Central (Acquired by Mercury)

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.

AI agentsLegal and complianceFintechY Combinator

Central (Acquired by Mercury) raised $8.6M in a Seed round announced August 27, 2025, according to axios.com. Investors in that round: First Round Capital.

Raise history

1. September 29, 2026
   First seen by Recent Funding
   via startups.gallery
2. August 27, 2025
   Seed · $8.6M
   FFirst Round Capital (lead)
   Source: axios.com (startups.gallery listing)

Investors

• AAlumni Ventures
• FFirst Round Capital
• RRitual Capital
• YY Combinatoraccelerator

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