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Compa

Category: AI in HR & Talent

A real-time compensation market intelligence platform that provides offer-based data to help enterprise talent teams make competitive and fair pay decisions. Compa was founded in 2020. The company is led by Charlie Franklin. Based in Newport Beach, USA. Team size: 50-100. Total funding raised: ~$63M. Latest round: Series B ($35M, Jan 2026). Key investors include ["Jump Capital","Storm Ventures","Base10 Partners","Penny Jar Capital","Acadian Ventures","HR Tech Investments (Indeed)"].

Founded
2020
Headquarters
Newport Beach, USA
Team size
50-100
Total funding
~$63M

Value proposition

Replaces outdated, annual salary surveys with real-time 'offer-based' benchmarks, enabling companies to adapt to rapid market shifts, win top talent, and ensure pay equity.

Products and solutions

["Compa Index: Real-time market data and offer intelligence feed.","Compa Offers: Software for automating offer workflows and benchmarking for talent acquisition.","Compa Skills: A solution for skills-based compensation benchmarking.","Compa AI: An AI-powered assistant trained on company strategy and market data to guide pay decisions.","ATS & Equity Integrations: Seamless data synchronization with Workday, Greenhouse, Oracle, Carta, and E*TRADE."]

Unique value

Pioneered the 'offer-based' data category, which aggregates anonymized, real-time job offer data directly from applicant tracking systems (ATS) rather than relying on self-reported or stale annual surveys.

Target customer

Enterprise compensation managers, total rewards leaders, and talent acquisition teams at global technology and high-growth companies.

Industries served

["Technology & Software","Life Sciences","Human Resources Technology","Financial Services"]

Technology advantage

Maintains a proprietary network effect where the platform's value increases as more enterprises integrate their ATS data; features 'Certified Integration' status with Workday for automated, secure data exchange.

How they differentiate

Pioneered the 'offer-based' data category, using real-time ATS integrations to capture what companies are paying to hire today, rather than relying on stale, annual employee surveys.

Main competitors

["Pave","OpenComp","Aon (Radford)"]

Key partnerships

["Workday (Certified Integration Partner)","WTW (Strategic partnership for global compensation intelligence)","Syndio (Partnership for pay equity and transparency)","Indeed / HR Tech Investments (Strategic investor)","ATS Partners (Greenhouse, Lever, Oracle)"]

Notable customers

["Airbnb","Marvell Technology","Dolby","Stripe"]

Major milestones

["Seed funding led by Base10 Partners in Sep 2021","Series A funding led by Storm Ventures in Jan 2024","Strategic partnership with WTW for global compensation intelligence in 2024","Series B funding led by Jump Capital in Jan 2026"]

Growth metrics

Scaled platform to serve major global enterprises; achieved 'Workday Certified Integration' status; established strategic distribution partnership with WTW.

Market positioning

Enterprise-grade compensation intelligence platform for high-growth and global technology firms.

Geographic focus

North America and Global (expanded via strategic partnership with WTW).

Patents and IP

No registered patents publicly disclosed; relies on proprietary data aggregation algorithms and secure multi-source compensation matching logic.

About Charlie Franklin

Charlie Franklin is the Co-founder and CEO of Compa. He has over a decade of experience in compensation leadership, having previously served as a Compensation Manager at Facebook (Meta), a Compensation Analyst at Google, and a leader in Human Resources M&A at Workday. He began his career as a compensation consultant at Mercer.

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