SalaryBox vs Cercli
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"Gusto for India" mobile-first payroll and HR platform with $8.5M revenue in 2024; $4.12M from YC competing with greytHR and Keka for Indian SMB compliance-heavy payroll automation.
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SalaryBox is a Gurugram-based mobile-first HR and payroll platform for Indian SMBs — providing payroll processing, attendance tracking, leave management, statutory compliance (PF, ESI, TDS, professional tax), and employee self-service in a platform that navigates India's complex labor law requirements at a price point accessible to businesses with 10-500 employees. Described as "Gusto for India," SalaryBox raised $4.12 million from Y Combinator, GSF, and AME Cloud Ventures, achieved $8.5 million in revenue in 2024, and operates in a market where the majority of Indian SMBs still process payroll through Excel spreadsheets and chartered accountants.
Dubai UAE YC W23 Rippling-for-MENA HR/payroll at $100M+ annual payroll across 50 countries with 10x revenue; $16M total ($12M Picus Series A Oct 2025 + $4M Afore/YC seed) competing with Bayzat for MENA multi-country workforce management.
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Cercli is a Dubai, UAE-based HR and payroll platform for the Middle East and North Africa — backed by Y Combinator (W23) with $16 million in total funding including a $4 million seed in September 2024 led by Afore Capital with Y Combinator, COTU Ventures, and Rebel Fund (with angels from Ramp, Rappi, Kitopi, Careem, and Rippling), plus a $12 million Series A in October 2025 led by Picus Capital — providing businesses operating across MENA and globally with a Rippling-style workforce management platform purpose-built for the region's multi-country payroll complexity, processing $100+ million in annual payroll across 50 countries and achieving 10x revenue scaling. Founded to address the absence of a modern, unified HR stack for MENA-headquartered companies, Cercli delivers AI-native payroll with agent-compatible architecture for the region.
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