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Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 120+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. 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We run payroll, HR, compliance, benefits, and IT on a single platform for companies from 5 to 10,000 employees, using AI agents to complete the work that legacy systems leave to people.\r\n\r\nWe've raised $85M from Battery Ventures, Peak XV, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher), Sapphire, A-Star, SV Angel, and Homebrew Capital.\r\n\r\nSome of the fastest growing companies of today trust Warp to reduce HR and admin overhead so they build faster. We're proud to serve top startups like Serval, Bland, Greptile, Reducto, Corgi, Campfire, alongside our mid-size and enterprise customers.\r\n\r\nWe're humbled to have the backing of people who have built some of the most important companies of the last two decades: Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke, former Stripe COO Claire Hughes Johnson, Dropbox co-founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan, Eventbrite founder Kevin Hartz, former Cruise founder Kyle Vogt, and Replit founder Amjad Masad.", "one_liner": "AI-native Employee Management Platform for High-Growth Companies", "team_size": 80, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B", "launched_at": 1677261125, "tags": [ "B2B", "HR Tech", "Payroll", "Operations", "AI" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2023", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/warp", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/winter-2023/warp.json" }, { "id": 28404, "name": "Cercli", "slug": "cercli", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/4c64a305e01ba20da74a99d93c7b92f8f9831ffb.png", "website": "https://www.cercli.com", "all_locations": "", "long_description": "Cercli is the AI native platform for businesses to hire and manage their workforce.", "one_liner": "AI powered HR and Recruitment for people teams", "team_size": 28, "industry": "B2B", "subindustry": "B2B", "launched_at": 1690828371, "tags": [ "SaaS", "HR Tech", "Payroll" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2023", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "B2B" ], "regions": [ "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Growth", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": false, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cercli", "api": "https://yc-oss.github.io/api/batches/summer-2023/cercli.json" }, { "id": 29090, "name": "Trayd", "slug": "trayd", "former_names": [ "Trayd", "TRAYD" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/b0a9f2865966789c4edf9a5fb78aced71bf8c4d9.png", "website": "https://www.buildtrayd.com/", "all_locations": "New York, NY, USA", "long_description": "Trayd is a B2B construction payroll platform and back office management system designed for same-day pay. We allow the 7M construction workers in the US to get access to their earned wages 7-10 days sooner than legacy payroll providers. With a unique spin on traditional payroll, Trayd is on a mission to create back office efficiencies for commercial subcontractors while simultaneously addressing the significant labor shortage affecting the $2.1TR North American construction industry. \r\n\r\nTrayd is bigger than construction payroll. It's the promise that the hardest working people get access to their money, as and when they need it, creating greater financial wellness across the board. Not only that, we are pioneering digital cash access for a demographic traditionally overlooked while simultaneously modernizing operations in an industry that has been slow to adapt. 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It was time for a change, to finally bring payroll and HR at the same place. \r\n\r\nDue to increasing competition in the space, French payroll engines have just opened their APIs. 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While HR/payroll platforms give you software to figure it out, Central actually does all the work using AI agents and human experts: payroll, benefits, compliance, accounting, taxes, and more. That's 10+ hours back every month. \r\n\r\nThousands of founders trust Central. 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