{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtg3jat70003s116vxpqtht4","name":"Zeal","slug":"zeal","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/zeal","shortDescription":"Embedded payroll API infrastructure that lets platforms build and embed their own payroll products (payroll-as-a-service).","categories":[{"name":"Payroll","slug":"payroll"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Zeal — official website","url":"https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67631eed00e17775d4407a6b/677879cb878bfd727a4c3546_Zeal%20Logo.svg","type":"official","field":"logoUrl","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:01:15.402Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/zeal","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Zeal","website":"https://zeal.com","longDescription":"Zeal is an embedded payroll infrastructure / payroll-as-a-service platform providing an API and all-inclusive tax engine so companies and platforms can build and embed white-labeled payroll products, handling payroll calculations, tax filing and compliance behind the scenes. Founded in 2019 (originally Puzzl) in San Francisco by Kirti Shenoy and Pranab Krishnan.","hqLocation":"San Francisco, California, USA","country":"United States","foundedYear":"2019","founder":"Kirti Shenoy, Pranab Krishnan","totalFunding":"~$29M","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeal-hq"},"leadership":[{"name":"Kirti Shenoy","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/kirti-shenoy"},{"name":"Pranab Krishnan","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/pranab-krishnan"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Zeal do?","a":"Embedded payroll API infrastructure that lets platforms build and embed their own payroll products (payroll-as-a-service)."},{"q":"Where is Zeal headquartered?","a":"Zeal is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, United States."},{"q":"When was Zeal founded?","a":"Zeal was founded in 2019."},{"q":"Who founded Zeal?","a":"Zeal was founded by Kirti Shenoy, Pranab Krishnan."},{"q":"How much funding has Zeal raised?","a":"Zeal has raised ~$29M to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Zeal?","a":"Zeal is categorized under Payroll on DHRMap."}]}