Rippling Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Rippling is valued at $17B as of May 2025, a 29.5x multiple on its last reported $570M revenue.

Last Rippling valuation

$17B

Series G · May 2025

Last Rippling funding round

$450M

Series G · May 2025

Rippling revenue

$570M

Series G · May 2025

Key investors in Rippling

  • Y Combinator
  • Kleiner Perkins
  • Initialized Capital
  • Greenoaks
  • Founders Fund
  • Sequoia Capital

Rippling Overview

About Rippling

Rippling is a San Francisco-headquartered workforce management platform that integrates HR, payroll, IT, and finance in one system. Founded in 2016, the company automates onboarding, benefits, device management, expense tracking, and compliance for global teams at over 100,000 organizations including Shopify and DoorDash. Its API ecosystem connects with 500-plus apps for seamless operations.


Founded

2016

HQ

United StatesSan Francisco, CA

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Revenue

$570M (May 2025)

Valuation

$17B (May 2025)

Rippling Valuation

Rippling is currently valued at $17B, based on its Series G in May 2025.

The $450M round included Baillie Gifford, Y Combinator, GIC, Sands Capital Ventures, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and 1 other investor.

Rippling's valuation has grown 62x from $270M at its Series A in April 2019 to $17B in May 2025, across 8 priced rounds.

Rippling valuation by funding round

Revenue multiple
Rippling valuation by funding round
DateStageValuationRevenue Multiple
May 2025Series G$17B29.5x
Apr 2024Series F$14B38.6x
Apr 2024Secondary$14B38.6x
Mar 2023Series E$11B112.5x
May 2022Series D$11B112.5x
Oct 2021Series C$6.5B11.4x
Aug 2020Series B$1.4B13.5x
Apr 2019Series A$270M-

Rippling Revenue

Rippling's latest recorded revenue is $570M, as of its Series G in May 2025. At a $17B valuation, that implies a 29.5x revenue multiple.

Revenue grew from $100M in August 2020 to $570M in May 2025, while the revenue multiple moved from 13.5x to 29.5x.

Rippling revenue by funding round

Rippling revenue and valuation multiple by funding round
DateRevenue *ValuationRevenue MultipleStage
May 2025$570M$17B29.5xSeries G
Apr 2024$350M$14B38.6xSeries F
Apr 2024$350M$14B38.6xSecondary
Mar 2023$100M$11B112.5xSeries E
May 2022$100M$11B112.5xSeries D
Oct 2021$570M$6.5B11.4xSeries C
Aug 2020$100M$1.4B13.5xSeries B

* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.

Rippling Funding History

Rippling has raised a total of $1.8B across 8 funding rounds, plus 1 secondary share sale.

Rippling's first fundraising round was a $7M seed round in March 2017. The most recent completed round was a $450M Series G in May 2025.

