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Gusto company history timeline

2012

The service launched officially on December 11, 2012 in California by Joshua Reeves and Edward Kim.

Gusto was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2012 batch.

2013

In August 2013, Gusto announced that it had crossed $100 million in payments processed annually, and was launching in Florida, Texas, and Washington state.

2014

In September 2014, Gusto announced its application programming interface (API) and partnerships with over a dozen small and medium business (SMB) back-office service companies.

In December 2014, Gusto announced support for letting companies match employees' charitable donations.

2015

In April 2015, Gusto announced support for all 50 states.

In July 2015, Gusto announced that it had expanded its business and opened a new office in Denver, Colorado.

In September 2015, it was announced that ZenPayroll had changed its name to Gusto, and was broadening its focus to integrate health benefits and workers' compensation into its payroll software.

2016

In 2016, the firm launched an ad campaign featuring Kristen Schaal playing a Gusto human resources representative.

2019

In 2019, Gusto announced the opening of its third location, the new office is located in New York City.

2020

In 2020, Gusto is making a push to sign up more accounting firms as partners and earn its People Advisory Certification.

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