Trayd press page · Jul 2026
Official press hub listing Trayd media coverage and earlier features such as Construction Dive, Cemex Ventures Top 50 ConTech Startups, and other startup coverage.
A construction payroll platform designed for same-day pay.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Trayd is a New York City–based construction back-office operating system for specialty trade contractors, focused on payroll, HR, compliance, scheduling, field tracking, and job costing.
Primary product
Construction payroll and compliance platform / back-office operating system
Founded
2021
Headquarters
15 Maiden Lane, New York, NY, United States
Team size
30-40
Industry
Construction
Sub-industry
Construction payroll / workforce management software
Offices
New York City, NY
Soho, New York City, NY
15 Maiden Lane, New York, NY
Business model
B2B SaaS
usage-based pricing tied to payroll
construction back-office software
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Founder & CTO
Chief Revenue Officer
Head of Design
VP of Operations
Work & culture
Mission-driven, fast-moving startup culture centered on construction industry expertise, direct customer impact, execution, and building software that simplifies highly complex payroll workflows.
Compensation
Public job postings on YC show salary ranges of $85K-$95K for Product Operations Associate, $120K-$130K for Senior Implementations Analyst, and $185K-$220K for Senior Fullstack Software Engineer. No public visa-sponsorship statement was found.
Product & market
Pricing
Transparent SaaS pricing tied to the number of workers processed through payroll; no hidden fees.
Differentiators
- —Built specifically for specialty trade contractors, not generic payroll users
- —Handles union rules, prevailing wage, and multi-state tax complexity
- —Automates payroll, HR, scheduling, field tracking, and job costing in one system
- —Real-time field time capture and GPS-enabled worker/foreman apps
- —Dedicated USA-based bilingual English/Spanish support
- —Transparent pricing with no hidden fees
- —Earned wage access / same-day pay positioning
- —Integrated reporting and compliance for workers comp, 401(k), and certified payroll
Technology
SQL
TypeScript
React
React Native
Zendesk
Gainsight
Totango
HubSpot
Sprint
Impact
Buildout
G Suite
Notion
Figma
HTML
Customers
Titan Structural Group
M. O’Connor Contracting
Tompkins Excavating
United General Contractors
Wohl Diversified Services
Century Drywall
several hundred contractors across the U.S.
Competitors
ADP
Paychex
Miter
Lumber
Hammr
Arcoro
Contractor Foreman
TAG Employer Services
Scale & contact
Latest news
TipRanks · Jul 2026
Auto-generated coverage of a Trayd LinkedIn post about skilled-labor retention, onboarding friction, real-time pay visibility, and positioning Trayd as a tool for smaller contractors to compete with larger GCs.
GlobeNewswire · Mar 2026
Company announcement for Trayd’s $10M Series A led by White Star Capital, with Suffolk Technologies, Y Combinator, and RXR participating; says total funding and product traction increased.
Crunchbase News · Mar 2026
Crunchbase reports the Series A, total funding, customer traction, pricing model, competitors, and growth metrics, including several hundred contractors and 600% year-over-year revenue growth.
Business Wire · Feb 2025
Seed round announcement stating Trayd serves specialty contractors, handles payroll and compliance complexity, and was led by Suffolk Technologies with Bloomberg Beta and Y Combinator participating.
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