User:Vipul/ZenPayroll

As of January 2015, ZenPayroll's price is $29/month minimum (for 1 employee), an increment of about $4/month per employee for the next 99 employees, and negotiated enterprise pricing for businesses with 100+ employees. They offer a 2-month free trial period. Payment is on a monthly basis and there is no long-term contract.{{cite web|url=https://zenpayroll.com/company_invite|title = Start a 2-Month Free Trial|publisher = ZenPayroll|date = January 18, 2015}}

ZenPayroll was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2012 batch.{{cite web|url=http://pando.com/2012/12/11/zenpayroll-raises-ycs-largest-seed-round-from-the-mt-rushmore-of-valley-entrepreneurs/|title = ZenPayroll raises YC’s largest seed round from the Mt. Rushmore of Valley entrepreneurs|last = Carney|first = Michael|date = December 11, 2012|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = PandoDaily}} The service launched officially on December 11, 2012 in California.{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/11/zenpayroll-launches-cloud-based-payroll-service-with-6-1m-in-seed-funding-from-the-ceos-at-yammer-box-yelp-and-dropbox/|title = ZenPayroll Launches Cloud-Based Payroll Service With $6.1M In Seed Funding From CEOs At Yammer, Box, Yelp And Dropbox|last = Williams|first = Alex|date = December 11, 2012|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = TechCrunch}}

On June 12, 2013, ZenPayroll announced support for paying contract workers, including making sure of tax compliance (by filing the relevant Form 1099 and other paperwork). This was touted by some technology writers as giving the company an advantage over competitors such as ADP and Paychex, whose payroll software was claimed to lack the flexibility to accommodate contract workers. The company also announced plans to launch very soon in Florida, Texas, and New York state.{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/12/zenpayroll-now-gives-employers-a-way-to-pay-contractors-that-adp-cant/|title = ZenPayroll Now Gives Employers A Way To Pay Contractors That ADP Can’t|last = Williams|first = Alex|date = June 12, 2013|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = TechCrunch}}{{cite web|url=http://pando.com/2013/06/12/zenpayroll-adds-support-for-contract-workers-preps-for-expansion-to-florida-texas-and-soon-new-york/|title = ZenPayroll adds support for contract workers, preps for expansion to Florida, Texas, and soon New York|last = Carney|first = Michael|date = June 12, 2013|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = PandoDaily}}

In August 2013, ZenPayroll announced that it had crossed $100 million in payments processed annually, and was launching in Florida, Texas, and Washington state.{{cite web|url=http://pando.com/2013/08/29/zenpayroll-crosses-100m-in-payroll-processed-annually-launches-in-texas-florida-and-washington/|title = ZenPayroll crosses $100M in payroll processed annually, launches in Texas, Florida, and Washington|last = Carney|first = Michael|date = August 29, 2013|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = PandoDaily}}

In September 2014, ZenPayroll announced its application programming interface (API) and partnerships with over a dozen small and medium business (SMB) back-office service companies.{{cite web|url=http://pando.com/2014/09/03/zenpayroll-aims-to-unite-the-smb-back-office-integrates-with-a-dozen-other-cloud-based-systems/|title = ZenPayroll aims to unite the SMB back-office, integrates with a dozen other cloud-based systems|last = Carney|first = Michael|date = September 3, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = PandoDaily}}{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/03/zenpayroll-api/|title = ZenPayroll Partners With A Dozen Other SMB Back-Office Tools|date = September 3, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = TechCrunch|last = Lawler|first = Ryan}}

In December 2014, ZenPayroll announced support for letting companies match employees' charitable donations.{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/16/zenpayroll-now-lets-companies-match-employees-charitable-donations/|title = ZenPayroll now lets companies match employees’ charitable donations|last = Novet|first = Jordan|date = December 16, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = VentureBeat}}

In December 2012, ZenPayroll announced that, back in April 2012 upon graduating from Y Combinator's Winter 2012 class, ZenPayroll had raised the largest seed round for a Y Combinator startup. The total amount of $6.1 million was raised from investors including Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie, Yammer CEO and co-founder David Sacks, Dropbox CEO and co-founder Drew Houston, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim, Yelp CEO and co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman, Badgeville CEO and co-founder Kris Duggan, SugarCRM CEO Larry Augustin, and Zuora CEO and co-founder Tien Tzuo, as well as Google Ventures, Data Collective, Sherpalo Ventures, and Salesforce.com.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/12/11/paychecks-move-to-the-cloud-as-google-salesforce-back-zenpayroll/|title = Paychecks Move to the Cloud as Google, Salesforce Back ZenPayroll|last = Gage|first = Deborah|date = December 11, 2012|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = Wall Street Journal}}

On February 19, 2014, ZenPayroll announced a $20 million Series A funding round at a valuation of over $100 million. The round was led by General Catalyst Partners, with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers also participating.{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/19/cloud-based-payroll-app-zenpayroll-raises-20m-from-general-catalyst-and-kleiner-at-a-100m-plus-valuation/|title = Cloud-Based Payroll App ZenPayroll Raises $20M From General Catalyst And Kleiner At A $100M-Plus Valuation|last = Rao|first = Leena|date = February 19, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = TechCrunch}}{{cite web|url=http://pando.com/2014/02/19/hockysticking-zenpayroll-grabs-a-20m-series-a-sets-out-to-make-you-love-payroll-as-much-as-its-founders-do/|title = Hockeysticking ZenPayroll grabs a $20M Series A, sets out to make you love payroll as much as its founders do|last = Carney|first = Michael|date = February 19, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = PandoDaily}}{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/19/investors-deposit-20m-in-zenpayroll-as-the-company-eyes-expansion/|title = Investors deposit $20M in ZenPayroll as the company eyes expansion|last = Novet|first = Jordan|date = February 19, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = VentureBeat}}{{cite web|url=http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/02/19/san-francisco-startup-zenpayroll-raises-20m-finds-novel-ways-to-lure-workers/|title = San Francisco Startup ZenPayroll Raises $20M, Finds Novel Ways to Lure Workers|last = Gage|first = Deborah|date = February 19, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = Wall Street Journal}}

VentureBeat has listed ZenPayroll among the best back-office software for small businesses.{{cite web|url=http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/27/the-best-back-office-software-for-small-businesses/|title = The best back-office software for small businesses|last = Grant|first = Rebecca|date = January 27, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = VentureBeat}} The New York Times has compared ZenPayroll to larger payroll processors such as ADP, citing both advantages and disadvantages.{{cite web|url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/zenpayroll-gives-small-business-the-tech-tools-of-big-business/?_r=0|title = ZenPayroll Gives Small Business the Tech Tools of Big Business|last = Hardy|first = Quentin|date = September 3, 2014|accessdate = January 20, 2015|publisher = New York Times}} ZenPayroll has been praised by TechCrunch and PandoDaily for offering an easy-to-use service to small businesses and to companies using contractors.

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