Remote
Founded 2019 · 18,365 employees on LinkedIn · 21 known investors
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Remote helps companies hire, pay, and manage employees internationally by removing barriers to cross-border employment. It serves businesses worldwide that want to work with talent regardless of location, operating in the HR and future-of-work space.
Also known as Remote Technology · Remote.com
Founders & leadership
Remote was founded in 2019 by Marcelo Lebre and Job van der Voort.
Investors · 21
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Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries DDec 2024Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries CApr 2022
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (lead), 9Yards, Accel, Adams Street, Base Growth, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Sequoia, Two Sigma Ventures
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries BJul 2021Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Remote operates a global employment platform that lets companies hire, pay and manage workers across borders. Its product set spans Employer of Record (EOR), under which Remote holds the employment contract and handles taxes, benefits and compliance; Global Payroll, run by in-house teams in the countries where it operates; Contractor of Record (COR) and contractor management, including conversion of contractors to full-time employees to limit misclassification exposure; and a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) offering for US hiring that covers payroll, taxes and benefits.
The company positions itself as a single system of record for employment data, consolidating employment records, contracts, compliance documents and payroll runs in one platform. It states that it operates owned entities and employs its own legal, payroll and compliance specialists in each market rather than relying on a partner network. Remote reports SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and ISO 27001 certification.
Business model
Remote sells global employment and payroll services to companies, acting as the legal employer or contractor counterparty in the markets where it operates and administering payroll, benefits, tax and compliance on the customer's behalf.
Traction
Customer testimonials on the company's site come from global mobility, finance and people leaders, including one customer managing more than 460 contractors globally and another citing avoided annual costs of over $500,000 versus handling employment administration in-house.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Remote presents itself as infrastructure that leading HR platforms use to deliver global payroll, EOR and contractor management, and cites a customer-voted ranking as the top global HR platform based on more than 4,000 reviews.
Remote emphasizes end-to-end owned infrastructure operated in-house — its own entities, legal experts, payroll specialists and compliance teams in each market it serves — rather than a network of local partners, with all employment, compliance and payroll data held in a single system of record.
Technology
The platform is described as API-first, offering a REST API, webhooks and a CLI for custom workflows or embedding global employment into other products. Native integrations exist with HR systems including Workday, HiBob, BambooHR and Personio. Remote MCP provides AI agents with a live connection to payroll, contracts, compliance data and org structure without API keys, data exports or custom integrations. The company cites SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and ISO 27001 certification.
Go-to-market
Direct sales via demo bookings and self-serve sign-up on its website, supplemented by a partner program in which HR platforms deliver global payroll, EOR and contractor management to their customers on Remote's infrastructure, plus integrations with incumbent HR systems.
Companies hiring or paying workers internationally, including firms consolidating multi-country payroll, converting contractors to employees, or hiring in the US without in-house administration; also HR platforms that embed Remote's payroll, EOR and contractor management for their own customers.
Geography
Remote says it maintains owned entities and local legal, payroll and compliance teams in every market where it operates, supporting hiring and payroll across multiple countries and currencies.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Founder mafia
The Remote mafia →6 people who came through Remote went on to found or lead other companies.
In the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Remoteremote.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Remote do?
- Remote provides owned global employment infrastructure for EOR, payroll, contractor management and US PEO services.
- Who founded Remote?
- Remote was founded by Marcelo Lebre, Job van der Voort in 2019.
- Who are Remote's investors?
- Remote's investors include Accel, B Capital Group, B4 Capital, Base Partners, Category Ventures, Daft Capital, Flucas Ventures, Index Ventures and 10 more.