Warp

• Name: Warp

• Alternate Names: Poaster Technologies Inc. DBA Warp, Warp Insurance Services, LLC

• URL: https://www.joinwarp.com/

• Logo: https://www.joinwarp.com/warp-logo-full.svg

• Description: Warp is an AI-native HR and payroll platform serving fast-growing startups. It automates payroll, multi-state tax registrations and filings, benefits enrollment, global contractor payments, and compliance notice resolution. Warp provides payroll, state tax compliance, health & 401(k) benefits, and global contractor payroll to reduce back-office time and minimize penalties for founders and operations teams through automated registrations, filings, and integrations.

• Organization Type: Privately held company

• Key People:

  • Ayush Sharma — Co-Founder & CEO
  • Adam Rankin — Co-Founder & CTO
  • Thiago Bocayuva — Head of Sales
  • Nicole Chinuntdet — Head of Customer Success
  • Sarah Bai — Head of Operations
  • Ben Shein — Senior Account Manager
  • Nicole Sievers — Content Marketing Lead

• Same As:

  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinwarp
  • https://x.com/joinwarp
  • https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/warp
  • https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/warp-e7b9

• Social Handles:

  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinwarp
  • Twitter: https://x.com/joinwarp
  • YouTube:
  • Instagram:
  • Facebook:
  • TikTok:

• Industry: HR and payroll software

• Sector: SaaS / HR Tech

• Business Model: B2B SaaS

Payroll

• Category: Payroll.
• Description: Automated full-service payroll for employees and contractors that handles onboarding, payroll runs, and migrations; Warp pays W-2 employees, 1099 contractors, and integrates global contractor payments into the same platform. The product automates tax calculations and filings so customers do not have to interact with government tax sites. It supports autopay and next-day payroll options and offers migration assistance for switching providers.
• Key Features: Full-service payroll for employees and contractors, automated tax calculations and filings, multi-payroll schedules, Autopay, off-cycle payroll and bonuses, 3-day/2-day/next-day processing options, migration assistance.
• Integrations: QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, Slack, Okta, JumpCloud, Checkr, Next Insurance, Human Interest, Accrue.
• Pricing Summary: Included across Warp's plans: Basic $25/mo per person + $59 platform fee; Pro $35/mo per person + $89 platform fee; Premium $50/mo per person + $129 platform fee.
• Target Audience: Early-stage and fast-growing startups, founders, and small-to-medium startup teams.
• Reference URL: https://www.joinwarp.com/payroll

State Tax Compliance

• Category: Compliance.
• Description: Automated state and federal payroll tax compliance that opens tax accounts, files returns, monitors and resolves tax notices, and manages workers' compensation and state unemployment insurance obligations. Warp's system uses automation (Warp AI agents) to handle account registration and filings so customers avoid manual government interactions.
• Key Features: Automated tax filing (federal, state, local), automatic state tax account setup, tax notice monitoring and resolution, FinCEN BOI filing support, workers' compensation and SUI handling, multi-state coverage.
• Integrations: QuickBooks Online, Xero, NetSuite, HRIS and SSO integrations (Okta), accounting and compliance tools referenced on the integrations page.
• Pricing Summary: Compliance is included in Warp plans with coverage varying by plan: Basic covers a single state; Pro covers multi-state (up to 3); Premium covers all 50 states.
• Target Audience: Startups and companies that hire across states and need automated payroll tax and compliance management.
• Reference URL: https://www.joinwarp.com/compliance

