First employee
A back office from the first employee.
Payroll, benefits, multi-state compliance, and HR, in one place per company.
For accelerators, incubators, and VCs
PEO for accelerators, VCs, and portfolio companies
Your founders should be building, not wrestling payroll setup and multi-state compliance in week one. Give every portfolio company a back office from its first hire. We match each founder to the right-fit PEO, so payroll, benefits, and compliance are handled from day one and scale with them past 500.
We are an independent PEO broker. We run the numbers, match each company to the PEO that fits its stage, size, and states, and connect them. We are not the plan provider. A separate, licensed provider runs the plan. We run the math and connect you.
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Founders need this from day one, not at employee five
Many payroll and HR platforms will not start a company until it has three to five employees, which is exactly when a pre-seed team of one or two gets stuck. We match even a solo founder to a PEO that takes them from the first hire, so the back office is running before it turns into a fire drill.
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What your portfolio gets
Talent
A real group health plan and benefits.
A real group health plan and benefits that help a tiny startup compete for talent.
Scale
Room to scale.
The same structure carries from one employee to several hundred, and we re-fit the PEO match as the company grows.
Expansion
A PEO matched to the footprint.
For companies expanding into the US or hiring abroad, we match to a PEO suited to that footprint.
Proof first
Founders get their number first.
Founders get their number first, before any contact, so they decide with the math in front of them.
What a given company gets depends on the PEO we match it to, which is the point of matching instead of pushing one platform on every stage.
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How the partnership works
You give your portfolio a vetted partner. Each founder you send runs their number and gets matched to the right-fit PEO, with the hands-on support founders expect. You take the back-office burden off your own program team, and there is a referral arrangement we set with you directly.
We stay honest about fit. If a company is better off staying put for now, we say so. That is what makes the referral one your founders thank you for.
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Who this fits
Accelerators, incubators, venture studios, and funds that want their portfolio companies set up right from the start, domestic or expanding into the US, from the first hire through real scale.
Frequently asked questions
Questions partners ask first.
Can you support a pre-seed company with one founder?
Often yes. We match even a solo or two-person team to a PEO that starts from the first hire, instead of the three-to-five-employee floor many platforms set.
Does it scale as the company grows?
Yes. The structure carries from one employee to several hundred, and we re-fit the PEO match as the company's size and state footprint change.
What about companies expanding into the US or hiring abroad?
We match those to a PEO suited to multi-state and international setup, including US registration. The capability comes from the matched PEO, which is why we match rather than force one platform.
How are referrals handled?
You refer the portfolio company, we run its number and place it with the right PEO, and we set a referral arrangement with you directly.
Does USA OPS provide the coverage?
No. A separate, licensed provider runs the plan. We run the math, match the company to the right PEO, and connect them.
Talk about a partnership
Give your founders a back office that is handled from day one.
Bring one portfolio company and see how the match runs on a real team.
Last reviewed: June 2026.