Compa, a Newport Beach, CA-based provider of AI-driven compensation intelligence, has raised $35 million in Series B funding.
Investors
The round was led by Jump Capital, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Storm Ventures, Permanent Capital, HR Tech Investments LLC, and PagsGroup.
Founded in 2012, Jump Capital is a thesis-led venture capital firm headquartered in Chicago. The firm specializes in early-stage, expansion, and growth-stage investments, with a focus on Series A and B companies across fintech, IT infrastructure, B2B SaaS, and crypto.
Compa Use of Funds
The funding will support Compa’s growth as it scales agentic AI, expands its real-time compensation data network, and replaces manual compensation processes with automated intelligence.
About Compa
Led by CEO Charlie Franklin, Compa provides AI-driven compensation intelligence for enterprise teams managing high-stakes pay decisions in fast-moving markets. Its compensation intelligence platform combines real-time market data with AI agents that think, decide, and act like an internal compensation team. Compa automates data participation from HCM, ATS, and equity systems, replacing manual surveys with current benchmarks for cash, equity, offers, and skills-based compensation. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, Compa’s mission is to make compensation fair and competitive for all.
Funding Details
Company: Compa
Raised: $35.0M
Round: Series B
Funding Date: January 2026
Lead Investor: Jump Capital
Additional Investors: Crosslink Capital, Storm Ventures, Permanent Capital, HR Tech Investments LLC, PagsGroup
Company Website: https://www.compa.ai/
Software Category: AI Compensation Intelligence / HR Tech
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260126996188/en/