Mission
Our mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
At Justworks, we’re making it easier to run a business, and helping teams lead happy and healthy lives. We do this with a simple and friendly platform, expert support from real people when it’s needed, and access to corporate-level benefits that ensure people feel secure and valued.
Justworks handles the nitty-gritty of payroll, benefits, compliance, and HR, so you have more time to learn, grow, and seek something worthwhile. Work fearlessly, pursue your passion, and do more of what matters. We’ve got your back.
“Everyone loves how easy it is. Justworks has freed our team from administrative headaches and allowed us to focus on our core mission.”
KAYLA BROWN,
CHIEF OF STAFF, AXIOS
Quick Facts
$143M
FUNDING RAISED
SOC
SOC-1 & SOC-2
+60
NET PROMOTER SCORE
ESAC
ACCREDITED PEO
Investors
History
Justworks is the fastest growing HR technology company in the country, and we're in it for the long run. As a growing business ourselves — we get what you're going through.
We bring a level of empathy that no other PEO can offer.
A Brand Refresh
As the Justworks brand has matured, we needed our logo, typography, and colors to match. Our new visual identity is bold, confident, and approachable.
Series E Funding of $50M
Our Series E investment is led by Union Square Ventures and existing investor FirstMark Capital. All of Justworks’ other existing investors also participate in the new funding round.
Accredited by the ESAC
Justworks earns accreditation through the Employer Services Assurance Corporation (ESAC), joining an elite group of PEOs able to meet its high requirements for financial stability, ethical business conduct, and adherence to operational standards and regulatory requirements.
*For more information on accredited professional employer organizations, you can go to www.ESAC.org.
Just everything works
Justworks isn’t just our name, it’s a promise. The Just "Everything" Works campaign takes over cities across the U.S.
600+ Employees
Our team has now more than doubled in size since arriving at our new home in the Starrett-Lehigh building in 2018.
United Healthcare
We partner with United Healthcare to provide SMBs with a broader range of high-quality plans from trusted carriers.
Kaiser Permanente
We partner with Kaiser Permanente to provide growing businesses with expanded access to cost-effective, comprehensive health insurance coverage.
Free Compliance Training
We join forces with EVERFI to deliver free access to a suite of their online harassment prevention and inclusion trainings to all Justworks’ customers. When people's safety and comfort is made a priority at work, they're able to perform at their best.
Work Fearlessly Campaign
It's what it feels like when Justworks has your back. #workfearlessly takes over Boston, Philadelphia, LA, and NYC.
Justworks x ClassPass
We team up with ClassPass to redefine corporate wellness for the millennial workforce. The partnership integrates access to ClassPass’ flexible fitness packages in Justworks, allowing businesses to offer and contribute to memberships for their team.
Series D Funding of $40M
Looking to the next stage, we strengthen our roadmap for product innovation and strategic partnerships, double down on our industry-leading customer service, and continue to invest in market expansion to bring Justworks to even more growing businesses across the country.
300+ Employees
Now at home in the Starrett-Lehigh building overlooking the Hudson River, our team designs the workspace in-house, collaborating with local artists to bring Justworks to life.
Launching the Employee Assistance Program
Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) gives customers and their employees free access to resources for mental and physical health, legal and financial services, and medical bill support via Health Advocate.
Bossface Campaign
It's a real thing we made up. Symptoms include: aching to find great employee benefits, loss of sleep searching for intuitive payroll solutions, irritating mountains of tax forms, plus the strain of maintaining a brave face.
240+ Employees
At our office in Flatiron, we've taken over a second floor and part of a coworking space across the street.
Launching 24/7 Support
To meet the needs of entrepreneurs, who often work late nights and during weekends to run their companies, customers (and their employees) can reach us to answer important questions at any time, day or night.
Certified by the IRS
Justworks is one of the first Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) to earn the certified "CPEO" designation, which means we’re subject to stringent operational and financial standards set by the IRS.
*The IRS does not endorse any particular certified professional employer organization. For more information on certified professional employer organizations, you can go to www.IRS.gov
120+ Employees
Crossing the 100 employee milestone is a big deal. At heart, we still feel small but this makes us a bigger business than the majority of our customers. We recognize the incredible opportunity we have to create something exceptional for them.
