Justworks

PEO Data for Workforce-Informed Funding

Justworks is the PEO (Professional Employer Organization) built for growing businesses. Your Justworks data reveals team composition, payroll scale, and how you invest in your workforce. Founderpath connects to Justworks to understand the operational foundation behind your revenue.

Why Justworks Data Matters for Funding

Team investment is a leading indicator of growth trajectory. Justworks data provides workforce context that financial statements alone cannot show.

Full Employment Picture

As a PEO, Justworks handles payroll, benefits, and compliance. This means we see your complete employee investment, not just salary.

Benefits as Investment Signal

Companies that offer strong benefits through Justworks are investing in team retention. This signals operational maturity and long-term thinking.

Compliance and Stability

Using Justworks indicates compliance-focused operations. This reduces operational risk from a funding perspective.

What Justworks Integration Reveals

When you connect Justworks, we extract workforce insights that complement financial data:

Team Composition

• Current headcount and growth trends
• Full-time vs. part-time distribution
• Department or role breakdown
• Geographic distribution (for distributed teams)

Payroll Analytics

• Total payroll and benefits expense
• Payroll growth rate vs. revenue growth
• Average compensation by role level
• Payroll consistency and timing

Benefits Context

• Benefits utilization patterns
• Total employee investment (salary + benefits)
• Benefits as percentage of total compensation
• PEO services utilization

Growth Indicators

• Hiring velocity and trends
• Team stability and retention signals
• Capacity investment patterns
• Organizational scaling

Privacy and Data Access

What We Access:

• Aggregate headcount by department
• Total payroll and benefits expense
• Workforce growth trends
• Team distribution metrics

What We Do Not Access:

• Individual Social Security numbers
• Employee home addresses
• Personal bank account details
• Medical or benefits elections
• Individual salary information

We analyze workforce metrics, not personal employee data.

How Justworks Integration Works

Step 1: Authorize Justworks Connection

Click "Connect Justworks" in your Founderpath dashboard. You will log in to Justworks and authorize read-only access to company-level workforce data.

Step 2: Workforce Data Import

We pull aggregate metrics: headcount, total payroll and benefits, department distribution. Most connections complete within minutes.

Step 3: Review Combined Metrics

See how Justworks workforce data complements your revenue and financial metrics. The combination provides context for funding decisions.

Justworks vs. Other Payroll Integrations

Connect Justworks when:

• Justworks is your primary payroll and benefits provider
• You want us to see total employee investment (salary + benefits)
• You want to demonstrate compliance-focused operations

Who Benefits from Justworks Integration

VC-Backed Startups

Justworks is popular with funded startups. Connecting it demonstrates the team investment behind your traction.

Growing SMBs

Small businesses using Justworks for compliance and benefits show operational maturity that supports funding decisions.

Companies with Distributed Teams

Justworks handles multi-state compliance. If you have distributed teams, Justworks data shows geographic workforce distribution.

Justworks + Revenue Data = Complete Picture

Workforce data is most valuable alongside financial data:

Justworks + Stripe:

• Team investment from Justworks
• Subscription revenue from Stripe
• Calculate revenue per employee

Justworks + Accounting:

• Payroll detail from Justworks
• Complete P&L from QuickBooks or Xero
• Validate payroll as percentage of expenses

Justworks + Bank:

• Payroll obligations from Justworks
• Cash position from Plaid
• Assess payroll runway

Workforce Metrics That Impact Funding

Total Employee Investment

Salary plus benefits is the true cost of your team. Justworks provides this complete picture.

Team Growth Rate

How fast is the team growing? Growth rate relative to revenue growth shows investment strategy.

Revenue per Employee

Efficiency metric that varies by industry. Higher is typically better, but context matters.

Employee Retention

Team stability indicated by tenure patterns. High retention signals culture and satisfaction.

Payroll-to-Revenue Ratio

What percentage of revenue goes to employee investment? This ratio indicates labor intensity.