Central

• 28/08/2025
• Seed
• $8,600,000

Central kills back-office work for startups.

While HR/payroll platforms give you software to figure it out, Central actually does all the work using AI agents and human experts: payroll, benefits, compliance, accounting, taxes, and more.

That's 10+ hours back every month. Thousands of founders trust Central, including high-growth companies like Magic Patterns, Wordware, and Bitesight.

Learn more and start for free at centralhq.com

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Josh WymerCo Founder

United States - Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Try Central - centralhq.com
YC deal - https://bookface.ycombinator.com/deals/2463

I like building products that people love to use. I HATE doing tedious administrative work.

It turns out, building a business requires a bunch of tedious administrative work that distracts me from doing building products.

This is why I started Central.

Central is an automated back-office (ABO) designed for founders. We handle payroll, benefits, bookkeeping, taxes etc.

Unlike traditional HR/payroll platforms that force founders to do extra work like government registrations, Central acts as a teammate that handles all the bullshit required to run a compliant business.

👉 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲: centralhq.com

⭐ 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗬𝗖 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿? Here’s our deal & reviews - https://bookface.ycombinator.com/deals/2463

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshwymer/