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Panels and roundups Willson appeared on.
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They run payroll from their Canadian bank account. We disperse it to 170-plus countries. We built the real-time payments infrastructure to move it quickly, process their tax forms in each of these countries.
It continues to be the number one question we get asked in every fundraise, and that is: is the market big enough?
You can still have a wonderful, economically impactful startup journey and you might not be that breakout. You might not be an Uber. You find your little corner.
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Quick answers
Who is Willson Cross?
Willson Cross is the co-founder and CEO of Borderless AI, a Toronto global payroll and employer-of-record platform. He previously co-founded GoFetch, a Canadian pet services marketplace he sold in 2018.
How much has Borderless AI raised?
Cross said on the TechTO stage in June 2026 that the company had raised more than $35 million. It came out of stealth in March 2024 with a $27 million USD seed round.
What does Borderless AI do?
It handles international hiring, payroll and compliance for companies, paying employees in more than 170 countries and generating local contracts and tax paperwork with an AI agent.