ZenPayroll (YC W12) raises $20 million from Kleiner, General Catalyst

by Kat Mañalac2/19/2014

ZenPayroll, whose service helps small business run their payrolls over the web, is a tiny startup in a field dominated by giants like ADP (ADP), Paychex (PAYX), and Intuit (INTU).

Yet in the past five months alone, ZenPayroll has gone from processing paychecks at a rate of $100 million to $400 million annually. The staggering growth suggests there is plenty of demand among small businesses for its easy-to-use payroll services.

The growth is also a reason why investors like Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and General Catalyst Partners are sinking $20 million into ZenPayroll.”

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  • Kat Mañalac

    Kat is the Managing Outreach Officer at YC. She was Chief of Staff to Alexis Ohanian, cofounder of reddit, before joining YC as its Director of Outreach. Prior to that, Kat was at WIRED Magazine.