Rippling
FeaturedHR, IT, and Finance — all in one.
Founded in 2016 by Parker Conrad and Prasanna Sankar in San Francisco, Rippling was built after Parker's difficult experience at his previous company Zenefits, where disconnected HR, IT, and payroll systems caused endless operational chaos. Rippling unifies every employee-facing system — payroll, benefits, devices, apps, and expenses — into a single platform powered by a unified employee data graph. The company reached a $13.5 billion valuation in 2024 and processes payroll for hundreds of thousands of employees across 100+ countries. Rippling is widely considered the most technically sophisticated HR platform ever built, with an architecture that can automate virtually any workflow involving employee data.
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Parker Conrad
Founder / CEO
Parker Conrad is the co-founder and CEO of Rippling. He previously co-founded Zenefits, one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, before being forced to resign amid regulatory issues. He came back stronger with Rippling, building a far more technically ambitious product. Parker is one of the most resilient and intellectually bold founders in Silicon Valley, known for his long-term thinking and his vision of the compound startup — a company that builds an ever-expanding suite of deeply integrated products.
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