FinTech Startups 2021

46 STARTUPS · 28 INVESTORS · $10.8B RAISED RECENTLY

As the digital transformation of our world accelerates, technology companies are increasingly disrupting the legacy financial sector. Consumer products, asset classes and enterprise services are being rethought by an emerging generation of venture-fueled FinTech companies. Like all companies on Startup Search Lists, these FinTech startups are backed by great venture firms, growing fast, and hiring now.

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Feb 2
Chief of Staff
at
Cedar
·
Improves the healthcare financial experience.
Feb 4
New Grad Business Associate (2021)
at
Plaid
·
Connecting bank accounts to applications through a secure API.
Feb 2
Product Manager
at
Vise
·
Automates investment management for financial advisors using artificial intelligence.
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JUDGES

Josh Constine

Josh Constine is an investor and Head of Content at venture capital fund SignalFire. Previously, he was Editor-At-Large for TechCrunch. He also runs PressClub, one of Clubhouse's top shows.

Josh Constine is an investor and Head of Content at venture capital fund SignalFire.

Tiffany Zhong

Tiffany Zhong is the one of the most sought-after youth trends and marketing experts. She’s the founder and CEO of Islands, and has been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 and many others.

Tiffany Zhong is the Gen Z Whisperer and is the founder and CEO of Islands.

Li Jin

Li Jin is the founder of Atelier, an early-stage firm investing in the passion economy. She's the co-host of the Means of Creation podcast, and a co-founder of Side Hustle Stack. Prior to Atelier, Li was a consumer investing partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

Li Jin is the founder of Atelier, an early-stage firm investing in the passion economy.

Rex Woodbury

Rex Woodbury is an investor at Index Ventures, and is particularly interested in how people connect and create online. He writes one of the most popular creative economy newsletters, Digital Native.

Rex Woodbury is an investor at Index Ventures, and is interested in how people connect and create online.

