Salsa - About the company
Salsa is a series A company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2021 by Juan Barroso and John Kramer. It operates as a Provider of payroll infrastructure platform. Salsa has raised $30M in funding from investors like Greycroft, Altos Ventures Management and Definition. The company has 1090 active competitors, including 112 funded and 97 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Razorpay, Gusto and Payflow.
Company Details
Provider of payroll infrastructure platform. It offers API tools to build, create and launch payroll management products. It offers features such as employee self-onboarding, tax management, API, KYC, AML, and more.
- Website
- www.salsa.dev/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@salsa.dev
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2021
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$30M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
26th among 1090 active competitors
Employee Count
97 as on Jun 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with Salsa
Salsa is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SALSA SOFTWARE, INC. CIN: 6055819 , United States, Active | Jul 02, 2021 | - | - | - |
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Salsa's funding and investors
Salsa has raised a total funding of $30M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 10, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Apr 23, 2025 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Salsa has 7 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Salsa:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 23, 2025 | 3568292 | Series A | 5829649 | 7383917 | 2887599 | 4533494 |
May 10, 2023 | 6555308 | Series A | 6262493 | 2596917 |
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Salsa's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Salsa's key team members:
- Juan Barroso: Co-founder & CTO of Salsa.
- John Kramer: Co-Founder & CEO of Salsa. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Salsa's employee count trend
Salsa has 97 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Salsa's employee count trend over the years:
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Salsa's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Salsa include Razorpay, Gusto and Payflow. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Salsa, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of payment and business banking solutions for enterprises | $742M | 86/100 | ||
2nd | Gusto 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR software for small and medium-sized businesses | $718M | 83/100 | |
3rd | Online financial services platform for on-demand pay and savings | $41.3M | 77/100 | ||
4th |  Earnin 2012, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Provider of a platform for accessing earned wages and financial tools | $190M | 76/100 | |
5th |  Yonder 2020, London (United Kingdom), Series B | Online platform to discover & book outdoor tours | $81.4M | 76/100 | |
6th | Provider of staff attendance, payroll and biometric attendance tools for small to medium enterprises | $24.8M | 75/100 | ||
7th |  PayScale 2002, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Offers payroll compensation management software | $118M | 74/100 | |
8th |  Argyle 2018, New York City (United States), Series B | Provider of consumer-permissioned income, employment, and asset verification data services | $111M | 71/100 | |
9th |  Justworks 2012, New York City (United States), Series E | Benefits administration & payroll management solution for businesses | $148M | 69/100 | |
10th |  Zenefits 2013, Tempe (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based platform for HR and payroll management solutions | $598M | 69/100 | |
26th |  Salsa 2021, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of payroll infrastructure platform | $30M | 60/100 |
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Salsa's Investments and acquisitions
Salsa has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Salsa
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News related to Salsa
Media has covered Salsa for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about partnerships.
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Payroll management startup Salsa raises $20 million in a round led by Altos Ventures.Capital-Riesgo.es•Apr 23, 2025•Salsa, Altos Ventures Management, Greycroft, SemperVirens and 1 other
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Salsa Brings Embedded Payroll Solutions to Canada with MangomintFinancial Post•Jun 19, 2024•Mangomint, Salsa
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Salsa dips into $10M to fire up payroll features for software companiesTechCrunch+•May 10, 2023•Forum Ventures, Salsa, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Greycroft and 1 other
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