Draft:Patriot (software)

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Comment: Seems mostly sourced to funding announcements, which are excluded under WP:ORGTRIV Alpha3031 (t • c) 13:45, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Patriot Software is an American company that developed and administers a payroll software product for businesses in the United States.

History[edit]

Founded in 2002 by current CEO Mike Kappel,^[1] the company offers basic and full-service packages which also include the handling of payroll taxes and 1099s.^[2]

From 2017 to 2019, Patriot Software raised a total of over $15 million from a friends and family fundraising round. The Regulation D Stock Offerings were permanently closed with the SEC in January 2019. They had offered up to $20 million in common stock during those pre-seeding rounds.^[3] The company sold common shares but did not go public.^[4]

In July 2019, SageLink Capital acquired Patriot’s recruiting software subsidiary, Top Echelon Software.^[5] In 2021, the company secured an undisclosed amount in Series-A funding, led by RZC Investments, an investment arm for the Walton family and cofounded by Tom Walton and Steuart Walton in Bentonville, Arkansas.^[6]

In March 2023, the American Payroll Association reported that Patriot released a letter outlining the steps it was taking to “regain normal operations"^[7] after being impacted by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).^[8]^[9]

As of 2024, the company served over 56,000 small businesses.^[10]

Recognition[edit]

Money ranked Patriot as the “Best Affordable Option" on their 6 Best Payroll Software Services for 2023 listing.^[11]

U.S. News & World Report ranked the company #3 on their Best Payroll Software of 2023 list.^[12]

PC Magazine included them on their Best Online Payroll Services for 2024 listing.^[13]

U.S. News & World Report ranked them #3 in their Best Payroll Software of 2024 list.^[14]

USA Today included the software among their Best Payroll Software of 2024 listing.^[15]

CNN included Patriot on their Best Payroll Software in 2024 list.^[16]

References[edit]

^ "Patriot Software seeks major expansion" Canton Repository. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "Patriot Accounting and Payroll review" TechRadar. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "BRIEF-Patriot Software Offers Up To $20 Million Of Common Stock" Reuters. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ "Canton's Patriot Software to raise up to $20 million in new capital" Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ "Investment firm acquires Top Echelon Network" SIA. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
^ "Walton investment platform leads funding round for Ohio software company" Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "Bank Failures Impact Payroll Professionals" PayrollOrg. Retrieved 2024-04-15
^ "How a Stark County company scrambled to respond to Silicon Valley Bank collapse" Canton Repository. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "The real victims of SVB aren't the tech elite: Hardworking business owners share their horror stories of the bank's collapse" Fortune. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "Small Business Payroll Index Shows Decrease in Workers" CPA Practice Advisor. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
^ "6 Best Payroll Software Services" Money. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ "Patriot Review and Prices" U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ "The Best Online Payroll Services for 2024" PC Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
^ "Best Payroll Software of 2024" US News & World Report. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
^ "Best payroll software of 2024" USA Today. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
^ "Best payroll software in 2024" CNN Underscored Money. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

External links[edit]

Official website

Category:Companies based in Ohio Category:Payroll Category:Technology companies of the United States

[1] "Patriot Software seeks major expansion" Canton Repository. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

[2] "Patriot Accounting and Payroll review" TechRadar. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

[3] "BRIEF-Patriot Software Offers Up To $20 Million Of Common Stock" Reuters. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[4] "Canton's Patriot Software to raise up to $20 million in new capital" Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[5] "Investment firm acquires Top Echelon Network" SIA. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

[6] "Walton investment platform leads funding round for Ohio software company" Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

[7] "Bank Failures Impact Payroll Professionals" PayrollOrg. Retrieved 2024-04-15

[8] "How a Stark County company scrambled to respond to Silicon Valley Bank collapse" Canton Repository. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

[9] "The real victims of SVB aren't the tech elite: Hardworking business owners share their horror stories of the bank's collapse" Fortune. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

[10] "Small Business Payroll Index Shows Decrease in Workers" CPA Practice Advisor. Retrieved 2024-04-13.

[11] "6 Best Payroll Software Services" Money. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[12] "Patriot Review and Prices" U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[13] "The Best Online Payroll Services for 2024" PC Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

[14] "Best Payroll Software of 2024" US News & World Report. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

[15] "Best payroll software of 2024" USA Today. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

[16] "Best payroll software in 2024" CNN Underscored Money. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

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