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COMPANY
DESCRIPTION
Ramp
Develops corporate credit cards designed to save money for businesses.
207
employees,
$
300
m
Series C
from
Ramp
Develops corporate credit cards designed to save money for businesses.
207
employees · 
$
300
m
Series C
· Backed by
Coatue
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Modern Treasury
Marries business logic and bank statements by helping companies make sense of payments.
22
employees,
$
38
m
Series B
from
Modern Treasury
Marries business logic and bank statements by helping companies make sense of payments.
22
employees · 
$
38
m
Series B
· Backed by
Benchmark
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Cedar
Improves the healthcare financial experience.
171
employees,
$
102
m
Series C
from
Cedar
Improves the healthcare financial experience.
171
employees · 
$
102
m
Series C
· Backed by
a16z
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Even
Responsible, on-demand pay platform.
183
employees,
$
40
m
Series B
from
Even
Responsible, on-demand pay platform.
183
employees · 
$
40
m
Series B
· Backed by
Khosla
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BlockFi
Providing financial services for cryptoasset holders.
328
employees,
$
50
m
Series C
from
BlockFi
Providing financial services for cryptoasset holders.
328
employees · 
$
50
m
Series C
· Backed by
Morgan Creek
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Bolt
One-click checkout to convert, retain, and delight more shoppers.
500
employees,
$
393
m
Series D
from
Bolt
One-click checkout to convert, retain, and delight more shoppers.
500
employees · 
$
393
m
Series D
· Backed by
General Atlantic
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Vise
Automates investment management for financial advisors using artificial intelligence.
52
employees,
$
45
m
Series B
from
Vise
Automates investment management for financial advisors using artificial intelligence.
52
employees · 
$
45
m
Series B
· Backed by
Sequoia
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SigFig
Provides automated investment advice by working with wealth managers and consumers.
133
employees,
$
50
m
Series E
from
SigFig
Provides automated investment advice by working with wealth managers and consumers.
133
employees · 
$
50
m
Series E
· Backed by
USV
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Public
Makes stock market investing social.
75
employees,
$
65
m
Series C
from
Public
Makes stock market investing social.
75
employees · 
$
65
m
Series C
· Backed by
Accel
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Snapdocs
Simplifies mortgages by helping real estate participants close work together.
413
employees,
$
60
m
Series C
from
Snapdocs
Simplifies mortgages by helping real estate participants close work together.
413
employees · 
$
60
m
Series C
· Backed by
Sequoia
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Papaya
Uses the power of technology to take the pain out of paying bills.
135
employees,
$
11
m
Series A
from
Papaya
Uses the power of technology to take the pain out of paying bills.
135
employees · 
$
11
m
Series A
· Backed by
Sequoia
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Ethos Life
Makes it faster and easier to get term life insurance by using predictive analytics.
127
employees,
$
60
m
Series C
from
Ethos Life
Makes it faster and easier to get term life insurance by using predictive analytics.
127
employees · 
$
60
m
Series C
· Backed by
Sequoia
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Plaid
Connecting bank accounts to applications through a secure API.
593
employees,
$
250
m
Series C
from
Plaid
Connecting bank accounts to applications through a secure API.
593
employees · 
$
250
m
Series C
· Backed by
Kleiner Perkins
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Rapyd
Builds APIs that help integrate payments and fintech capabilities into any app.
221
employees,
$
100
m
Series D
from
Rapyd
Builds APIs that help integrate payments and fintech capabilities into any app.
221
employees · 
$
100
m
Series D
· Backed by
General Catalyst
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Alpaca
Modularizes the world’s asset management activities through a stock trading API.
45
employees,
$
10
m
Series A
from
Alpaca
Modularizes the world’s asset management activities through a stock trading API.
45
employees · 
$
10
m
Series A
· Backed by
Spark Capital
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Carta
Helps businesses manage cap tables, valuations, and investments through equity management platform.
937
employees,
$
180
m
Series F
from
Carta
Helps businesses manage cap tables, valuations, and investments through equity management platform.
937
employees · 
$
180
m
Series F
· Backed by
a16z
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Divvy
Combining seamless expense management software with the world's smartest business card.
345
employees,
$
165
m
Series D
from
Divvy
Combining seamless expense management software with the world's smartest business card.
345
employees · 
$
165
m
Series D
· Backed by
Insight Partners
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Cadre
Connecting investors and operators of real estate through a digital marketplace.
154
employees,
$
65
m
Series C
from
Cadre
Connecting investors and operators of real estate through a digital marketplace.
154
employees · 
$
65
m
Series C
· Backed by
a16z
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Earnin
Unlocking pay for workers as soon as they work the hours.
227
employees,
$
125
m
Series C
from
Earnin
Unlocking pay for workers as soon as they work the hours.
227
employees · 
$
125
m
Series C
· Backed by
a16z
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Blend
Powering and simplifying mortage and loan applications.
636
employees,
$
300
m
Series G
from
Blend
Powering and simplifying mortage and loan applications.
636
employees · 
$
300
m
Series G
· Backed by
Founders Fund
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Tally
Helps users overcome credit card debt through automated debt management.
123
employees,
$
50
m
Series C
from
Tally
Helps users overcome credit card debt through automated debt management.
123
employees · 
$
50
m
Series C
· Backed by
Kleiner Perkins
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Moov Financial
Powers embedded banking and payment functions through open-source.
21
employees,
$
27
m
Series A
from
Moov Financial
Powers embedded banking and payment functions through open-source.
21
employees · 
$
27
m
Series A
· Backed by
a16z
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Marqeta
Provides infrastructure and tools to help businesses build card issuing and payment programs.
522
employees,
$
150
m
from
Marqeta
