HR Tech startup Tartan raises $4.5 M from 500 Global, InfoEdge, others

Bengaluru-based payroll data platform Tartan has raised USD 4.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round from 500 Global, InfoEdge Ventures, and Naval Ravikant-backed AngelList Quant Fund. WorldQuant Ventures, Varanium GenNext Fund, 9Unicorns, Yatra Angel Network, Emphasis Ventures (EMVC) and Naveen Kukreja also participated in the round. Tartan enables companies to use its APIs to access data from traditional and non-traditional HR management systems. It recently launched an employee benefits marketplace called 'Batik' to help companies offer financial, health and mental wellness options to their employees at discounted rates. The new funds will be used to scale the firm's go-to-market operations, strengthen the engineering team, and expand to include more financial services such as tax filing.