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Payroll, benefits, state compliance & other bullsh*t for startups
Central kills back-office work for startups. While HR/payroll platforms give you software to figure it out, Central actually does all the work using AI agents and human experts: payroll, benefits, compliance, accounting, taxes, and more. That's 10+ hours back every month. Thousands of founders trust Central. Learn more and start for free at centralhq.com
Josh is the CEO at Central. He was the 12th employee at Mixpanel, ran product engineering, and helped scale it to $1b+ valuation. He's also worked as a software engineer at Meta and played baseball at Virginia Tech.
Pranav is the COO at Central, helping other companies automate back-office work. He previously built payment and tax products for millions of users at Stripe, rebuilt Mixpanel's self-serve and messaging products and spent a number of years working with technology companies at McKinsey and Sequoia Capital. He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from IIT Bombay and an MBA from Wharton.
The first back-office platform that automates all the painful compliance work.
Central launches as a payroll, benefits, and operations platform for startups that automates compliance tasks end-to-end, handling payroll registrations, tax filings, workers’ comp, government mail monitoring, BOI reporting, and insurance across states and countries. It targets founders and automates setup and ongoing tasks to save time and reduce fines, with a free start and migration support.
From the original launch (Jul 2024) — may be outdated.
Banking + Payroll/Benefits + Bookkeeping + Tax in one place
Bookkeeping, compliance and tax for founders
