Hire and pay anyone, no matter where they are
Onboard employees and contractors wherever they are, and run payroll on schedule in the currency they use.
Remote for startups
HR for startups: designed for speed and scale
Remote’s HR platform for startups lets you hire anyone, complete onboarding in minutes, and run global payroll reliably — all from a single platform. Grow your team, remain compliant, and move quickly.
HR and payroll for startups, combined in a single platform
Remote helps early-stage teams oversee their global workforce from a single location. Whether you’re hiring full-time employees, expanding your contractor base, or implementing HR systems for the first time, we simplify the first steps and make scaling straightforward.
Built-in compliance and protections
Reduce due diligence exposure and safeguard your IP from day one.
A complete HR stack for startups
Automate onboarding, time-off, document management, and performance appraisals.
Scale your startup through global HR and payroll
Remote serves as the HR and payroll engine for expanding teams. You receive a single comprehensive platform that simplifies onboarding, payroll, and compliance.
Employer of Record (EOR)
Hire full-time employees without establishing local legal entities. Remote manages local contracts, compliance, benefits, and payroll.
Contractor Management
Onboard and pay global contractors in minutes. Automate contracts, tax forms, invoicing, and secure payments.
Payroll
Manage multi-country payroll from a single location. Remote takes care of calculations, tax filings, local compliance, and payslips.
HRIS software
Manage time off, documents, performance reviews, and HR workflows within a single platform, complete with employee profiles and organisation-wide visibility.
U.S. PEO
Manage payroll, benefits, and HR for employees in the US. Remain compliant while saving time and lowering administrative burden.
Recruit
Quickly find qualified candidates using AI-powered sourcing and gain access to a global talent pool. Post job listings, review matched profiles, and streamline your hiring process.
Equity
Manage share options for global employees with localised guidance on tax, withholding, and compliance.
Mobility and relocation
Support international relocations with visa, immigration, and relocation services managed by our in-house experts.
On-demand HR, legal, and tax support
Get expert guidance on HR, employment law, equity, benefits, and compliance directly within Remote.
A message from our customers
Join the customers who rely on Remote to transform their businesses.
“We regard Remote as a foremost and dependable partner in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success worldwide.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote removes that financial strain and lifts the operational load from our team, allowing us to prioritise growing our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“We manage monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across several currencies around the world, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with 460+ Contractors around the world. Without Remote, I would need to hire five or six full-time employees to manage compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has certainly saved us both time and money.”
“We regard Remote as a foremost and dependable partner in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success worldwide.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote removes that financial strain and lifts the operational load from our team, allowing us to prioritise growing our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“We manage monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across several currencies around the world, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with 460+ Contractors around the world. Without Remote, I would need to hire five or six full-time employees to manage compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has certainly saved us both time and money.”
“We regard Remote as a foremost and dependable partner in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success worldwide.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote removes that financial strain and lifts the operational load from our team, allowing us to prioritise growing our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“We manage monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across several currencies around the world, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with 460+ Contractors around the world. Without Remote, I would need to hire five or six full-time employees to manage compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has certainly saved us both time and money.”
Frequently asked questions
Selecting the right provider for HR, payroll, and global employment ranks among the key decisions a startup must make. Seek a platform that reduces complexity, aligns with your global objectives, and shields your business from risk. Consider asking:
Does the provider deliver both HR and payroll within a single system?
Can they support employees and contractors in multiple countries?
Do they own their legal entities, or do they rely on third parties?
What safeguards do they provide for IP and invention rights?
Does the platform comply with global employment laws and tax regulations?
How straightforward is it to onboard, pay, and manage your team?
Are equity, benefits, or relocation services included?
Do they provide pricing, support, and tools that are startup-friendly?
A suitable partner will grow with you — from your first international hire through your next fundraise and beyond.
In short: handling HR internally can cost startups more. Small, fast-growing companies often lack the time and resources to manage every HR function in-house. That does not mean startups shouldn’t have HR teams — experienced HR leaders are crucial once a company reaches a certain scale. But creating a full HR department to manage payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance, and share options is often neither financially nor operationally sensible, particularly when specialised services exist to address these needs for startups.
Even large enterprises outsource a range of HR services. Looking to hire in a new country? An employer of record is one form of outsourced HR that can help. Need a compensation review? Specialists and resources exist for that as well. For startups, which must prioritise scarce resources around their core mission, outsourcing HR functions is often the most practical approach.
Outsourcing payroll lets startups save time, preserve budget for mission-critical priorities, and ensure a positive experience for employees. Nothing undermines team momentum like missed payroll or ineffective benefits. While startup employees want to build something meaningful, they also expect timely pay, access to private medical insurance, retirement savings options, and time off. Keeping these functions in-house consumes valuable leadership time and can create friction between staff and management if problems occur.
By outsourcing payroll, startups can transfer a time-consuming and sensitive process to specialists, substantially reducing errors and employee frustrations. Which scenario is more likely to succeed: a team repeatedly dealing with payroll corrections, or a team that receives reliable deposits and can concentrate on the startup’s core objectives?
Of course, each company and situation is unique. That is why startups should weigh all the reasons to outsource payroll before choosing a path or a particular provider.
Yes! If your investor is not yet a Remote for Startups partner, we’d be pleased to speak with them! Introduce us, and you'll get an additional 5% off (up to a 20% discount).
We partner with various regional and global entities, such as incubators, accelerators, venture capital and private equity firms, angel syndicates, and other startup-enabling organisations who actively invest in and support the growth of startups. We're looking for a mutually beneficial relationship where partners promote Remote's benefits within their community.
If this sounds like you, and you'd like to learn more about how you can get involved, head over to this page, and sign up to become a Remote for Startups partner!
As long as you fit our criteria, you can take advantage of special startup pricing, which consists of a 15% discount on Remote’s services.
Let your Remote point of contact know you're interested in the Remote for Startups offer, and they'll check your eligibility before processing your exclusive discount.
Yes! If your investor is not a Remote for Startups partner, we'd love to chat with them! Introduce us, and you'll get an additional 5% off (up to a 20% discount).
We partner with various regional and global entities, such as incubators, accelerators, venture capital and private equity firms, angel syndicates, and other startup-enabling organisations who actively invest in and support the growth of startups. We're looking for a mutually beneficial relationship where partners promote Remote's benefits within their community.
If this sounds like you, and you'd like to learn more about how you can get involved, head over to this page, and sign up to become a Remote for Startups partner!