Provides infrastructure and tools to help businesses build card issuing and payment programs.
522
employees · 
$
150
m
· Backed by
Visa
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CTA
Test
employees,
$
m
from
CTA
Test
employees · 
$
m
· Backed by
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Finix
Powers in-house payment processing infrastructure systems.
93
employees,
$
30
m
Series B
from
Finix
Powers in-house payment processing infrastructure systems.
93
employees · 
$
30
m
Series B
· Backed by
Sequoia
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Sila
Enables white-label ACH payment processing, money transfers, digital wallets for applications.
27
employees,
$
8
m
Seed
from
Sila
Enables white-label ACH payment processing, money transfers, digital wallets for applications.
27
employees · 
$
8
m
Seed
· Backed by
Madrona
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Petal
Builds the modern credit card through a holistic underwriting model.
104
employees,
$
55
m
Series C
from
Petal
Builds the modern credit card through a holistic underwriting model.
104
employees · 
$
55
m
Series C
· Backed by
Valar
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Zero
Combines debit-style functionality with credit card rewards.
141
employees,
$
20
m
Series A
from
Zero
Combines debit-style functionality with credit card rewards.
141
employees · 
$
20
m
Series A
· Backed by
NEA
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Synctera
Connects community banks with FinTech startups through a partnership banking marketplace.
15
employees,
$
12
m
Seed
from
Synctera
Connects community banks with FinTech startups through a partnership banking marketplace.
15
employees · 
$
12
m
Seed
· Backed by
Lightspeed
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Cardless
Helps brands launch co-branded credit card experiences for their superfans.
20
employees,
$
7
m
Series A
from
Cardless
Helps brands launch co-branded credit card experiences for their superfans.
20
employees · 
$
7
m
Series A
· Backed by
Greycroft
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GoCardless
Helps businesses automatically collect and reconcile payments from customers.
442
employees,
$
95
m
Series F
from
GoCardless
Helps businesses automatically collect and reconcile payments from customers.
442
employees · 
$
95
m
Series F
· Backed by
Accel
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Pipe
Helping software business convert MRR into ARR.
112
employees,
$
66
m
Seed
from
Pipe
Helping software business convert MRR into ARR.
112
employees · 
$
66
m
Seed
· Backed by
Craft
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Dwolla
Helps businesses programmatically send and receive funds.
91
employees,
$
12
m
Venture
from
Dwolla
Helps businesses programmatically send and receive funds.
91
employees · 
$
12
m
Venture
· Backed by
USV
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Tala
Provides credit access to people in underserved parts of the world.
391
employees,
$
110
m
Series D
from
Tala
Provides credit access to people in underserved parts of the world.
391
employees · 
$
110
m
Series D
· Backed by
RPS
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Acorns
Allows users to round up purchases and automatically invest the change.
351
employees,
$
105
m
Series E
from
Acorns
Allows users to round up purchases and automatically invest the change.
351
employees · 
$
105
m
Series E
· Backed by
Greycroft
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Mercury
Provides banking for startups.
69
employees,
$
20
m
Series A
from
Mercury
Provides banking for startups.
69
employees · 
$
20
m
Series A
· Backed by
CRV
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Brex
Helps businesses manage money smarter.
527
employees,
$
150
m
Series C
from
Brex
Helps businesses manage money smarter.
527
employees · 
$
150
m
Series C
· Backed by
YC
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Robinhood
Democratizing access to investing.
2008
employees,
$
460
m
Series G
from
Robinhood
Democratizing access to investing.
2008
employees · 
$
460
m
Series G
· Backed by
Sequoia
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Alloy
Building identity verification APIs that make KYC/AML effective and simple.
71
employees,
$
40
m
Series B
from
Alloy
Building identity verification APIs that make KYC/AML effective and simple.
71
employees · 
$
40
m
Series B
· Backed by
Capani
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Check
Building payroll APIs.
24
employees,
$
35
m
Series B
from
Check
Building payroll APIs.
24
employees · 
$
35
m
Series B
· Backed by
Stripe
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Fast
1-click checkout and login.
185
employees,
$
102
m
Series B
from
Fast
1-click checkout and login.
185
employees · 
$
102
m
Series B
· Backed by
Stripe
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Middesk
Business verification & risk assessment.
28
employees,
$
4
m
Seed
from
Middesk
Business verification & risk assessment.
28
employees · 
$
4
m
Seed
· Backed by
Accel
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Nova Credit
The premier cross-border credit reporting agency.
69
employees,
$
50
m
Series B
from
Nova Credit
The premier cross-border credit reporting agency.
69
employees · 
$
50
m
Series B
· Backed by
Kleiner Perkins
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Chipper Cash
Send and receive money across Africa.
85
employees,
$
30
m
Series B
from
Chipper Cash
Send and receive money across Africa.
85
employees · 
$
30
m
Series B
· Backed by
Ribbit
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Ribbon
Giving home buyers the freedom to buy before they sell.
70
employees,
$
30
m
Series B
from
Ribbon
Giving home buyers the freedom to buy before they sell.
70
employees · 
$
30
m
Series B
· Backed by
Greylock
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Capitalize
The easiest way to move your old 401k.
9
employees,
$
12
m
Series A
from
Capitalize
The easiest way to move your old 401k.
9
employees · 
$
12
m
Series A
· Backed by
Greycroft
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Corvus Insurance
Commercial insurance reimagined.
135
employees,
$
18
m
Series B
from
Corvus Insurance
Commercial insurance reimagined.
135
employees · 
$
18
m
Series B
· Backed by
Canvas
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We look for companies that are:
1

Growing quickly. These companies are scaling fast, giving you lots of room to grow and excel.

2

Backed by top investors. Smart money helps startups move quickly, hire effective teams, and build great products.

3

Hiring now for great roles. We look for unique opportunities in engineering, design, product, and growth.

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