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Kombo

Provider
PayrollUnified Payroll/HRIS

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 3 companies across 2 categories.

kombo.com ↗Also analysed as a company — its own stack →
CategoriesPayroll, Unified Payroll/HRIS
Rank#11 of 23 in Unified Payroll/HRIS
Buyers3 companies
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany (with New York office)
Founded2022
FoundersAlexander Kübel
Raised$30M

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Founders & story · from Kombo’s own dossier

Founded 2022 in Berlin as a European-focused unified API for HR, payroll, ATS, and LMS integrations — competing with US-based Merge and Finch by going deeper on the future-of-work vertical. Expanded into the US via a Delaware LLC and NYC office. In 2026 raised a $25M Series A from Volition Capital and pushed into AI-native workflows (AI Apply, browser-agent integrations), positioning interoperability as the defining problem of the AI-era workforce stack.

Latest round: Series A, 2026
Recent developments
  • 2026-02Announced $25M Series A led by Volition Capital; Sean Cantwell joins board. source ↗
  • 2026-04Updated Global Data Processing Agreement, formalizing dual-entity (US LLC / German GmbH) structure and AI Apply Addendum for OpenAI processing. source ↗
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Who uses Kombo
3 companies disclose Kombo in their stack
TGVLearn AmpApideck
Buyer mix · 3 of 3 classified
Horizontal SaaS / HR & Learning (LMS/LXP) · 1Infrastructure / Unified API · 1Vertical SaaS / Entertainment · 1
APAC · 1UK · 1EU · 1
What the disclosures say
TGV
“Kombo publicly lists TGV as a customer at https://www.kombo.co/en/train. Kombo is a unified payroll/HRIS API that connects to multiple HR and payroll systems.”
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Learn Amp
“Kombo Technologies GmbH is listed as sub-processor for Integration Platform as a Service (IPaaS), powering HRIS connectors (HiBob, BambooHR, PeopleHR, Cezanne HR, Paychex, etc.).”
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What Kombo runs on · from its own dossier
The third-party providers Kombo itself discloses, layer by layer — the vendor as a buyer. Distinct from the companies above that disclose Kombo.
PSP
Stripe
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Alternatives to Kombo

Other Unified Payroll/HRIS providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Finch48 buyers →Apideck9 buyers →Argyle8 buyers →Atomic7 buyers →Remote7 buyers →Merge6 buyers →Pinwheel5 buyers →ADP4 buyers →
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Kombo — frequently asked

Which companies use Kombo?

3 companies are linked to Kombo in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Kombo's published customer list, including TGV, Learn Amp and Apideck.

What does Kombo do?

Kombo is an embedded-finance provider in Payroll and Unified Payroll/HRIS. It ranks #11 of 23 Unified Payroll/HRIS providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Kombo?

The most-named Unified Payroll/HRIS alternatives to Kombo are Finch (48 buyers), Apideck (9 buyers), Argyle (8 buyers), Atomic (7 buyers), Remote (7 buyers) and Merge (6 buyers).

Who founded Kombo?

Kombo was founded by Alexander Kübel and is founded in 2022, headquartered in Berlin, Germany (with New York office).

How much funding has Kombo raised?

Kombo has raised $30M in total.

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