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Bambee

“Can Bambee become the outsourced HR operating system for small businesses by embedding payroll, compliance, and benefits into a single affordable platform?”

Founded2016
HQLos Angeles, CA, USA
FoundersAllan Jones
Latest roundSeries B
IndustryVertical SaaS / HR & Payroll

The story

Founded around 2016 by Allan Jones, Bambee started as an outsourced HR management platform targeting America's small businesses. Over time it expanded beyond basic HR compliance to offer payroll, benefits, and workplace compliance services. The company embedded payroll infrastructure (via Check) and retirement benefits into its platform, positioning itself as the all-in-one HR OS for SMBs that historically lacked access to dedicated HR resources.

Last 12 months

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Product timeline

2016

Allan Jones founded Bambee as an outsourced HR solution for small businesses, leveraging his background as former CMO of ZipRecruiter.· pivot

2021

Raised Series B funding, expanding the platform's HR, payroll, and compliance capabilities for small businesses.· banking

The stack

1 layer disclosed in Bambee’s embedded-finance stack

Payroll

Check

Accounting gap: none

Bambee — frequently asked

Which payroll provider does Bambee use?

Bambee's payroll is powered by Check.

Who founded Bambee?

Bambee was founded by Allan Jones and is founded in 2016, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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