Founder of a listed tool

Robert Österlund

Founder and CEO, named behind the Worklio listing on Anchor Terminal.

Founder and CEO

Robert Österlund founded Worklio, a white-label embedded payroll and HCM platform, in 2017 and is its CEO. He has two decades of operating experience, first funding payroll as an employer and then building the systems, and in 2026 published Payroll Unlocked, a 388-page operator's manual. Worklio is bootstrapped and founder and employee owned.

What Robert builds

  • Worklio E · Payroll infrastructure

    Embedded US payroll from Worklio, Inc. for software platforms, PEOs and payroll bureaus. A partner's backend creates companies and workers, runs payroll in steps and reads tax forms through a REST API, with white-label screens as an alternative.

    Founder and CEO, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it

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Who is Robert Österlund?

Robert Österlund founded Worklio, a white-label embedded payroll and HCM platform, in 2017 and is its CEO. He has two decades of operating experience, first funding payroll as an employer and then building the systems, and in 2026 published Payroll Unlocked, a 388-page operator's manual. Worklio is bootstrapped and founder and employee owned.

What does Worklio, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists Worklio from Worklio, Inc.. Embedded US payroll from Worklio, Inc. for software platforms, PEOs and payroll bureaus. A partner's backend creates companies and workers, runs payroll in steps and reads tax forms through a REST API, with white-label screens as an alternative.

How are Robert's tools graded?

Worklio is graded E, 38.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

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