Health & 401(k) Benefits

• Category: Benefits.
• Description: Benefits administration that gives startups access to medical, dental, and vision plans from multiple carriers and automates benefits enrollment, deductions, and employer contributions; Warp also supports 401(k) plan setup and automatic payroll deduction syncs. Benefits administration includes options for small-group and ICHRA plans and tools to track benefits spend.
• Key Features: Medical, dental, vision insurance access, 401(k) plan and integration, Health Savings Accounts (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), auto-enrollment and benefits administration, support for small-group and ICHRA options.
• Integrations: Human Interest, Accrue, benefits carriers (United, Blue Cross, Kaiser, Oscar listed on site), QuickBooks Online, Xero, payroll sync integrations.
• Pricing Summary: Benefits features (medical/dental/vision and 401(k) integration) are available starting on the Pro plan; Pro is $35/mo per person + $89 platform fee and Premium is $50/mo per person + $129 platform fee.
• Target Audience: Startups and growing companies seeking turnkey employee health and retirement benefits with payroll integration.
• Reference URL: https://www.joinwarp.com/benefits

Global Contractors

• Category: Global hiring / Contractor payments.
• Description: Tools to onboard, contract, and pay international contractors with locally compliant agreements and bulk or single payments; Warp integrates global contractor payments with US payroll so teams can manage both W-2 employees and contractors in one platform. The product supports local currency payouts and claims support for fast onboarding times (under 60 seconds for contractors).
• Key Features: Onboard international contractors in seconds, pay contractors in 150+ countries (local currencies), bulk payments, Auto-pay for contractors, integrated invoices and contractor management, consolidated global and US payroll.
• Integrations: QuickBooks Online, Xero, payment and FX workflows integrated via Warp, Slack notifications, accounting integrations listed on the integrations page.
• Pricing Summary: Global contractor support is included in paid plans: Basic includes US contractors; Pro and Premium include global contractors (200+ countries) and faster processing.
• Target Audience: US-based startups and companies hiring and paying remote contractors worldwide.
• Reference URL: https://www.joinwarp.com/global-contractors

Governance

• Frameworks: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, Virginia CDPA
• Policies: Privacy Notice, Acceptable Use Policy, Member Terms of Service, Employer Terms of Service, Incident Response Policy, Data Processing Addendum (DPA)
• Audits: Regular security assessments, Third-party penetration testing, Continuous compliance monitoring (Drata, Vanta), Quarterly access reviews, Audit-trail logging for onboarding/offboarding, SOC 2 audit support

Security

• Certifications:
• Encryption (In Transit): TLS 1.2-or-higher
• Encryption (At Rest): AES-256
• Authentication: SSO, Multi-factor authentication (MFA) / Two-factor authentication (2FA), Role-based access control (RBAC), Employee app provisioning
• Data Retention: Inactive accounts flagged for deletion after 30 days; former payroll customers retained until 30 days after the applicable IRS personal tax-filing deadline; payroll records retained 4 years for regulatory purposes; encrypted backups on a 35-day rolling window

Localization

• Languages: English
• Regions: United States (all 50 states), Global contractors (150+ countries), European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, Switzerland

Summary:

• Total Citations: 5

• Description: Warp has been cited externally in Sound Ventures' social investment announcement, YC batch listings, job postings, and industry aggregator reports.

Citations:

Title: Sound Ventures announces investment in Warp (X post)

• Summary: Sound Ventures’ social announcement naming joinwarp as a recent portfolio investment and amplifying supporter tweets about Warp’s Series A.

• Type: Press Article

• Source Name: Sound Ventures (X)

• Date Published:

• URL: https://www.muskviewer.com/sound_ventures_

Title: Tax Resolution Specialist at Joinwarp (job listing)

• Summary: External job posting describing Joinwarp/Warp’s business (AI-native HR, payroll, tax compliance), investors, and hiring needs.

• Type: Press Article

• Source Name: Recruiter.com (jobs.recruiter.com)

• Date Published:

• URL: https://jobs.recruiter.com/jobs/20590861862-tax-resolution-specialist

Title: Y Combinator W23 Batch Companies — Warp (third‑party listing)

• Summary: Third‑party directory listing Warp (joinwarp) among YC W23 companies and summarizing funding/investor details and product focus.

• Type: Industry Report

• Source Name: Extruct.ai

• Date Published:

• URL: https://www.extruct.ai/ycombinator-companies/w23/