Hourly
Hourly is a payroll and insurance platform for small businesses that has raised $39M in funding. The Palo Alto-based company employs 130 people.
The growth story
Hourly grew from 81 to 130 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $39M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2022.
About
Hourly provides payroll processing, tax filing and workers' compensation insurance services for small businesses. The platform aims to simplify these administrative tasks for employers.
The company raised $39M in a Series A round in November 2022, led by investors including Glilot Capital Partners and Inovia Capital. It has built a team of 130 employees, with sales being the largest function at 19 people.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest department with 19 employees. The company is led by investors including Amir Faintuch and Francoise Brougher, who joined the board after the Series A.
The Hourly org chart
Tom S. (Co-founder and CEO) leads 39 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Sales 26 (+30% YoY), Engineering 20 (0% YoY), Business Development 17 (-6% YoY), Operations 13 (+30% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY), Education 5 (0% YoY).
Talent flow
Hourly recruits heavily from payroll providers, with Paychex, Heartland and ADP being top sources. Employees often move to IT services firms like EPAM and SoftServe. The median tenure is 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Hourly staff: Paychex (10), Heartland (6), Globant (6), ADP (6), Universidad Nacional de Colombia (3), Wells Fargo (3). Former Hourly employees most often moved to EPAM (3), SoftServe (3), Grindr (3), Globalli (3), BBSI (2), Insurate (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Hourly mafia
Three alumni have founded companies, including Above The Rim Payroll and Payments, which employs 6 people.
3Phil P., was Payroll Goat until 2025Niko Pappadis, was Territory Sales Manager until 2025Jose Molina, was Senior Backend Developer until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 50% direct, 37% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Hourly: Leadership (34), Customer Service (31), Management (29), Team Leadership (29), Communication (26), Sales (24), Project Management (24), Microsoft Excel (22).
Where the team actually sits
Hourly people are concentrated in Antioquia, Colombia (11), Capital District, Colombia (6), California, United States (5), Colombia (3).
Search footprint
Hourly attracts about 28,790 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $653K a month if bought through ads. It gained 6,812 ranking keywords and lost 19,104 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Hourly has 130 employees as of September 2026.
Hourly has raised $39M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2022.
Hourly was founded in 2018 by Tom S..
Tom S. (Co-founder and CEO) sits at the top of Hourly's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Hourly staff are Paychex (10 people), Heartland (6 people), Globant (6 people).
Former Hourly employees most often move to EPAM (3), SoftServe (3), Grindr (3).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Hourly, including Above The Rim Payroll and Payments, Helios Property Solutions, Cinco.
Hourly attracts about 28,790 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $653K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Hourly staff are Leadership, Customer Service, Management, Team Leadership, Communication.
Hourly staff are concentrated in Antioquia, Colombia (11), Capital District, Colombia (6), California, United States (5).
Hourly has about 26 people in Sales, up 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Hourly has about 20 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 61 current and 138 former Hourly profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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