{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtdl0qp9002q6g683mj233rs","name":"Barley","slug":"barley","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/barley","shortDescription":"Compensation-management software to structure, benchmark and manage pay via pay bands, comp reviews and pay equity.","categories":[{"name":"People Analytics","slug":"people-analytics"},{"name":"Compensation","slug":"compensation"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Acquirer page (Workleap)","url":"https://workleap.com/compensation","type":"verification","field":"website","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T17:37:28.482Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/barley","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Barley","website":"https://workleap.com/compensation","longDescription":"Barley is a Toronto-based compensation-management platform that helps companies structure, analyze and manage pay in one place — pay bands, compensation reviews, pay equity and candidate benchmarking — while monitoring market pay trends, integrating with ADP, BambooHR, Greenhouse and Lever. Founded in 2021; a $4M seed in 2023 led by Golden Ventures. Acquired by Workleap in 2025.","hqLocation":"Toronto","country":"Canada","foundedYear":"2021","founder":"Jafar Owainati, William Mainguy","fundingStage":"Seed","totalFunding":"$4M","acquiredBy":"Workleap","social":{"linkedin":"https://ca.linkedin.com/company/barleyinc"},"leadership":[{"name":"Jafar Owainati","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/jafar-owainati"},{"name":"William Mainguy","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/william-mainguy"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Barley do?","a":"Compensation-management software to structure, benchmark and manage pay via pay bands, comp reviews and pay equity."},{"q":"Where is Barley headquartered?","a":"Barley is headquartered in Toronto, Canada."},{"q":"When was Barley founded?","a":"Barley was founded in 2021."},{"q":"Who founded Barley?","a":"Barley was founded by Jafar Owainati, William Mainguy."},{"q":"How much funding has Barley raised?","a":"Barley has raised $4M (Seed) to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Barley?","a":"Barley is categorized under People Analytics, Compensation on DHRMap."}]}