Rippling

Rippling is a San Francisco-based workforce management software company that combines HR, IT and finance applications on a single platform. The company's premise is that routine tasks such as running payroll, and cross-functional planning such as aligning on headcount, are hard because data about people, processes and systems is scattered across many tools. Instead of bundling separate tools, Rippling builds its applications on a unified data layer that tracks each worker's role, location and reporting lines, so data moves between applications and teams share one source of truth. This design matters because many mid-sized firms run separate HR, identity and expense systems, and keeping those records consistent by hand takes administrative effort.

The product range runs from applicant tracking, benefits, performance management and learning tools to payroll for employees and contractors in many countries. On the IT side it manages identity, access and devices, and its finance applications cover corporate cards, expenses, procurement, bill pay and travel. Role-based permissions apply across every app, and the platform adds AI features, custom workflows, a no-code App Studio and integrations with more than 600 apps. Together, these product lines let a buyer start with one module and add others without moving data again, which suits companies consolidating overlapping software.

Its customers include Chess.com, Barry's, Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins and Blank Street Coffee. In addition to San Francisco, Rippling has offices in New York, Austin, Seattle, London, Dublin, Bengaluru, Sydney, Toronto and Singapore, spanning four continents. A footprint of this kind is relevant to global payroll, where local tax and employment rules differ from country to country.