Central
AI-first autonomous back-office in Slack automating payroll, benefits, HR, taxes, and government filings for startups.
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Central is a Y Combinator-backed startup offering an AI-first autonomous back-office that operates inside Slack, automating payroll, benefits, state registrations, HR, accounting, taxes, and government filings for startups. Founded by Josh Wymer, Pranav Kashyap, and Nilay Modi, it raised $8.6M in seed funding in 2025 led by First Round Capital.
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funding · M&A · launches- Aug 27, 2025
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