Pave
YC S20 ↗San Francisco, US · Founded 2019 · Delaware LLC · 170 employees · 20 known investors
Pave provides compensation and equity data to help employees understand and compare their pay. The platform serves companies and workers in the enterprise human resources sector.

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S20)
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Matt Schulmanin𝕏Founder
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Aaron HultgrenExecutive Officer, Director
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John GeikenExecutive Officer, Director
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Oren BassExecutive Officer, Director
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Alexander TurkotDirector
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Salim LahoudDirector
Investors · 20
Andreessen Horowitz✓ verifiedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Bessemer Venture Partners✓ verifiedRedwood City · $5M – $100M
Index Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M
Village Global✓ verifiedCovina · $100K – $500K
Y Combinator✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $500K
Craft Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $50K – $50M
Original Capital✓ verifiedMiami
ContrarySan Francisco · $2M
Contrary CapitalAllentown
Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M
Kindred CapitalLondon
Next Play VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $5M
Perot JainDallas · $500K
Redbud VCColumbia · $50K – $150K
Valuestream VenturesMiami · $250K – $10M
Village GlobalSan Francisco · $500K – $3M
AccelreportedPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M
ChemistryreportedSan Francisco
Maxfield CapitalreportedNew Yorkvia Alexander Turkot · board
Yolo Investmentsreported
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements▶$5.6MraisedMar 2016 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$5.6MraisedMar 2016 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Oren BassExecutive Officer, Director
- Alexander TurkotDirector
- Salim LahoudDirector
- Offering amount
- $9.4M
- Amount sold
- $5.6M
- First sale
- Feb 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$500KraisedDec 2015 · 14 investors · RestaurantsRule 506(b)
▶$500KraisedDec 2015 · 14 investors · Restaurants
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Aaron HultgrenExecutive Officer, Director
- John GeikenExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $500K
- Amount sold
- $500K
- Minimum investment
- $50K
- First sale
- Nov 2015
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, South Dakota, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
- Pave Bank Raises $39M in Fundingfinsmes.com · 2025
- Pave raises $39m for AI-driven programmable bankfintech.global · 2025
- Pave Bank raises $39 million in a funding round led by Accel, othersindianstartupnews.com · 2025
- Pave raises $100M at $1B-plus valuation to build an equitable salary and compensation data empire - San Francisco Business Timesbizjournals.com · 2022
- Pave Joins Unicorn Ranks With $100M Series C, Acquires Option Impactnews.crunchbase.com · 2022
- Pave: Compensation Startup Raises $100m at $1.6bn Valuation From Indexbusinessinsider.com · 2022
- Employee compensation benchmarking startup Pave raises $46M | VentureBeatventurebeat.com · 2021
- Pave raises millions to bring transparency to startup compensation – TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2020
