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Oyster

Oyster

Private
Charlotte, North CarolinaEnterprise Softwarehttps://www.oysterhr.com/

Last Round

Series D

Extension

Nov 11, 2024

Est. Valuation

$1.2B

Total Funding Raised

$296M

Momentum

Top 50%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Oyster is a human resources technology company that offers a distributed talent enablement platform to facilitate the hiring of global talent and manage compliant payroll and benefits for full-time employees worldwide.

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

HR, Compliance & Risk, Digital Payments, Workflow Automation

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

employer of recordEORglobal payrollglobal employment platforminternational hiringremote work complianceglobal HRIScontractor managementglobal benefits administrationgeo-hiringdistributed workforce managementcompliance as a serviceHR techpayroll automationglobal payroll provider

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Oyster Comps

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Oyster comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Oyster Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series D ExtensionNov 11, 2024
Series DSep 4, 2024
Series CApr 20, 2022
Series B ExtensionSep 21, 2021
Series BJun 22, 2021
Series A
Feb 2, 2021

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Clare Godfrey

PA to CEO

Executive Team

Tony Jamous

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Shannon Lincoln

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Oyster Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Oyster investors
InvestorRounds
Kima VenturesSeed
PayPal VenturesSeries C, Series B Extension
GeorgianSeries D, Series C
Connect VenturesSeries A, Seed
PeopleTech AngelsSeries C
Sorenson VenturesSeed
Acadian VenturesSeries A

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  • Jan 15, 2026

    Hadi Moussa appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer.

  • Jan 12, 2026

    Added Hindalco Industries Limited as a customer

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina
Employee Range595
Year Founded2019
Last FundingNov 11, 2024

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