# Ben Thompson (slim)

> Ben Thompson is co-founder and CEO. Employment Hero Payroll on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and CEO.

Ben Thompson founded Employment Hero with Dave Tong in 2014 and is its CEO.

- X: https://x.com/bnthompson

## What Ben builds

- [Employment Hero Payroll](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/employment-hero.md), graded D, 50.6/100, in Payroll infrastructure. Employment Hero Payroll (formerly KeyPay) is cloud payroll for Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia. Its REST API covers businesses, employees, timesheets, leave, pay runs and reports, with an API key or OAuth 2.0. Co-founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Dave Tong](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dave-tong/), Co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer

## Backed by

- [TCV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tcv/)
- [Insight Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/insight-partners/)

## Questions

### Who is Ben Thompson?

Ben Thompson founded Employment Hero with Dave Tong in 2014 and is its CEO.

### What does Employment Hero Pty Ltd make?

Anchor Terminal lists Employment Hero Payroll from Employment Hero Pty Ltd.

### Who has invested in Employment Hero Pty Ltd?

The sources our research read name TCV and Insight Partners.

### How are Ben's tools graded?

Employment Hero Payroll is graded D, 50.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://employmenthero.com/about-us/
- https://x.com/bnthompson
- https://employmenthero.com/authors/dave-tong/
- https://about.me/davetong
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-tong-a1764431/
- https://x.com/dave_tong
- https://employmenthero.com/
- https://help.employmenthero.com/hc/en-gb/articles/17426647805327-Contact-support-for-help
- https://help.employmenthero.com/hc/en-gb/articles/17426655792911-Access-Hero-Connect
- https://employmenthero.com/contact/

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