Knowde vs Paychex
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Knowde is a San Francisco-based digital marketplace and AI platform for the chemical and ingredient industry; raised $183M including $60M Series C in Aug 2024 from Blue Cloud Ventures and Point72;
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Knowde is a San Francisco-based technology company founded to digitally transform the $5 trillion global chemicals and ingredients industry. The company operates the world's largest digital catalog of chemicals, ingredients, and polymers, enabling manufacturers, formulators, and procurement teams to search, sample, quote, and purchase from over 8,000 suppliers through a single platform. Knowde combines a comprehensive product database with AI-powered data management tools that help chemical suppliers clean, structure, and publish complex product information — making it discoverable and actionable for buyers across industries including consumer goods, coatings, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage.
Rochester NY HCM and payroll platform (NASDAQ: PAYX) at $5.5B+ FY2025 revenue; $4.1B Paycor HCM acquisition (April 2025) adding 49,000 clients competing with ADP for US small and mid-market HR platform.
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Paychex, Inc. is a Rochester, New York-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll company — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: PAYX) as an S&P 500 component — serving nearly 800,000 clients across the United States and Europe with payroll processing, HR technology, employee benefits administration, retirement services, insurance services, and PEO/ASO solutions through the Paychex Flex cloud platform. In fiscal year 2025, Paychex reported annual revenue exceeding $5.5 billion with more than 16,000 employees. In April 2025, Paychex completed the acquisition of Paycor HCM for approximately $4.1 billion — the largest acquisition in Paychex history — adding 2,900 employees, 49,000 clients, and HCM capabilities for 2.7 million employees, significantly expanding Paychex's presence in the mid-market and enterprise segments. AI-powered Paychex Recruiting CoPilot and HR analytics tools reflect Paychex's technology investment. Founded in 1971 by Tom Golisano in Rochester with $3,000 in initial capital, Paychex pioneered affordable payroll outsourcing for small businesses.
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