostol	Reveal
Tall Poppy	S18	Protecting your employees against online harassment	Active	Ottawa, ON, Canada	10	Leigh Honeywell, Logan Dean, Erica Kwan	Reveal
UBITS	S18	Learning Hub for companies in Latam	Active	Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia	300	Julián Melo	Reveal
WorkRamp	S16	The All-in-One Learning Platform	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	106	Ted Blosser, Arsh Mand	Reveal
WorkRamp	S16	The All-in-One Learning Platform	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA	106	Ted Blosser, Arsh Mand	Reveal
Eden	S15	Workplace software for people-centric companies.	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA	45	Joe Du Bey, Guy Morita, Kyle Wilkinson	Reveal
Eden	S15	Workplace software for people-centric companies.	Acquired	San Francisco, CA, USA	45	Joe Du Bey, Guy Morita, Kyle Wilkinson	Reveal
Go1	S15	A learning platform that enables you to train your staff or customers.	Active	Brisbane, QLD, Australia; San Francisco, CA, USA	650	Andrew Barnes, Chris Eigeland, Vu Tran, Chris Hood	Reveal
Human Interest	S15	The 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses.	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote	765	Roger Lee, Paul Sawaya	Reveal
teaBOT	S15	A robot that makes tea!	Active	Toronto, ON, Canada; Chicago, IL, USA	2	Rehman Merali	Reveal
Checkr	S14	People infrastructure for the future of work	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	800	Daniel Yanisse, Jonathan Perichon	Reveal
Checkr	S14	People infrastructure for the future of work	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	800	Daniel Yanisse, Jonathan Perichon	Reveal
Teleborder	S13	Dashboard for companies to manage immigration for their employees.	Inactive	San Francisco, CA, USA	11	James Richards, Michael Smith	Reveal
MicroEval	S12	Changing the way companies review employee performance with…	Inactive	Hamlin, NY, USA	2	Sam O'Keefe, Ernie Park, Ryan Jackson	Reveal
OctaveWealth	S12	The 401(k) that helps you grow	Active	San Francisco, CA, USA	2	Rikin Shah	Reveal

Batch Distribution

WW252 WW243 WW232 WW229 WW214 WW203

Status Breakdown

Active70 Acquired15 Inactive6

Top Locations

San Francisco30 New York City6 Toronto4 New York4 Monterrey4 London3

About YC Human Resources Companies

Y Combinator has funded 91 human resources companies since its founding in 2005. These startups span from early-stage pre-launch to publicly traded companies, making YC one of the most prolific backers of human resources innovation globally.

70 of these companies are currently active. 15 have been acquired. VCBacked tracks verified founder contact information, team sizes, and company status for every YC human resources startup.

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