Central kills back-office work for startups. While HR/payroll platforms give you software to figure it out, Central actually does all the work using AI agents and human experts: payroll, benefits, compliance, accounting, taxes, and more.
Central is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2024 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Payroll, benefits, state compliance & other bullsh*t for startups. The founders listed are Josh Wymer (Founder/CTO), Pranav Kashyap (Founder/COO), Nilay Modi (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, May 24, 2024).
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Central kills back-office work for startups. While HR/payroll platforms give you software to figure it out, Central actually does all the work using AI agents and human experts: payroll, benefits, compliance, accounting, taxes, and more. That's 10+ hours back every month. Thousands of founders trust Central. Learn more and start for free at centralhq.com
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