Keka HR
Keka HR is a payroll and HR software platform used by 12,500+ organizations. It raised $59M in a 2022 Series A and has 1,271 employees.
The growth story
Keka HR grew from 783 to 1,271 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $59M along the way, most recently a Series A in November 2022.
About
Keka sells cloud-based HR and payroll software that handles hiring, time tracking, performance reviews, and compliance. It targets mid-sized companies needing to automate manual HR processes and ensure payroll accuracy.
The company has scaled to over 1,200 employees since its 2015 founding. Its $59M Series A in late 2022 suggests rapid growth, though current headcount growth rates are unavailable.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest department with 144 employees. Leadership appears India-centric given the top investor WestBridge Capital and employee sourcing from local firms like BYJU'S and greytHR.
The Keka HR org chart
Vijay Yalamanchili (Founder & CEO) leads 54 mapped leaders with 10 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 217 (+25% YoY), Engineering 187 (-10% YoY), Customer Success and Support 128 (-8% YoY), Human Resources 126 (+27% YoY), Business Development 88 (0% YoY), Information Technology 87 (-14% YoY).
Talent flow
Many employees come from Indian tech firms like BYJU'S (24 hires), Amazon (18), and HighRadius (18). Alumni frequently move to HR tech competitors like PeopleStrong (19 departures) or global firms like Google (7).
Most common previous employers of Keka HR staff: BYJU'S (24), Amazon (18), HighRadius (18), Freshworks (14), greytHR (12), Deloitte (8). Former Keka HR employees most often moved to PeopleStrong (19), Google (7), Deloitte (7), Freshworks (6), HighRadius (6), Blackbaud (6).
Alumni worth knowing
The Keka HR mafia
23 alumni founded companies, mostly small startups like Quick Dry Cleaning Software (30 staff) and OneFinOps (12 staff). The ventures suggest entrepreneurial spillover from Keka's HR tech focus.
24Rachit Ahuja, was Director - Partnerships & Alliances until 2026Trinath Mallavarapu, was Board Member until 2025Prasanthi Vijayagiri, was Engineering Manager until 2024Akshay K., was Group Product Manager until 2025Siddharth Deswal, was Marketing Advisor until 2024Deepa Keen, was Sr Partnership Manager until 2025
Kshitiz Sachan, was Leadership Coach until 2025
Saneesh Veetil, was Product Marketing Manager until 2016
Pratik Solanki, was Sr. BDM | Enterprise Account until 2025
Devika Kumar, was Product until 2023
Sneha Samaveda, was Product Marketing until 2025
Pratik Jha, was Account Manager until 2026
Himanshu Saleria, was Product Manager until 2025
Harshitha Y., was Customer Success Manager until 2024
Tushar Berlia, was Senior Manager Sales & Enablement until 2025
Venugopal Vabbina, was Senior Product Manager until 2023
Milana Kachihalli, was Quality Analyst until 2023
Nagarjuna Ageer, was Product Marketing Associate until 2016
Yoshita Gour, was Freelance Content Creator (Side Hustle) until 2022
Jayati Pardhy, was Head of Human Resources (Talent Acquisition, Management, and HR Operations) until 2024
Manoj kumar, was Business Development Executive Internship until 2020
Yogith Pala, was Market Research Intern until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 62% direct, 6% search, 14% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Keka HR: Communication (436), Microsoft Excel (298), Problem Solving (288), Leadership (278), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) (273), Microsoft Office (250), Analytical Skills (232), Team Management (216).
Where the team actually sits
Keka HR people are concentrated in Telangana, India (276), Karnataka, India (90), India (22), Greater Hyderabad Area (19). 8 offices on record.
Search footprint
Keka HR attracts about 3,805 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $153K a month if bought through ads. It gained 3,728 ranking keywords and lost 2,234 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.80 / 5
Frequently asked
Keka HR has 1,271 employees as of September 2026.
Keka HR has raised $59M in total, most recently a Series A round in November 2022.
Keka HR was founded in 2015 by Vijay Yalamanchili, Sumedha B., Romeet Parikh, Vaheed Sk.
Vijay Yalamanchili (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Keka HR's reporting structure, with 10 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Keka HR staff are BYJU'S (24 people), Amazon (18 people), HighRadius (18 people).
Former Keka HR employees most often move to PeopleStrong (19), Google (7), Deloitte (7).
At least 23 companies have a founder who previously worked at Keka HR, including Quick Dry Cleaning Software, OneFinOps, Space Crafter Studio.
Keka HR attracts about 3,805 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $153K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Keka HR staff are Communication, Microsoft Excel, Problem Solving, Leadership, Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Keka HR staff are concentrated in Telangana, India (276), Karnataka, India (90), India (22).
Keka HR has about 217 people in Sales, up 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Keka HR has about 187 people in Engineering, down 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 546 current and 858 former Keka HR profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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