# Parker Conrad

> Parker Conrad is co-founder and CEO of Rippling. Rippling on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder and CEO, Rippling.

Parker Conrad co-founded Rippling in April 2016 with Prasanna Sankar and is its CEO. He earlier co-founded SigFig and Zenefits.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parkerconrad
- X: https://x.com/parkerconrad

## What Parker builds

- [Rippling](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/rippling.md), graded C, 60.9/100, in HR & employee operations. Rippling is a workforce platform for HR, payroll, IT and spend. Its REST Platform API v2 reads and writes worker, time off and organisation data with scoped Bearer tokens. A first-party MCP server runs as the signed-in employee. Co-founder and CEO, Rippling, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Prasanna Sankar](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/prasanna-sankar/), Co-founder and former CTO, Rippling

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Kleiner Perkins](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kleiner-perkins/)
- [Initialized Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/initialized-capital/)
- [Threshold Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/threshold-ventures/)
- [Founders Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/founders-fund/)
- [Greenoaks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greenoaks/)
- [Coatue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coatue/)
- [Bedrock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bedrock/)
- [Sequoia Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sequoia-capital/)
- [Elad Gil](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/elad-gil/)
- [Sands Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sands-capital/)
- [GIC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gic/)
- [Goldman Sachs](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/goldman-sachs/)
- [Baillie Gifford](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/baillie-gifford/)

## Questions

### Who is Parker Conrad?

Parker Conrad co-founded Rippling in April 2016 with Prasanna Sankar and is its CEO. He earlier co-founded SigFig and Zenefits.

### What does People Center, Inc. dba Rippling make?

Anchor Terminal lists Rippling from People Center, Inc. dba Rippling. Rippling is a workforce platform for HR, payroll, IT and spend. Its REST Platform API v2 reads and writes worker, time off and organisation data with scoped Bearer tokens. A first-party MCP server runs as the signed-in employee.

### Who has invested in People Center, Inc. dba Rippling?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Threshold Ventures, Founders Fund, Greenoaks, Coatue, Bedrock, Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil, Sands Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs and Baillie Gifford.

### How are Parker's tools graded?

Rippling is graded C, 60.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.rippling.com/
- https://www.rippling.com/company/contact
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/rippling
- https://www.rippling.com/about
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Conrad

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