Humi

Acquired · Payroll, HR, and Health Benefits for Canada's SMB's

Website YC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works

22signal of 100 · rising 3

team of 141Team size · YC's directory+11.2
acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
went through YCProgram · this site+4
2 programsMore than one program · this site+3

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Competitors

AIAcquired

CentralShared: payroll, benefit, human resourcesYC S24San FranciscoStartup →Other

GustoShared: payroll, benefit, healthYC W12San FranciscoStartup →Other

TherifyShared: health benefit, human resourcesYC S21RemoteStartup →Other

malibouShared: payroll, smbs, includeYC W24ParisStartup →AI

DeelShared: payroll, benefit, infrastructureYC W19San FranciscoStartup →

Companies closest to Humi
Company	Category	Status	Program
CentralShared: payroll, benefit, human resourcesYC S24AcquiredAI	AI	Acquired	YCS24
GustoShared: payroll, benefit, healthYC W12 +1ActiveOther	Other	Active	YC +1W12
TherifyShared: health benefit, human resourcesYC S21ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS21
malibouShared: payroll, smbs, includeYC W24ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW24
DeelShared: payroll, benefit, infrastructureYC W19 +1ActiveAI	AI	Active	YC +1W19

Adjacent

Other

RunaShared: payroll, human resourcesYC W18Mexico CityStartup →Other

HammrShared: payroll, human resourcesYC W23San FranciscoStartup →Other

Brella InsuranceShared: health benefit500 Global 2020United StatesStartup →OtherInactive

PhysioHealthShared: health benefitYC W16San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquired

OnfolkShared: payroll, human resourcesYC S21LondonStartup →

Companies next to Humi
Company	Category	Status	Program
RunaShared: payroll, human resourcesYC W18ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW18
HammrShared: payroll, human resourcesYC W23ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW23
Brella InsuranceShared: health benefit500 Global 2020Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	500 Global2020
PhysioHealthShared: health benefitYC W16InactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCW16
OnfolkShared: payroll, human resourcesYC S21AcquiredOther	Other	Acquired	YCS21

Also from W17

All of W17

AellaDiversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.YC W17LagosStartup →AIAcquired

BrexBusiness accounts, corporate cards, and spend management software.YC W17San FranciscoStartup →Developer tools

OneFinShopify for Financial ServicesYC W17BengaluruStartup →AIAcquired

PennyPenny makes keeping track of your finances as easy as having a…YC W17San FranciscoStartup →AI

AlemHealthAI Radiologist in a Box - We provide a vertically integrated AI…YC W17SingaporeStartup →AI

Ambient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…YC W17San FranciscoStartup →

Company	Category	Status
AellaDiversified credit infrastructure powering payments across Africa.team of 602 programsActiveAI	AI	Active
BrexBusiness accounts, corporate cards, and spend management software.team of 1k68 open rolesAcquiredAI	AI	Acquired
OneFinShopify for Financial Servicesteam of 50hiringActiveDevtools	Devtools	Active
PennyPenny makes keeping track of your finances as easy as having a…acquiredteam of 2AcquiredAI	AI	Acquired
AlemHealthAI Radiologist in a Box - We provide a vertically integrated AI…team of 25hiringActiveAI	AI	Active
Ambient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…team of 150hiringActiveAI	AI	Active

Programs

Programs Humi went through
Program	Cohort	Source
Y Combinator	W17 · Winter 2017	YC Page
500 GlobalNo longer on the program's list	2017	500 Global Page

About Humi

Humi is building important infrastructure for Canada's economy. Software that helps SMBs employ Canadians. Payroll, HR, and Benefits all together in a single simple to use platform. Serving thousands of Canadian companies, Humi’s clients include innovators such as Ada, Hubdoc, LiveCA, AudioBooks.com, Inkbox, and others. Humi was acquired by Employment Hero in 2025: https://employmenthero.com/

YC batch: W17 · Winter 2017
Status, per YC: Acquired
Category: Other
Team size: 141
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Checked: 6h ago

YC tags: Fintech, Payroll