Zeal

Zeal is the modern payroll platform that is purpose-built for staffing, gig-work, and HR service companies to handle payroll for modern work.

Latest funding

$15M Series B+ · October 10, 2024

Led by Portage · Source: zeal.com

All 3 rounds ↓

Website: zeal.com.

X: @zealapi · 317 followers.

LinkedIn: zeal.

Categories: Legal and compliance Fintech HR and recruiting.

Sectors: Fintech, SaaS, B2B.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Last round: Oct 10, 2024 · 763 days ago.

Team: 45 people on the team page.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@zealapi · created Dec 13, 2020 (5 years old) · 317 followers

Website registeredJul 3, 1995 (31 years old)

About Zeal

Forget antiquated providers, manual data entry, and bad worker experiences. Automate payroll, taxes, and compliance with our end-to-end, customizable payroll platform.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Zeal | 257 days from X account to first raise on record

@zealapi·Raised $15M in 1 sourced round·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

October 10, 2024
Series B+ · $15M
PPortage (lead)
Source: zeal.com
August 27, 2021
Series A · amount undisclosed
Source: fundraisingfox.com
December 13, 2020
X account created
Summer 2019
YY Combinator · batch
Source: ycombinator.com
July 3, 1995
Website created

Founders and team

KS
Kirti Shenoy CEO and Co-Founder

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
MS
Masa Shimizu Founder & CEO

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
PK
Pranab Krishnan CTO and Co-Founder

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com

Investors

Companies like Zeal

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EEndraSeries A · Jul 2026
LLegalMation$15M Series A · Oct 2023
CComeryx$7.5M Seed · Feb 2026

Other companies backed by Portage

FFaye$50M Series B+ · Aug 2026
FFeathery$30M Series A · Jul 2026
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NNesto$107M Series B+ · Jun 2026
VVirtru$50M Series B+ · Jul 2025
RRetirable$10M Series A · Jul 2025

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Sources and API

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