Warp provides an AI‑native platform that automates payroll, benefits, and regulatory compliance for fast‑growing companies. Its AI agents continuously monitor tax jurisdictions, handle registrations, filings, and notice resolution, while an integrated benefits brokerage and multi‑state payroll engine deliver real‑time payments. The solution includes a public API, pre‑built ERP and accounting connectors, and supports global contractor payments in over 150 countries.
Funding
$18M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Fast-growing companies outgrow traditional payroll and HR systems, which require extensive manual effort to manage multi‑state tax registrations, notice resolutions, and benefits administration. The resulting compliance risk and administrative overhead divert finance and HR leaders from strategic work.
Solution
Warp delivers an AI‑native platform that automates end‑to‑end payroll, benefits, and regulatory compliance for organizations scaling from ten to several hundred employees. Proprietary AI agents continuously monitor over 10,000 tax jurisdictions, register new tax accounts, file returns, and resolve notices without human intervention. The system integrates payroll processing, benefits brokerage, and compliance tracking into a single cloud‑based suite, eliminating the need for disparate point solutions. A public REST API and pre‑built connectors to ERP and accounting tools (e.g., QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Okta) enable custom workflows and real‑time data access for finance and engineering teams. Global contractor payments are supported in more than 150 countries, with automatic currency conversion and local tax handling. All operations run on a secure, SOC‑2 compliant infrastructure, providing audit‑ready records and role‑based access controls.
Target Audience
The primary customers are finance and HR teams at fast‑growing private companies (10‑500+ employees) that require scalable payroll, benefits, and compliance automation, as well as engineering teams needing API‑driven access to employee data.
Features
- AI agents that autonomously handle tax registrations, quarterly filings, and notice triage across all 50 U.S. states and international jurisdictions
- Fully integrated benefits brokerage, including health, dental, 401(k), HSA/FSA, with automatic deduction syncing to payroll
- Multi‑state payroll engine that processes employee and contractor payments in seconds, supporting real‑time earnings calculations and compliance checks
- Public API and native integrations (QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Okta) for programmatic access to payroll data, reporting, and compliance actions
- Global contractor payment module covering 150+ countries, offering local‑currency payouts and tax documentation generation
- Real‑time support platform with SLA‑backed response times, staffed by U.S.-based specialists
- Enterprise‑grade security: SOC‑2 compliance, end‑to‑end encryption, audit logs, and role‑based access controls