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Grade

API for performance-based payroll

Grade is a Grade is a creator payout and compliance platform that helps companies pay creators across borders while handling tax forms, KYC, DAC7 reporting, invoicing, and related compliance. It is positioned for brands, agencies, and marketplaces, and the site emphasizes free tracking with no monthly fees. AI agent company selling to Brands, agencies, and marketplaces that pay creators/UGC influencers. Latest disclosed round: Last known: Seed (2026) ($0). About 8 employees, +60.0% over 6 months. 752 followers on X.

Headcount
8
—▲ 60.0%3m · 6m
src: Clay (LinkedIn)
X followers
752
——7d · 30d
Traffic / month
15.1K
src: Clay (web traffic)
Latest round
$0
Last known: Seed (2026)—
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Product

Agent type
Grade is a creator payout and compliance platform that helps companies pay creators across borders while handling tax forms, KYC, DAC7 reporting, invoicing, and related compliance. It is positioned for brands, agencies, and marketplaces, and the site emphasizes free tracking with no monthly fees.
Primary buyer
Brands, agencies, and marketplaces that pay creators/UGC influencers
Integrations
—
MCP support
—
Pricing
Free
src: /
HQ
San Francisco, US
src: Clay enrichment 2026-11-04
Founded
2025
src: Clay enrichment 2026-11-04
LinkedIn
Profile ↗
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Funding

Round
Last known: Seed (2026)
Date
—
Leads
{"Pioneer Fund and Y Combinator"}
Investors
Pioneer Fund; Y Combinator
src: Clay enrichment 2026-11-04
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Hiring

Employees
8
src: Clay (LinkedIn)
Growth 3m / 6m
— / +60.0%
src: Clay (LinkedIn)
Open roles (sample)
—
X mentions this week
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X handle
@usegrade
src: homepage-verified · https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/grade | https://usegrade.com
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Sources

Last verified: Nov 4, 2026
Headcount
Clay (LinkedIn)
Open jobs
—
Traffic
Clay (web traffic)
Pricing
/
Clay enrichment
Clay enrichment 2026-11-04
seed_type
YC directory
funding_status
Last known (aggregator source)
funding_source_type
aggregator
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About Grade

What does Grade do?+

API for performance-based payroll

How much has Grade raised most recently?+

Last known: Seed (2026), led by {"Pioneer Fund and Y Combinator"}.

How many employees does Grade have?+

About 8 (3-month growth —).

How is Grade priced?+

Free.

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Cite this data

Grade profile. Agent Market Map, The GTM Engineering Newsletter. Last verified Nov 4, 2026. https://agentmarketmaps.com/company/grade