Remote: tools for startups
Remote’s HR platform for startups lets you recruit anyone, complete onboarding in minutes and operate global payroll that simply works – all from a single platform. Grow your team, remain compliant and move quickly.
Plus, eligible startups get 15% off Remote for 12 months.
Remote helps early-stage teams manage their global workforce in one place. Whether you’re hiring full-time employees, scaling contractors, or setting up HR systems for the first time, we make it simple to get started and even easier to grow.
Onboard employees and contractors anywhere and run payroll, on time, in their own currency.
Avoid due diligence risks and protect your IP from day one.
Automate onboarding, time off, documents, and performance reviews.
Remote is the HR and payroll engine for growing teams. You get one comprehensive platform to handle onboarding, payroll, and compliance with ease.
Hire full-time employees without setting up legal entities. Remote handles local contracts, compliance, benefits, and payroll.
Onboard and pay global contractors in minutes. Automate contracts, tax forms, invoices, and secure payments.
Run multi-country payroll from one place. Remote handles calculations, tax filings, local compliance, and payslips.
Manage time off, documents, reviews, and HR workflows in one platform, with employee profiles and org-wide visibility.
Manage payroll, benefits, and HR for employees in the US. Stay compliant while saving time and reducing admin.
Find qualified candidates fast with AI-powered sourcing and access to a global talent pool. Post jobs, review matched profiles, and streamline hiring.
Manage stock options to global employees with localised guidance on tax, withholding, and compliance.
Support international moves with visa, immigration, and relocation services, managed by our in-house experts.
Get expert answers on HR, labour law, equity, benefits, and compliance, directly in Remote.
Join the customers who rely on Remote to transform their business.
“We see Remote as a leading and trusted partner in this space. The expert support they provide in local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has streamlined our processes and created more opportunities for growth and success on a global scale.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only eliminates that financial strain but also takes the operational burden off our plate, allowing us to focus on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
“We operate monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager now has full visibility in a single platform. With Remote, that can be achieved.”
“We work with 460+ Contractors globally. I’d need to employ 5 or 6 people full time to keep on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has definitely been a time and money saver for us.”
“We see Remote as a leading and trusted partner in this space. The expert support they provide in local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has streamlined our processes and created more opportunities for growth and success on a global scale.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only eliminates that financial strain but also takes the operational burden off our plate, allowing us to focus on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
“We operate monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager now has full visibility in a single platform. With Remote, that can be achieved.”
“We work with 460+ Contractors globally. I’d need to employ 5 or 6 people full time to keep on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has definitely been a time and money saver for us.”
“We see Remote as a leading and trusted partner in this space. The expert support they provide in local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has streamlined our processes and created more opportunities for growth and success on a global scale.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote not only eliminates that financial strain but also takes the operational burden off our plate, allowing us to focus on growing our business with confidence and efficiency.”
“We operate monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across multiple currencies worldwide, and our Finance Manager now has full visibility in a single platform. With Remote, that can be achieved.”
“We work with 460+ Contractors globally. I’d need to employ 5 or 6 people full time to keep on top of compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has definitely been a time and money saver for us.”
Choosing the correct provider for HR, payroll and global employment ranks among the most significant choices a startup will face. Seek a platform that reduces complexity, supports your international plans, and shields your business from risk. Consider asking:
Do they provide HR and payroll together in a single system?
Are they able to support employees and contractors in multiple countries?
Do they operate their own legal entities, or do they rely on third parties?
What safeguards do they provide for IP and invention rights?
Does the platform comply with international employment law and tax regulations?
How straightforward is it to onboard, pay and manage your team?
Are equity, benefits or relocation support included?
Do they provide pricing, support and tools that suit startups?
A reliable partner will grow with you – from your first international hire through your next fundraise and beyond.
In brief: failing to outsource HR often costs startups more. Small, fast-growing companies rarely have the capacity—either in budget or time—to run every HR function internally. That is not to suggest startups should lack HR expertise; in fact, strong HR leadership becomes indispensable as a company scales. Yet assembling a full HR department to manage payroll, benefits, taxes, compliance and share options is rarely sensible financially or operationally, particularly when specialist services exist to take care of these needs for startups.
Even major enterprises outsource lots of HR functions. Looking to hire someone in a new country? An employer of record is a form of outsourced HR that can help. Need to run a compensation review? There are firms and resources for that, too. For startups, where resources are best focused on the company’s central mission, outsourcing HR services is often the most practical course of action.
Outsourcing payroll helps startups reclaim time, protect budget for mission-critical priorities and ensure all staff enjoy a dependable experience. Few things sap a team’s momentum faster than missed payruns or benefits that do not work. While employees are keen to build something meaningful, they also want to be paid on time, to access private medical insurance, to save for retirement and to take leave. Managing these areas internally consumes leaders’ time and, if issues arise, can create friction between staff and management.
By outsourcing payroll, startups can transfer a time-consuming and sensitive process to specialists, significantly reducing errors and employee frustration. Which leads to better results: a team constantly fighting to correct payroll mistakes, or a team that receives reliable deposits and can stay focused on the startup’s core goals?
Of course, every company’s situation is different. That is why startups should review all the reasons to outsource payroll before choosing a course of action or a particular provider.
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We work with a variety of regional and international organisations — incubators, accelerators, venture capital and private equity firms, angel syndicates and other groups that actively invest in and support startup growth. We aim for a mutually beneficial partnership where partners promote Remote's benefits within their communities.
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!
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