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Central

Central

Summer 2024

Payroll, benefits, state compliance & other bullsh*t for startups

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About Company

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

Active Founders

Josh Wymer

Josh Wymer

Founder

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 Kashyap

Pranav Kashyap

Founder

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.

Nilay Modi

Nilay Modi

Founder

Product & design

Company Facts

LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Team Size15
Founded2024
StatusActive