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HRMS & HCM Software50 Beale St, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CaliforniaFounded 2013

Zenefits was acquired by TriNet.

Zenefits was a San Francisco company that sold cloud HR, benefits and payroll software to small and medium-sized businesses; TriNet bought it in February 2022 and now sells the software as TriNet Zenefits.

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ARR
$20M
Dec 2014 · Fortune
Owner
TriNet
Date not on record
Total raised
$583.6M
4 rounds
Employees
421
Dec 2020

Zenefits revenue & ARR

Zenefits' annual recurring revenue was $20M in December 2014, its last figure before TriNet bought it (Fortune).

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Dec 2014$20MFortune

Who owns Zenefits

TriNet owns Zenefits. The date and price of the deal are not on record.

Zenefits funding rounds & investors

Zenefits has raised $583.6M across four rounds since 2013. The latest was a $500M Series C in May 2015.

DateRoundRaisedValuationSource
May 2015Series C$500M$4.5BFortune
Jun 2014Series B$66.5M$500MTechCrunch
Jan 2014Series A$15M–TechCrunch
Jul 2013Seed$2.1M––
Total raised$583.6M

Interviews with Jay Fulcher

Nathan Latka has interviewed Zenefits once, speaking with Jay Fulcher. Each figure links to the second it was said.

Watch: How Zenefits Reached About 10,000 Customers at a 65% Gross Margin While Targeting $100M ARR (Interview with CEO Jay Fulcher)

Read the interviewWatch

Zenefits founders & employees

Laks Srini founded Zenefits in 2013. Zenefits had 421 employees (December 2020).

BoardJeff Carr, Pat Wadors, Bill Smith

InvestorsJake Yu, Kent Madsen, Jules Maltz, Dave Zilberman, Benjamin Ling

Also at ZenefitsErin Case, Tanya van Kampen, David Churchill, Wesley Ying, David Harrison, Bhavani Pandi, Jean Spencer, Miguel Madero, Sasha Ghovanlou, Irmarie Berdecia, Brandy Kaye, Kirsten Omer

Formerly at ZenefitsShaun Wiley

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2018500Jay Fulcher on cameraWatch at 14:25

Zenefits FAQ

What was Zenefits' revenue?

Before TriNet bought it, Zenefits' annual recurring revenue was $20M in December 2014, according to Fortune.

Who owns Zenefits?

TriNet owns Zenefits.

How much funding has Zenefits raised?

Zenefits raised $583.6M across four funding rounds before TriNet bought it. The last was a $500M Series C in May 2015.

How many employees does Zenefits have?

Zenefits had 421 employees in December 2020.

Who founded Zenefits?

Laks Srini founded Zenefits in 2013.

How this page is sourced

7 said on camera · 4 from public sources. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST and say whose they are. Not financial advice.

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