Rippling funding rounds

Rippling funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
May 2025Series GBaillie Gifford; Y Combinator; GIC; Sands Capital Ventures; Goldman Sachs Growth Equity; Elad Gil$450M$17BRippling, a San Francisco-based HR tech company founded in 2016 by Parker Conrad, provides a unified workforce management platform that integrates HR, IT, and finance functions including payroll, benefits, device management, identity access, expense management, and global workforce tools with over 600 app integrations. It serves over 20,000 customers ranging from startups to enterprises, with recent initiatives like the Startup Stack offering six months free to early-stage companies and clients including Y Combinator, Cursor, Clay, and Sierra. The platform supports posting to 25,000 job boards and handles operations across regions like the US, India, UK, Ireland, and Australia. On May 9, 2025, Rippling raised $450 million in a Series G funding round with no lead investor, participated by new backers Sands Capital Ventures, GIC, Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (or Alternatives), Baillie Gifford, alongside existing investors Elad Gil and Y Combinator, bringing total funding to $1.85 billion. The post-money valuation reached $16.8 billion, up from $13.4 billion in its April 2024 Series F round. In parallel, Rippling conducted a $200 million tender offer allowing current and former employees to sell shares. The funding will accelerate expansion into new markets, enhance existing products across its two dozen offerings (HR, IT, Spend like SSO, bill pay, corporate cards), and develop new products. Rippling has over 4,000 employees and prioritizes top-line growth at over 30% currently, forgoing near-term profitability and public listing plans. Traction includes annual recurring revenue topping $570 million recently (more than doubling from over $350 million in 2023), reflecting rapid sales growth that drove the valuation increase. The company boasts strong product-market fit with 20,000+ organizations using its cloud platform for streamlined workforce management.
Apr 2024Series FCoatue (lead); Greenoaks; Dragoneer; Founders Fund$200M$14BRippling People Center Inc. is a workforce management platform that integrates HR, IT, payroll, benefits, onboarding, and other employee systems into a single cloud-based solution, automating workflows across disconnected business systems. Founded by Parker Conrad, it enables rapid employee onboarding globally, including payroll, corporate cards, computers, and integrations with tools like Slack and Microsoft 365, serving clients in over 150 countries with over 2,500 employees worldwide, including 500 in India focused on sales, operations, and R&D. On April 22, 2024, Rippling closed a $200 million Series F funding round led by Coatue, with participation from Founders Fund, Greenoaks (previous round leader), Dragoneer as a new investor, and others, bringing total funding to about $1.4 billion. The post-money valuation reached $13.5 billion, up from $11.25 billion in the prior Series E. Alongside the primary raise, Rippling facilitated a secondary sale of up to $590 million in equity to current/former employees and early investors, one of India's largest tender offers given its Bengaluru operations. Rippling reported over $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) after its March 2023 round, growing to over $350 million as of March 2024 per The Information, driven by expansion into IT and accounting software beyond core HR. The company plans to use proceeds to develop a fourth cloud service in a new area and enhance AI features. Competitors in HR tech include established players, but Rippling differentiates through unified data propagation across systems, reducing administrative work. Prior to this, it raised $1.2 billion total; discussions pre-close targeted $13.4 billion valuation with $200 million primary and $670 million secondary.
Apr 2024Secondary-$590M$14BRippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, payroll, expenses, benefits, and device management into a single system, enabling businesses to automate employee onboarding and workflows in under 90 seconds. Founded in 2016 by Parker Conrad and Prasanna Sankar, the San Francisco-based company with operations in Bengaluru serves clients in over 150 countries and employs over 2,500 people globally. On April 22, 2024, Rippling closed a $200 million Series F funding round led by Coatue at a $13.5 billion valuation, up from $11.25 billion in its prior Series E. The round included participation from Founders Fund, Greenoaks, and Dragoneer, bringing total funding to $1.4 billion. Alongside the primary raise, Rippling facilitated a secondary sale of up to $590 million in equity to current and former employees and early investors. Rippling generated more than $350 million in annual recurring revenue as of March 2024, a jump from over $100 million disclosed after its previous round, driven by expansion into IT and accounting software. The company plans to use proceeds to develop a fourth cloud service in a new area, integrate AI features, expand markets, and invest in R&D.
Mar 2023Series EGreenoaks (lead); Unanimous Capital$500M$11BRippling is a cloud-based workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, payroll, and employee lifecycle management from onboarding to device provisioning. In March 2023, amid the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Rippling raised $500 million in a Series E funding round led by existing investor Greenoaks Capital, which increased its stake by about 4%. The round closed in just 12 hours with a term sheet and three days total, maintaining the same $11.25 billion post-money valuation as the prior $250 million Series D in May 2022, bringing total funding to $1.2 billion. The financing enabled Rippling to cover $545 million in customer funds locked at SVB, advancing $130 million in payroll using its own capital before securing the investment. CEO Parker Conrad highlighted the company's strong performance, with over $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and triple-digit year-over-year growth at the time. The platform's rapid expansion was driven by product investments in features for payroll, spend management, and more. This round was described as potentially Rippling's last before an IPO, though no specific plans were set. Greenoaks' quick commitment underscored investor confidence despite market turmoil. Rippling shifted banking to JPMorgan Chase and processed payments successfully for over 50,000 employees within 24 business hours.
