Zenefits
AcquiredYC W13San Francisco, US · 500 employees · 13 known investors
Zenefits provides an HR platform that consolidates benefits administration, payroll, onboarding, and talent management tools for small and mid-sized businesses into a single application.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W13)
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Laks Sriniin𝕏Co Founder and CTO2013–2018Laks Srini is a software engineer who co-founded Zenefits and ZeroDown, and previously worked at SigFig and D. E. Shaw & Co. He currently develops products at Rippling.
Investors · 13
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Bling CapitalMiami Beach · $1M – $5M
EPIC VENTURESSalt Lake City
Francisco PartnersSan Francisco
Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M
IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M
Unanimous CapitalMenlo Park
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Alexis Ohanianreported
Foresite CapitalreportedLarkspur
General CatalystreportedSan Francisco · $30M
Justin Kanreported
Venrockreported · 2 sourcesPalo Alto · $500K – $10M
Founder mafia
The Zenefits mafia →19 people who came through Zenefits went on to found or lead other companies.
Parker ConradCo-founder & CEOFounded RipplingPrasanna SankarDirector of EngineeringFounded 0xPPL +1Phil FasanoAdvisory Board MemberFounded Recuro Health +1Henry LiuVP Engineering, Core PlatformFounded Glide +1Abhijeet DwivediVice PresidentFounded Central +1Kuberan MarimuthuStaff Engineer/Tech Lead ManagerFounded Hashcube +1Ben LingInvestorFounded Bling CapitalMorgan BenderBoard ObserverFounded PWA LabsSam BlondVP SalesFounded MonacoPeter FishmanVice President of Analytics & GrowthFounded Mozart DataDennis QianStaff Software EngineerFounded DefinitiveSunny RekhiSenior Software EngineerFounded Tarsal
+ 7 more
Competitors · 4
by search overlapTrinet303 shared keywordsTriNet provides full-service HR solutions, including payroll processing and HR guidance and technology, for small and medium-size businesses. The publicly traded company (NYSE: TNET) supports SMBs with daily HR needs and compliance.
Zendesk147 shared keywordsThis is Zendesk's internal belonging/diversity and inclusion program page, not a company profile page for an external company. It describes Zendesk's internal culture initiatives and leadership development programs.
Intuit®120 shared keywordsIntuit develops financial software products—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp—for consumers and small businesses to manage taxes, credit, accounting, and marketing. It serves approximately 100 million customers worldwide.
ADP95 shared keywordsADP provides cloud-based human capital management solutions that integrate payroll, HR, talent management, time and attendance, tax, and benefits administration for businesses globally. The company serves as a comprehensive provider of HCM software and business outsourcing services with analytics and compliance expertise.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Zenefits do?
- Zenefits provides an HR platform that consolidates benefits administration, payroll, onboarding, and talent management tools for small and mid-sized businesses into a single application.
- Who founded Zenefits?
- Zenefits was founded by Parker Conrad, Laks Srini.
- Who are Zenefits's investors?
- Zenefits's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Bling Capital, EPIC VENTURES, Francisco Partners, Insight Partners, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Unanimous Capital, Y Combinator and 5 more.
- Where is Zenefits headquartered?
- Zenefits is headquartered in San Francisco, US.



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