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Central

Payroll, benefits, state compliance & other bullsh*t for startups

San Francisco

15 employees

Fintech

Acquired · $9.1M

About Central

Central kills back-office work for startups. 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.

Thousands of founders trust Central. Learn more and start for free at centralhq.com

Company details

Team Size15

LocationSan Francisco

IndustryFintech

Funding

Total raised

$9.1M

StandoutYBacked by Y Combinator · P26

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Last stage

Acquired

Investors

First Round Capital

Y Combinator

Ritual Capital

Multimodal Ventures

Alumni Ventures

Founders

NM

Nilay Modi

Product & design

PK

Pranav Kashyap

Co-founder of Central, a YC-backed startup providing AI-native payroll, HR, benefits, and compliance services for startups.

NM

Nilay Modi

Co-founder of Central, focused on automating back-office work for startups using AI agents and experts.

JW

Josh Wymer

Co-founder of Central, building an autonomous back-office platform integrated with Slack for startup founders.

What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.