Zeal - About the company
Zeal is a series B company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2019 by Pranab Krishnan and Kirti Shenoy. It operates as a Provider of payroll API. Zeal has raised $27.6M in funding from Y Combinator and Spark Capital. The company has 1049 active competitors, including 109 funded and 92 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Gusto, Payflow and Earnin.
Company Details
Provider of payroll API. Offers an API platform that enables companies to onboard employees, run payroll and manage compliances. It provides workforce payments solutions, including payroll integration, workforce management, and more.
- Website
- www.zeal.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@zeal.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- 80 LANGTON ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$27.6M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
13th among 1049 active competitors
Employee Count
39 as on May 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Zeal
Zeal is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PUZZL GROUP INC. CIN: 749614 , United States, Active | May 05, 2023 | - | - | - |
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Zeal's funding and investors
Zeal has raised a total funding of $27.6M over 4 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Nov 30, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Zeal has 8 institutional investors and 10 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zeal:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Nov 30, 2023 | 3015139 | Series B | 5945983 | 1469046 | 8339690 | 6372664 |
Aug 27, 2021 | 8957614 | Series A | 4648575 | 7615126 | 4222853 | |
Aug 20, 2019 | 3870556 | Seed | 7460626 | 4988551 | 8905848 |
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Zeal's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Zeal are Pranab Krishnan and Kirti Shenoy.
Here are the details of Zeal's key team members:
- Pranab Krishnan: Co-Founder & CTO of Zeal and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Kirti Shenoy: Co-Founder of Zeal and founder of 2 other companies, HealthSense and Puzzl. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
Zeal's Board of Directors
Zeal's board has 3 active members. Pranab Krishnan, Kirti Shenoy and Natalie Sandman Krey are independent board members.Here is the list of Zeal's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent board member | - | Current | 4y 11m | |
ugjciqf | Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 2m |
knlrrcz | Independent board member | - | Current | 1y 5m |
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Zeal's employee count trend
Zeal has 39 employees as of May 26. Here is Zeal's employee count trend over the years:
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Zeal's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Zeal include Gusto, Payflow and Earnin. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zeal, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Gusto 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR software for small and medium-sized businesses | $718M | 84/100 | |
2nd | Online financial services platform for on-demand pay and savings | $41.3M | 77/100 | ||
3rd |  Earnin 2012, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Provider of a platform for accessing earned wages and financial tools | $190M | 76/100 | |
4th | Provider of staff attendance, payroll and biometric attendance tools for small to medium enterprises | $24.8M | 76/100 | ||
5th |  PayScale 2002, Seattle (United States), Acquired | Offers payroll compensation management software | $118M | 74/100 | |
6th |  Argyle 2018, New York City (United States), Series B | Provider of consumer-permissioned income, employment, and asset verification data services | $111M | 71/100 | |
7th |  Justworks 2012, New York City (United States), Series E | Benefits administration & payroll management solution for businesses | $148M | 69/100 | |
8th |  Zenefits 2013, Tempe (United States), Acquired | Cloud-based platform for HR and payroll management solutions | $598M | 69/100 | |
9th |  Pinwheel 2018, New York City (United States), Series B | Cloud-based payroll API solution for enterprises | $84M | 68/100 | |
10th |  Hourly 2018, Palo Alto (United States), Series A | Cloud-based payroll management for enterprises | $34.2M | 67/100 | |
13th |  Zeal 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Provider of payroll API | $27.6M | 66/100 |
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Zeal's Investments and acquisitions
Zeal has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Zeal
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News related to Zeal
Media has covered Zeal for 1 event in last 1 year.
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Zeal Secures $15M Series B Funding to Revolutionize Payroll for Modern WorkRad AI•Oct 10, 2024•Zeal, Spark Capital, Commerce Ventures, Wonolo and 5 others
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Zeal Raises $13 Million Series A to Scale API Infrastructure Allowing Companies to Build Custom Payroll ProductsBusiness Wire•Aug 27, 2021•Zeal, Spark Capital, Commerce Ventures, Long Journey Ventures and 1 other
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No Delay - Zeal states that vote on Lotto24 takeover must be sanctionedSBCNews•Jan 10, 2019•Lotto 24, Zeal
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Lottoland objects to Zeal’s Lotto24 dealReviewed Casinos•Jan 07, 2019•Lottoland, Smartgames Technologies Ltd, , LOTTO and 2 others
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