Rippling
Rippling is a workforce management system that eliminates the friction from running a business. Today, most companies struggle with everything from routine tasks, like running payroll, to cross-functional planning, like aligning on headcount. That’s because all their data related to people, processes, and systems is scattered in a hundred places. Rippling has every application you need to run your business—from applicant tracking and payroll to IT and expenses—in one place. But unlike other systems, Rippling sits on top of a unified platform. Data flows dynamically between Rippling’s applications, giving every team a shared source of truth, the power to automate processes, and access to the insights they need. This allows your business to execute better, faster.
- Sector
- HR, IT and finance software
- Business model
- B2B SaaS
- Founded
- 2017
- Founders
- Parker Conrad, Prasanna Sankar
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, US
- Latest round
- US$450M Series G (May 2025)
- Total raised
- US$2.4B (2025)
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, rippling.com, research.contrary.com, cnbc.com, crunchbase.com
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The team on Day One
Milestones
- Oct 2021 Valued at US$6.5B techcrunch.com
- 2025 Reached US$1B ARR at a US$16.8B valuation getlatka.com
What others say about Rippling
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US companies like Microsoft, or like even Rippling, looking at coming in, who's a competitor to Employment Hero, they're not necessarily looking at Australian companies and going, I want to purchase like a company to grow into that market.”
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