Rippling
Rippling sells HR, IT, and finance software to businesses on a unified employee-data graph, so a single change—hire, termination, role update—propagates automatically across payroll, devices, apps, and spend.
Raised $1.9B across disclosed rounds.[1]
Series G closed May 2025.[1][2][7]
post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Founders Fund, Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks Capital, Coatue Management, Bedrock Capital, Y Combinator, Elad Gil, Sands Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs Growth, Baillie Gifford.[1][7][8][2]
Parker Conrad, Co-Founder & CEO[8][7]
Prasanna Sankar, Co-Founder[8][7]
Matt MacInnis, COO[3][4][5][6]
Adam Swiecicki, CFO[3][4][5][6]
Matt Epstein, General Manager[3][4][5][6]
Tomer Schwartz, VP of Product[3][4][5][6]
Deel · deel.com · Named directly as a competitor in Rippling's enrichment data and cited in news coverage of the Rippling–Deel espionage lawsuit; overlaps on global payroll, EOR, and contractor management for the same HR/ops buyer.[5][2]
ADP · adp.com · Named explicitly as a Rippling competitor by CNBC; Rippling's talent sourcing data shows 152 hires from ADP—the largest single source—indicating direct substitution in the payroll and HCM workflow.[2][5]
Paylocity · paylocity.com · Named as a Rippling competitor by both CNBC and Rippling's own enrichment data; Rippling draws 91 hires from Paylocity and sends 17 alumni back—indicating direct competitive overlap on the mid-market payroll and HRIS buyer.[2][5]
Workday · workday.com · Named directly as a competitor in Rippling's enrichment data; overlaps on the same HR+finance buyer, same unified-platform positioning, and competes for the same mid-market and enterprise budget.[5]
Gusto · gusto.com · Named directly as a competitor in Rippling's enrichment data; Rippling's talent sourcing data shows 76 hires from Gusto, indicating direct head-to-head competition for the same SMB HR and payroll buyer.[5]
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May 2026 · techcrunch.com
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Rippling
Rippling sells HR, IT, and finance software to businesses on a unified employee-data graph, so a single change—hire, termination, role update—propagates automatically across payroll, devices, apps, and spend.