OnPay in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by OnPay.
OnPay is made by OnPay, LLC, a privately held payroll company in Atlanta that grew out of its founder's family payroll business. It earns money from monthly subscriptions for payroll, HR and benefits administration, and said in January 2025 that it served over 25,000 small and medium-sized businesses in the US.
Founded
2011
Based in
Atlanta
Chief executive
Jesse Burgess
Raised
over $165 million
Latest round
Series B, $63 million
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from OnPay’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by OnPay. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2011
The year OnPay was founded, in Atlanta
In a sentence
OnPay is made by OnPay, LLC, a privately held payroll company in Atlanta that grew out of its founder's family payroll business. It earns money from monthly subscriptions for payroll, HR and benefits administration, and said in January 2025 that it served over 25,000 small and medium-sized businesses in the US.
In a paragraph
OnPay was founded in 2011 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia, at Ponce City Market, with remote staff across the US. Jesse Burgess is its founder and CEO. It has raised over $165 million, most recently a Series B in January 2025.
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Fact sheet
Company
OnPay
Founded
2011
Based in
Atlanta, Georgia, at Ponce City Market, with remote staff across the US
Raised
over $165 million
Website
onpay.com
Products we list
OnPay
Ownership: Privately held
Privately held and venture-backed: its January 2025 funding announcement names Carrick Capital Partners as lead investor, with AB Private Credit Investors and existing investors, and names no parent company.
Leadership
JB
Jesse Burgess
Founder and CEO
Hiring
15 open roles: 6 in product, 2 each in client experience and revenue operations, and 1 each in advanced support, insurance, partnerships, payroll operations and tax operations.
Partner program
Partner program for accounting firms: free payroll for the firm, free client setup, marketing resources and co-branding, with a discount or revenue share of 10% for 3 to 19 clients, 15% for 20 to 49 and 20% for 50 or more.
Part 02 · Funding
The money
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
over $165M
Raised in total, over 3 announced rounds
Announced more than $100 million on 7 January 2025: a $63 million Series B led by Carrick Capital Partners, with AB Private Credit Investors and existing investors, plus a debt facility from MC Credit Partners. Its $6 million Series A in January 2020 came from individual investors. TechCrunch put the total at over $165 million in equity and debt.
Announced rounds, oldest first. Bar heights are to scale.
Every announced round
Jan 7, 2025Series B$63 millionLed by Carrick Capital Partners. With AB Private Credit Investors. carrickcapitalpartners.com
Jan 7, 2025DebtLed by MC Credit Partners. carrickcapitalpartners.com
Jan 20, 2020Series A$6 millioncpapracticeadvisor.com
Investors named
Carrick Capital Partners
MC Credit Partners
AB Private Credit Investors
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
What they make
OnPay, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
OnPay
US payroll with published prices, plus HR and time add-ons
#1 of 19 payroll servicesFrom $49 per month, plus $6 per worker paid4.8 on the App Store
2.6GPA
Our pick for most small US businesses. OnPay is the straightforward one: one payroll plan at a price on the page, every state included, and health benefits handled by its own agents.
CValue
CFree
BFeatures
BEase
BPlatforms
OnPay’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what OnPay’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by OnPay, and OnPay’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are OnPay’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
