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Remote

San Francisco, US · Founded 2019 · 18,365 employees on LinkedIn · 24 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 Job Van der Voort, Marcelo Lebre, and Job van der Voort.

JVJob Van der Voort
Job Van der VoortCo-founder · CEOJob Van der Voort is an executive officer at Remote, which provides international payroll, benefits, compliance, and employment solutions for companies managing distributed workforces globally.
MLMarcelo Lebre
Marcelo LebreCo-founder & PresidentCo-founder and President of Remote, which manages international payroll, benefits, taxes, stock options, and compliance to help companies hire and pay full-time and contract workers across many countries.
JVJob van der Voort
Job van der VoortCo-founder · CEOCo-founder and CEO of Remote, which handles international payroll, benefits, taxes, stock options, and compliance so companies can hire and manage full-time and contract workers across dozens of countries.

Board

VI
Villi IltchevBoard director
BR
Brett RochkindBoard director
MC
Miles ClementBoard director
NBNiko Bonatsos
Niko BonatsosBoard Member2019–2026Founder and Managing Partner of Verdict
HM
Hannah MasriBoard director

Investors · 24

Day One VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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GaingelsreportedNew York · $200K – $500K

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SoftBank GroupreportedTokyo

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Two Sigma VenturesreportedNew York · $2M – $15M

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Also in the syndicate · 2

Base GrowthSoftBank Vision Fund 2lead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$310.1M disclosed across 1 of 5 rounds · 2021–2024

▶$310.1MraisedMay 2022 · 32 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Marcelo LebreDirector
  • Job Van der VoortExecutive Officer, Director
  • Villi IltchevDirector
  • Brett RochkindDirector
  • Miles ClementDirector
  • Niko BonatsosDirector
  • Hannah MasriDirector
Offering amount
$310.1M
Amount sold
$310.1M
First sale
May 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2019
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Remote 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 reported
Customer reviewsJan 20254,000 reviews
HeadcountAug 202618,365

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Remote went on to found or lead other companies.

In the news

▸Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

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 Job Van der Voort, 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, Deviation Capital, Flucas Ventures and 14 more.
How much funding has Remote raised?
Remote has disclosed $310.1M raised across 1 of its 5 known rounds.
Where is Remote headquartered?
Remote is headquartered in San Francisco, US.