May 2022Series DBedrock (lead); Kleiner Perkins (lead); Y Combinator; World Innovation Lab; Sequoia Capital; Empede Capital$250M$11BRippling is a unified workforce management platform integrating HR, IT, payroll, benefits, compliance, device management, and finance tools into a single system that centralizes employee data via its Employee Graph. The company raised a Series D round in May 2022 led by Bedrock and Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, and others, achieving a post-money valuation of $11.25 billion on $100 million ARR, implying a 113x revenue multiple. This followed rapid ARR growth from around $50 million six months earlier in the Series C. At the time of the May 2022 round, Rippling demonstrated exceptional retention with 200% net dollar retention and low annual churn, significantly outperforming public SaaS peers. The platform's vertical integration enabled quick customer expansion across modules, supporting scalability for startups and enterprises. Rippling had thousands of customers, 40% startups, and over 250 employees by August 2020, building toward its hypergrowth phase. Post-2022, Rippling continued aggressive expansion, doubling ARR to over $350 million by end-2023 and reaching $570 million annualized by early 2025 with 30%+ growth rates, while burning ~$100 million annually in 2024. It grew to 5,000+ employees, 20,000+ customers across 185 countries, and launched 10+ product lines each surpassing $1 million ARR quickly. Later rounds included Series F in April 2024 at 38.5x EV/Sales multiple.
Oct 2021Series CGlobal Growth (lead); Sequoia Capital (lead); Greenoaks; Jigsaw VC; Kleiner Perkins; Y Combinator; Initialized Capital; Founders Fund; Threshold$250M$6.5BRippling is a San Francisco-based workforce management platform that integrates HR, IT, and finance operations into a single system, offering over two dozen products including payroll, benefits, identity management, bill pay, and corporate cards to automate the employee lifecycle from onboarding to offboarding. On October 21, 2021, Rippling raised $250 million in a Series C funding round led by Sequoia Capital Global Equities and Global Growth, with participation from Founders Fund, Greenoaks, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, and Threshold Ventures, bringing total funding to $450 million and valuing the company at a post-money valuation of $6.5 billion, surpassing Zenefits' peak valuation. The round reflects investor confidence in Rippling's compound growth approach, building new business lines in-house rather than through acquisitions, enabling bundled per-seat pricing and diversified revenue streams. Sources indicate Rippling's ARR was approximately $50 million around the prior Series C six months earlier and reached $100 million by the Series D in May 2022, implying rapid growth during this period. The company served customers from teams of two to over 1,000 employees, with strong product expansion across more than 10 lines each achieving $1M+ ARR run-rate. Rippling's unified platform model created high switching costs and supported module expansion, with net dollar retention later reported at 200% in May 2022. Subsequent rounds saw valuation increases to $11.3 billion in Series D (May 2022), $11.8 billion in Series E (March 2023), and beyond, with ARR scaling to $100 million by mid-2022, $350 million by end-2023, and $570 million by early 2025.
Aug 2020Series BFounders Fund (lead); Greenoaks; Kleiner Perkins; Y Combinator; Initialized Capital; Bedrock; Coatue$145M$1.4BRippling is an HR tech startup founded in 2016 by Parker Conrad that automates management of employee systems including payroll, benefits, app access, and more from a single platform leveraging a unified employee data model. The Series D funding round raised $250 million at a post-money valuation exceeding $11 billion, co-led by Kleiner Perkins and Bedrock with participation from Founders Fund, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, and Initialized Capital, bringing total funding to about $700 million as of April 2020. This followed a Series C in October at $6.5 billion valuation. At the time, Rippling's annual recurring revenue exceeded $100 million, with plans to launch seven new products over the next year. The round aligns with the query's investors including lead Founders Fund (participant), Bedrock, Coatue (noted in backers but not this round), Greenoaks, Initialized Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Y Combinator. Rippling had grown to thousands of customers by August 2020, with 40% startups, building on early traction of 20-29% month-over-month ARR growth in 2018-2019 and a net promoter score of ~70 in early 2019. The platform's core thesis emphasizes the criticality of employee data across HR, IT, and other business systems to reduce management complexity. Post-2020, Rippling continued rapid expansion, reaching ~$100 million ARR by May 2022 with 200% net dollar retention, scaling to $350 million by end-2023, $532 million end-2024, and $570 million annualized by February 2025 amid 30%+ annual growth. Later rounds included Series F in April 2024 at implied 38.5x EV/sales on $350 million revenue and Series G in May 2025 at $16.8 billion valuation with a $200 million employee tender.
Apr 2019Series AKleiner Perkins (lead); Y Combinator; Liquid 2 Ventures; Initialized Capital; Snow Leopard Technology Ventures; NJF Capital; Threshold$45M$270MRippling, founded in 2016 by Parker Conrad, develops a unified platform that integrates HR, IT, and finance operations, automating employee onboarding and management across payroll, benefits, identity, and more. The company positions itself as the 'biz app identity layer,' aiming to serve as a comprehensive glue for enterprise solutions rather than piecemeal tools. On April 3, 2019, Rippling announced its $45 million Series A round, led by Kleiner Perkins' Mamoon Hamid, with participation from Initialized Capital, Threshold Ventures (formerly DFJ), Y Combinator, and others matching the query investors. A source confirmed to TechCrunch that the round valued Rippling at a $270 million post-money valuation, described as stunning for a Series A amid growing round sizes. The capital was earmarked for doubling down on engineering, R&D, and building product advantages over established competitors in HR and IT spaces. Parker Conrad highlighted Kleiner Perkins as a dream partner, noting Mamoon Hamid's SaaS expertise. Rippling's traction at the time focused on its innovative integration approach, which initially raised skepticism but proved compelling for a one-stop workforce management solution.
Mar 2017SeedHydrazine Capital (lead); Initialized Capital (lead)$7M-Rippling raised a $7 million seed round in March 2017 from Hydrazine Capital and Initialized Capital. This early funding supported the launch of its unified platform for HR, IT, and payroll management. The company subsequently opened offices in San Francisco and Bengaluru, India.

