Trayd
ActiveHiringA construction payroll and compliance platform built for specialty…
About
Trayd is building the operating system for commercial construction: payroll, compliance, and back office workflows that actually work in the real world. Construction is one of the biggest industries in North America (valued at $2T+), and it still runs on a messy mix of spreadsheets, legacy payroll providers, and manual processes that break the moment things get even slightly complex. The people doing the work are the hardest working people in the country, and the companies running crews are forced to spend hours every week fighting systems that were never built for them. We’re changing that. Trayd started with a simple promise: construction workers should be able to access the money they already earned faster, and subcontractors should be able to run payroll without chaos. Today, we’re building deeper infrastructure across payroll, union rules, job costing, and accounting workflows so our customers can run their businesses with confidence.
Founders
Cara Kessler· Founder
Product launches · 1 launch
Trayd reinvents traditional construction payroll, creating financial opportunity for subcontractors and their workers.
Change history · 35 recorded
- October 11, 2026
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- September 27, 2026
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- September 13, 2026
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- August 30, 2026
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- August 16, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
- YC partner updated08:01 PM
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- July 29, 2026
- Pitch updated07:00 PM
- Team grew from 30 to 3407:00 PM
- Description rewritten07:00 PM
- July 19, 2026
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- July 12, 2026
- Location updated07:00 PM
- July 5, 2026
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- Relocated to New York City08:00 PM
- June 21, 2026
- Launches refreshed08:00 PM
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- June 7, 2026
- YC partner updated08:00 PM
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- Launches refreshed08:00 PM