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Zeal

Zeal

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaFinTechhttps://www.zeal.com/

Last Round

Series B

Oct 10, 2024

Est. Valuation

$2.14M

Total Funding Raised

$29.75M

Momentum

Top 50%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Zeal is a financial technology company that provides an API-first payroll platform, enabling businesses to build and embed custom payroll products for their workforces.

Sector

FinTech

Verticals

Digital Payments, HR, API Management, Compliance, Vertical SaaS

Business Model

B2B2C

Customer Profile

Usage-Based SaaS, Revenue Share, Subscription SaaS

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

embedded payrollpayroll APIpayroll infrastructurepayroll as a servicewhite-label payrollworker onboardingautomated tax filingtax enginegig economy paymentsB2B2C paymentsworkforce managementAPI-first payrollfintech infrastructurevertical SaaS

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Zeal Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series BOct 10, 2024
Series AAug 27, 2021
SeedMar 1, 2020
AcceleratorAug 1, 2019

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Pranab Krishnan

CTO And Co-Founder

Founding Team

Varsha Rao

Co-Founder, CEO

Founding Team

Zeal Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Zeal investors
InvestorRounds
Commerce VenturesSeries B, Series A
Commerce VenturesSeries B, Series A
PortageSeries B
Long Journey VenturesSeries A, Seed
BoxGroupSeries A, Seed
Worklife VenturesSeries A
Y CombinatorSeed, Accelerator

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  • Apr 14, 2026

    Launched 'Dream Car Raffle' charity lottery in Germany.

  • Mar 8, 2026

    Added NurseIO Group, a healthcare staffing company, as a customer.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range40
Year Founded2019
Last FundingOct 10, 2024

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