Remote has acquired Atlas, an expense management and corporate card platform built for distributed workforces, in a move to add integrated financial tooling to Remote’s global employment, HR, and payroll operating system. The companies said the deal will help customers simplify cross-border spend, perks, and benefits administration as hiring continues to expand far beyond headquarters locations.
Remote, founded in 2019 by Job van der Voort and Marcelo Lebre, positions the acquisition as the starting point for a broader product expansion focused on delivering more “holistic and modern employee experiences” within a single platform. Atlas, led by co-founders Karen Serfaty and Gianina Rossi, brings an AI-native approach to employee spending and benefits management designed for teams operating across multiple countries and currencies.
The acquisition centers on consolidating a set of tools Atlas built to reduce the operational friction that can arise when global teams rely on separate providers for cards, stipends, reimbursements, and localized benefits. Atlas’s offering includes a global employee card tailored for remote teams, configurable spending rules, and support for managing employee expenses and stipends worldwide. It also includes a flexible points-based system that helps companies allocate budgets without running traditional reimbursement workflows, while allowing employees to choose perks across categories such as wellness and transit. In addition, Atlas supports managing local health insurance across multiple markets—including the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina—through a single dashboard.
Remote said embedding Atlas into its platform will help customers address what it described as one of the remaining barriers to smooth international operations: day-to-day financial management for distributed workforces. The combined capability is expected to appeal to companies looking to standardize how employees spend company funds and access benefits across regions, while maintaining governance and compliance controls.
Remote is backed by investors including SoftBank, Accel, Sequoia, Index Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, General Catalyst, and B Capital. Atlas has been backed by a group of investors, including Hi Ventures, Daniel Gross, Jason Calacanis, Claire Hughes Johnson, Lauran Behrens, Oskar Hjertonsson, 2048 Ventures, Ride Ventures, First Row Partners, Michael Manne, and Ben Tossel. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
KEY QUOTES:
“The complexity of cross-border financial management is one of the last great barriers to truly efficient global operations. From the first time I met the Atlas team, I was impressed by the elegance and depth of the solutions they’ve built to this problem. By building Atlas into Remote, we can more effectively solve those daily headaches for our customers and make life better for their teams. I’m thrilled to welcome such a talented group of builders who share our obsession with making global employment feel truly local.”
Job van der Voort, Co-Founder and CEO, Remote
“We started Atlas because we believe that everyone, regardless of where they are located, should have access to the best working conditions. Part of solving this problem means providing global employees with access to financial solutions like a personal employee card and benefits such as healthcare. We are big fans of the work that Job, Marcelo, and the Remote team have done to advance the vision of a global workforce. We are joining Remote because we believe that we can get further together. We are very excited for the future of global employment and for all things to come for teams choosing Remote in 2026.”
Karen Serfaty, Co-Founder and CEO, Atlas
