Our mission is to help mid-sized companies build a better workplace.

Nearly 50 million people in the US work for mid-sized companies (25-1000 employees). These organizations deserve an HR platform designed for their unique needs and challenges.

At Namely, we provide HR professionals with the technology, data, and support they need to help their employees and business thrive. We’re building a modern HR platform to help you save time, avoid costly errors, and build a winning company culture.

Our Story

In 2012, Namely was founded to create an HR platform as intuitive as social media, but powerful enough to support the complexity of today’s workforce.

Since then, we’ve been hard at work solving the biggest HR challenges that mid-sized companies face—from talent management to time management, benefits administration to payroll. But we’re only getting started.

Our vision is to empower everyone to make data-driven decisions about people. From HR to the C-Suite to employees, we believe that accessible data has the power to make us all more strategic and impactful.

Here’s a look at our journey to date:

2022
September 2022

Namely joins the Vensure Employer Services + PrismHR family.
August 2022

Namely launches Continuous Feedback allowing clients to give employee feedback on an ongoing basis to increase engagement and help develop talent.
August 2022

Namely adds Slack integration to help clients improve organizational communication and collaboration.
May 2022

Namely ranks among highest-scoring businesses on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of Best Workplaces for 2022.
April 2022

Namely wins 2022 Excellence in Customer Service Award presented by Business Intelligence Group and a Silver Stevie® Award in recognition of their reimagined approach to customer service.
February 2022

Namely introduces “New Admin Package,” “Scaling Business Package,” and “Merger and Acquisition Package” to provide growing businesses with personalized enhanced services.
2021
August 2021

Namely launches anonymous employee reporting solution with Tell Us powered by Mineral
July 2021

Namely is celebrated for Diversity, Leadership and Career Growth with 3 Comparably awards
May 2021

Namely is awarded the Core HR/Workforce Best SMB-Focused Solution by Lighthouse Research & Advisory
May 2021

Namely is listed on The Software Report Top 100 Software Companies of 2021
February 2021

Namely Partners with The Work Number from Equifax to offer employment and income verification services
2020
December 2020

Namely is celebrated for Culture and Leadership with two Comparably awards
March 2020

March 2020 - Namely supports clients and subscribers through COVID-19 pandemic with Crisis Resource Center and numerous product enhancements
February 2020

Namely launched Managed Benefits and Managed Payroll to simplify benefits and payroll administration so companies can focus on what matters most—their people.
2019
October 2019

Namely announces strategic partnerships with ThinkHR for compliance solutions and services and JazzHR to provide clients with recruiting functionality.
September 2019

Namely launched the Namely Help Community to provide clients with an enhanced support experience.
July 2019

Namely appoints Larry Dunivan as CEO and Elisa Steele as Chair of Namely’s Board of Directors.
May 2019

Our third annual client summit, HR Redefined, takes over Spring Studios in New York.
2018
August 2018

Namely appoints proven leader Elisa Steele as CEO and raises a $60M growth round, led by GGV Capital.
June 2018

Our second annual client summit, HR Redefined, takes place in New York.
March 2018

We now process over $10 billion in annual payroll.
February 2018

Namely Analytics launches to help HR teams make strategic decisions.
2017
December 2017

Namely surpasses 400 full time employees across the US.
September 2017

Namely opens its Atlanta office.
May 2017

Our first annual client summit, HR Redefined, takes over Namely HQ in New York.
January 2017

We raise a $50M Series D, led by Altimeter and Scale Venture Partners, bringing the total raised to over $157M. Namely also debuts time management.
2016
September 2016

Namely makes Forbes’ inaugural Cloud 100 list, celebrating the top cloud companies globally.
May 2016

Namely and Cigna launch the Namely Exchange, bringing a menu of quality benefits straight to employees.
April 2016

Employees from across the company participate in Namely’s first 24-hour Hackathon.
January 2016

Namely goes mobile! Our platform is now accessible on iOS and Android for easy access anytime, anywhere.
2015
September 2015

Namely listed on Crain’s list of Best Places to Work in NYC.
August 2015

Namely opens its new headquarters in the heart of New York’s Financial District.
June 2015

Namely raises a $45M Series C led by Sequoia Capital to continue rapid growth.
March 2015

Namely launches its benefits business. We’re now a licensed benefits broker in all 50 states!
2014
November 2014

Matrix Partners leads Namely’s $12M Series B to invest further in our HRIS, performance management, and payroll offering.
October 2014

Our open API allows third-party developers to build applications on Namely. We now integrate with 50+ partners.
June 2014

Namely launches payroll, a critical component of our core platform.
2013
June 2013

Namely raises a Series A led by True Ventures. The firm has since participated in seven consecutive rounds of financing.
February 2013

Namely introduces its Talent Management module.
2012
January 2012

Namely launches in NYC to build an HR platform that everyone would use every day.
Namely's full-service HR platform now serves over 1,200 exciting mid-sized companies!