Justworks x OneMedical
We team up with OneMedical to offer free access to primary care coordination, same or next-day appointments, 24/7 access to virtual care, and the ability to renew prescriptions easily for teams accessing benefits through Justworks.
Series C Funding of $33M
With new funding, we invest further in our core technology and features, as well as enhancing our benefits platform with additional partnerships and offerings for businesses across the country.
Halloween Campaign
Our halloween subway campaign stars the horrors of 1099s, W2s, and workers' comp compliance. When paperwork attacks, where will you run? Justworks.
The Benefits Center
We launch the Benefits Center in Justworks to make it easier for people to learn about, sign up for, and manage their company’s benefits — all in one place. It's highly curated, completely self-service, and makes taking care of your team easier and more fun to navigate.
Launching Aetna
Justworks launches Aetna as a national provider to meet the health insurance needs of growing businesses in all 50 U.S. states.
Series B Funding of $13M
With fresh funding, real momentum, and recognition in the market, we move out of our second office just nine months after moving in — feeling energized for what's next.
40+ Employees
This feels like a sweet spot. We're big enough to accomplish a lot as a team, but still small enough to stand up and see everyone at once. Playing music easily summons everyone to weekly all hands in the middle of the office.
First Subway Campaign
Our first NYC subway ads are a huge bet. At the time, very few tech companies advertise this way. People start sending us photos and saying, “I saw you on the train!” We have a goal to put ourselves on the map. It works.
Investing in service
Customer Success at Justworks starts to grow and evolve as a cornerstone of what we do. Admittedly, we're a bit obsessed with the entrepreneurs and teams we get to help everyday.
20+ Employees
People are sharing desks at this point. Finally, we move to our second office — 5,500 square feet at 29 E 19th St, which feels huge! It's an exciting time.
First company retreat
Almost two years in, we embark on Justworks’ first retreat to the wilderness. It becomes one of our favorite traditions and continues to this day.
Random Lunch begins
Every month, employees pair off with a new colleague to grab lunch. The tradition, which continues today, helps keep the company feeling close-knit as we grow.
Updating our brand
Until now, there hasn't been time for an extensive design exploration. The team heads to an off-site to finish up and launch the redesign of our visual brand.
Series A Funding of $6M
We set out to execute on growing our salesforce and investing in marketing, software development, and proving our unit economics to partners and investors.
Testing the pilot
We never call our beta a beta. We call it a pilot because there’s no room for error with what businesses do in Justworks. We build a lean UI and deepen functionality based on what people demonstrate real demand for. This approach allows us to scale the product efficiently.
Our first real office
At 125 Maiden Lane, the carpet is still damp from Hurricane Sandy, which had flooded the area six months prior. Unfortunately, Ikea is out of regular desks so we're stuck with child-sized versions for some time. We couldn't be happier. Finally, we have a home.
Defining our values
The team gathers for an off-site at Isaac’s apartment to talk about what sort of qualities should define Justworks as it grows. We discuss the attributes of people and leaders we admire and respect. The outlines of COGIS take shape.
First employees start
The attributes of our team today — kind, smart, hard-working — exist in Justworks' first hires (and Milo, Isaac's dog). We're an eclectic group, but have some common threads. Everyone wants to do something great and to be proud of what we are building.
Seed funding of $1M
Friends cover enough to hire Justworks' first engineers and get the company off the ground, with Isaac raising the rest from outside investors in parallel.
New Work City
We start working out of a non-profit coworking space called New Work City, which happens to become Justworks' very first customer. The Blue Man Group rehearses on the floor above us. Yes, it gets loud.
The platform is born
It all starts with the company directory screen — if you know who is who, you can go from there to complete other tasks. Isaac works on coding the payroll engine and integrating income tax calculations next.
Clockwork, Inc
Isaac Oates founds Justworks as Clockwork, Inc. The original name, which implies reliability, ends up being a little too reminiscent of "A Clockwork Orange." Plus, clockwork.com is taken. Voila, Justworks.