Who has invested in Rippling?

24 investors have backed Rippling across its funding rounds, including Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Greenoaks, Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital.

Lead investors include Coatue, Greenoaks, Bedrock, Kleiner Perkins, Global Growth and 4 other investors.


Rippling Investors

Investors in Rippling by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Y CombinatorUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA5ParticipantApr 2019
GreenoaksUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4LeadAug 2020
Kleiner PerkinsUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4LeadApr 2019
Initialized CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4LeadMar 2017
Founders FundUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA3LeadAug 2020
BedrockUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA2LeadAug 2020
Sequoia CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2LeadOct 2021
CoatueUnited StatesNew York City, NY2LeadAug 2020
ThresholdUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantApr 2019
Baillie GiffordUnited KingdomEdinburgh1ParticipantMay 2025
DragoneerUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantApr 2024
Jigsaw VCJerseySt. Helier1ParticipantOct 2021
Unanimous CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantMar 2023

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Acquisitions by Rippling

Rippling has acquired 2 companies to date.

Last acquisition by Rippling was on January 7th 2025. Rippling acquired Lekko for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Rippling

Lekko
Fuzzbuzz
Description
Lekko is a Tel Aviv-headquartered platform providing feature flagging infrastructure modeled on FAANG practices for software teams managing deployments.
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HQ CountryUnited StatesUnited States
HQ City
San Francisco, CA
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Deal Date7 Jan 20253 Jan 2023
Valuationundisclosedundisclosed
EV/Revenue
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Rippling Competitors

Rippling competitors include listed companies like Workday, TOTVS, Freee and Teamshares, and private ones like Checkr and PayFit.

Public and private companies comparable to Rippling
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
WorkdayUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$9.6B$1.2B$48B4.7x
CheckrUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$800M-$4.6B5.8x
TOTVSBrazilBrazilPublicly listed$1.1B$318M$3.8B3.2x
PayFitFranceParisPrivate$74M-$2.1B28.3x
FreeeJapanJapanPublicly listed$214M$6M$1.5B4.8x
TeamsharesUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$472M($23M)$545M1.4x

Rippling Public Comps

Rippling is still privately-owned, but its public comps include SS&C Technologies, Sage, Paycom, Xero, Paylocity, Corpay, Topicus, ServiceTitan, BILL.com and Workiva.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
SS&C Technologies$6.3B$2.1B4.2x3.9x12.4x10.0x
Sage$3.4B$1B4.2x3.9x13.6x14.5x
Paycom$2.1B$799M5.3x5.1x13.7x11.3x
Xero$1.6B$454M5.3x4.5x18.4x17.4x
Paylocity$1.8B$499M4.3x4.2x15.3x11.5x
Corpay$4.5B$2.4B7.6x6.8x14.1x12.7x
Topicus$1.8B$393M3.4x3.0x15.3x10.6x
ServiceTitan$961M($86M)5.0x4.5x(55.8x)25.5x

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Common questions about Rippling

When was Rippling founded?Rippling was founded in 2016.
Where is Rippling headquartered?Rippling is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States.
Is Rippling publicly listed?No, Rippling is a private, VC-backed company.
What is Rippling's valuation?Rippling was last valued at $17B in its Series G in May 2025.
How much funding has Rippling raised?Rippling has raised $1.8B across 8 funding rounds.
What was Rippling's last funding round?Rippling's last funding round was a $450M Series G in May 2025.
Who are Rippling's investors?Rippling's investors include Y Combinator, Greenoaks, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Founders Fund, Bedrock, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, Threshold, Baillie Gifford and 14 others.
What is Rippling's revenue?Rippling's latest recorded revenue is $570M (May 2025).
What is Rippling's revenue multiple?Rippling's latest valuation implies a 29.5x revenue multiple ($17B valuation on $570M of revenue).
Which companies are comparable to Rippling?Companies comparable to Rippling include Workday, Checkr, TOTVS, PayFit, Freee and Teamshares.
How many companies has Rippling acquired?Rippling has acquired 2 companies, including Lekko and Fuzzbuzz.

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