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Gusto

Gusto

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaEnterprise Softwarewww.gusto.com

Last Round

Tender

Jun 9, 2025

Est. Valuation

$9.3B

Total Funding Raised

$706.1M

Momentum Score

50 /100

Company Overview

Gusto is a human resources and payroll technology company that provides a cloud-based platform for managing payroll, employee benefits, and team management.

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

Stablecoins, HR, Accounting & Expense, RegTech, InsurTech

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Revenue Share, Payment Processing Fee

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

payroll softwareHR platformpeople platformSMB payrollbenefits administrationpayroll processingHRISHCM softwarefull-service payrollembedded payrollpayroll APIemployee onboardingtax compliance401(k) administrationtime trackinginternational contractor paymentsworkers' compstablecoin payrollpayroll line of credit

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Gusto Comps

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CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Gusto Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
TenderJun 9, 2025
Series E ExtensionMay 12, 2022
Series EAug 10, 2021
Series DJul 24, 2019
Series CJul 31, 2018
Series B Extension
Dec 21, 2015

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Annie Portland

CEO Team

Executive Team

Scott Helmes

CEO Team

Executive Team

David Daniels

Lead People Partner (CTO Engineering Org)

Executive Team

Gusto Investors

Notable investors and investment history

InvestorRounds
Human CapitalSeries C
Sherpalo VenturesSeed
Slow VenturesSeries B Extension
S32Series E Extension
AFSquareSeries A
Friends & Family CapitalSeries E, Series E Extension
GVSeed, Series B

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  • Apr 24, 2026

    Released 75 new features for its platform.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range4,340
Year Founded2012
Last FundingJun 9, 2025

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