# Keka HR

> Keka HR is a cloud-based human resource, payroll and people-operations platform for small and mid-sized businesses. Founded in Hyderabad in 2014 by Vijay Yalamanchili, it bundles payroll, attendance, leave, performance, hiring and employee-engagement tools into a single self-serve system. After bootstrapping for years, Keka raised a $57 million Series A from WestBridge Capital in 2022 - reported as India's largest Series A in SaaS at the time - and now serves thousands of companies while processing payroll for more than a million employees each month.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** Hyderabad, India
- **Founders:** Vijay Yalamanchili (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~900-1,200 employees
- **Products:** Payroll, Time & Attendance, Leave Management, Performance Management (PMS/OKR), Hiring / Applicant Tracking System
- **Notable:** Raised $57M from WestBridge Capital in 2022 - reported as India's largest Series A in SaaS at the time., Grew from a 5-person team to over 1,000 employees across multiple continents., Processes payroll for more than 1.5 million employees every month.

## Products & services

- **Payroll** — Automated salary processing, deductions, tax filing and statutory compliance for businesses.
- **Time & Attendance** — Shift, work-hours and leave tracking via biometric, mobile and GPS-based attendance.
- **Leave Management** — Configurable leave policies, approvals and balances with employee self-service.
- **Performance Management (PMS/OKR)** — Goal setting, OKRs, 360-degree feedback and performance reviews.
- **Hiring / Applicant Tracking System** — Recruitment pipeline, candidate management and onboarding workflows.
- **Project & Timesheet (PSA)** — Project resource management, timesheets and billing for services businesses.
- **Employee Engagement & Experience** — Surveys, recognition, rewards and self-service employee portal.
- **Expense Management** — Expense claims, approvals and reimbursement tied to payroll.

## Achievements

- Raised $57M from WestBridge Capital in 2022 - reported as India's largest Series A in SaaS at the time.
- Grew from a 5-person team to over 1,000 employees across multiple continents.
- Processes payroll for more than 1.5 million employees every month.
- Bootstrapped to over $1M ARR before taking external institutional funding.
- Widely reviewed HR platform on Gartner Peer Insights, G2 and Capterra.

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Appointed Vishal Chopra as Senior Vice President - Marketing.
- **2024-03** — Expanded leadership team with industry hires, including Abishek Murthy as SVP - Strategy.
- **2022-11** — Closed $57M Series A from WestBridge Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://www.keka.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keka-hr
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kekahr_official
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KekaHR
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kekahr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kekahr/

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Last updated: 2026-07-11