Founder of a listed tool
Dave Tong
Co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer, named behind the Employment Hero Payroll listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Dave builds
Employment Hero Payroll D · 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 Chief Product & Technology Officer, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Ben Thompson Co-founder and CEO
Backed by
Questions
Who is Dave Tong?
Dave Tong co-founded Employment Hero with Ben Thompson in 2014 and is its Chief Product and Technology Officer. He leads the company's product and technology strategy across its HR, payroll and employee platform, including its work on AI and automation.
What does Employment Hero Pty Ltd make?
Anchor Terminal lists Employment Hero Payroll from Employment Hero Pty Ltd. 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.
Who has invested in Employment Hero Pty Ltd?
The sources our research read name TCV and Insight Partners.
How are Dave'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 (10)
- 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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