Plane (YC W17) — #1 easiest-to-use payroll for startups
Plane is an all-in-one people platform for fast-growing teams. We build easy-to-use payroll and compliance tools that help companies go global from day one.
Plane is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2017 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: #1 easiest-to-use payroll for startups. The founder listed is Matt Pelc (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, November 8, 2016).
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Plane is an all-in-one people platform for fast-growing teams. We build easy-to-use payroll and compliance tools that help companies go global from day one.
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Plane is the payroll and HR platform your agents and tools connect to. Easily hire, pay, and onboard employees and contractors in the U.S. and worldwide. Open API, MCP, and CLI so you can ditch the busywork. For good.
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Matt Pelc
Founder/CEO
Founder at Plane
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