When was Ceipal founded?

Ceipal was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round 7 years after it was founded.

Where is Ceipal located?

Ceipal is headquartered in Rochester, United States. It is registered at 8-2-293/82/8/564, A-43, ROAD NO.92 PRASHANTHI TOWERS, 3RD FLOOR, JUBILEE HI, LLS, Hyderabad, HYDERABAD, Telangana, India, 500033.

Who is the current CEO of Ceipal?

Sameer Penakalapati of Ceipal. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Ceipal have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Ceipal is 516.

Is Ceipal a funded company?

Ceipal is a funded company, having raised a total of $27.2M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 23, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Ceipal?

Ceipal's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Jun 16, 2022, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Ceipal rank among its competitors?

Ceipal ranks 99th amongst 3380 active competitors, of which 202 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Factorial, which secured $150M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Ceipal?

Ceipal's top competitors include Workday, Gusto and Kronos. Among them, Factorial secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Ceipal - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Online suite solutions for HR management. It offers tools for employee management, digital onboarding, job management, payroll management, and more. It also provides ATS for managing recruitment process. It uses AI technology tool for assessment, planning, analysing and reporting. It also provides employee self service software and VMS.

Website: www.ceipal.com/
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Registered Address: 8-2-293/82/8/564, A-43, ROAD NO.92 PRASHANTHI TOWERS, 3RD FLOOR, JUBILEE HI, LLS, Hyderabad, HYDERABAD, Telangana, India, 500033

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

Rochester, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$27.2M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Jun 16, 2022, $*****

Investors

Camden Partners & 4 more

Ranked

99^th among 3380 active competitors

Employee Count

516 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Zoniac

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Ceipal is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
CEIPAL CORP. CIN: 5387654 , United States, Active	Aug 03, 2018	-	-	-
CEIPAL SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900TG2016PTC110160 , India, Active	Jun 08, 2016	0 - ₹10 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	249 (As on Jun 30, 2021)
CEIPAL SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900TG2021FTC148807 , India, Active	Feb 18, 2021	₹50 - ₹100 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	340 (As on Jan 31, 2025)

Ceipal has raised a total funding of $27.2M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 23, 2018. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Jun 16, 2022 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Ceipal has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Ceipal:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 16, 2022	5446134	Conventional Debt	9200273	1813226	1098266	8444157
Jun 16, 2022	6944073	Series B	4734798	3015783	4021298	Mistral & 1 more
Apr 17, 2019	7870238	Series A	8922821	6872225	7087671	Resolve Growth Partners & 1 more

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The founders of Ceipal is Sameer Penakalapati. Sameer Penakalapati is the CEO of Ceipal.

Here are the details of Ceipal's key team members:

Sameer Penakalapati: Founder & CEO of Ceipal and founder of 2 other companies, TextToHire and ProcureWise. They serve on the board of 1 company.

Ceipal's Board of Directors

Ceipal's board has 6 active members. Sameer Penakalapati, Chris Rhodes, Jason Tagler, Code Cubitt, Biswajit Sinha and Aneel Potluri are independent board members.

Here is the list of Ceipal's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Sameer Penakalapati	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 7m
msdpgpz	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 6m
wwhskem	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 3m
roxsozi	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 4m
rkivqub	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 8m
ftilxlk	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 9m

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Ceipal's employee count trend

Ceipal has 516 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Ceipal's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Ceipal include Workday, Gusto and Kronos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ceipal, 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 & 85 others	84/100
3rd	Kronos 1977, Lowell (United States), Acquired	Provider of HCM software solutions for enterprises	$855M	GIC, Blackstone & 3 others	81/100
4th	Rippling 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series G	Cloud-based suite solution for HR management	$1.85B	Kleiner Perkins, Greenoaks & 70 others	79/100
5th	Employment Hero 2014, Sydney (Australia), Acquired	Provider of end to end HR, payroll and benefits management platform	$460M	Seek, One Ventures & 8 others	79/100
6th	Deel 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of human resources and international payroll compliance software tools	$986M	Spark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz & 55 others	79/100
7th	GreytHR 1994, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Provider of cloud based human resource management system and payroll software.	$47.4M	New Enterprise Associates, Info Edge & 14 others	79/100
8th	Factorial 2016, Barcelona (Spain), Series D	Provider of business management software for human resources and finance	$369M	Atomico, Tiger Global Management & 10 others	78/100
9th	PeopleStrong 2005, Gurugram (India), Acquired	Provider of human capital management platform offering integrated HR solutions	$30.7M	West Street AEP I Offshore Aggregator, HDFC Bank ... & 41 others	78/100
10th	Remote 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C	Provider of employment infrastructure for payroll compliance and contractor management	$506M	SoftBank Vision Fund, Two Sigma Ventures ... & 27 others	77/100
99th	Ceipal 2011, Rochester (United States), Series B	Online suite solutions for HR management	$27.2M	Camden Partners, Resolve Growth Partners & 3 others	51/100