Where is Ascender located?

Ascender is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

How many employees does Ascender have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Ascender is 231.

Is Ascender a funded company?

Ascender is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Ascender rank among its competitors?

Ascender ranks 522nd amongst 9821 active competitors, of which 528 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Deel, which secured $300M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Ascender?

Ascender's top competitors include Workday, Gusto and Intuit. Among them, Deel secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Ascender - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Payroll management solutions for businesses. It features payroll service, leaves management, timesheet management, generation of payroll summaries, and more. It offers a cloud-based platform that connects payroll, HR, and enterprise applications.

Website: www.ascenderhcm.com/
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Email ID: *****@ascenderhcm.com
Phone Number: +61 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2003

Location

Sydney, Australia

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Five V Capital & 2 more

Ranked

522^nd among 9821 active competitors

Employee Count

231 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

People Streme Human Capital Management

Similar Companies

Gusto & 1264 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Ceridian (Feb 01, 2021)

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Ascender is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ASCENDER HCM PTY LIMITED CIN: 637971138 , Australia, Active	Dec 09, 2019	-	-

Ascender got acquired by Ceridian on Feb 01, 2021.

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Ascender is a funded company. Ascender has 3 institutional investors.

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Ascender's employee count trend

Ascender has 231 employees as of May 26. Here is Ascender's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Ascender include Workday, Gusto and Intuit. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ascender, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Workday 2005, Pleasanton (United States), Public	Developer of cloud software for human resources finance and operations	$352M	Greylock Partners, T. Rowe Price & 11 others	88/100
2nd	Gusto 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR software for small and medium-sized businesses	$718M	T. Rowe Price, CapitalG & 84 others	84/100
3rd	Intuit 1983, Mountain View (United States), Public	Provider of financial, accounting, tax preparation, and marketing automation software	-	Europa, Alcor Fund & 25 others	83/100
4th	Oracle 1977, Austin (United States), Public	Provider of cloud-based enterprise software solutions for applications, platform, and infrastructure management	-	Europa, Signal Lake & 32 others	83/100
5th	The Access Group 1991, Loughborough (United Kingdom), Acquired	Developer of business management software for finance human resources payroll	$1.49B	Hg, Lyceum Capital & 21 others	82/100
6th	Visma 1996, Oslo (Norway), Acquired	Developer of cloud software for business management and accounting tasks	$198M	Aeternum Capital, Vind & 26 others	82/100
7th	Deltek 1983, Herndon (United States), Acquired	Cloud based enterprise resource planning software provider for multi industries	$107M	Prospect Capital, New Mountain Capital & 3 others	81/100
8th	SAP 1972, Germany, Public	Provider of business applications, technology, and cloud enterprise resource planning	-	Europa, Elliott Management & 11 others	80/100
9th	Infor 2002, New York City (United States), Acquired	Cloud based ERP software for multi industries	$1.52B	Lyca Mobile, LC Waikiki & 18 others	79/100
10th	Deel 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of global payroll, compliance, and human resources solutions	$982M	Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 54 others	79/100
522nd	Ascender 2003, Sydney (Australia), Acquired	Payroll management solutions for businesses	-	Five V Capital, Potentia & 1 others	39/100