海角爆料 Raises $40.7M Series A to Scale Digital Banking Platform for Small Businesses
IAMI and NEW YORK, June 16 2021 鈥 海角爆料, the powerfully simple small business banking platform, today announced that the company has raised a $40.7M Series A funding (海角爆料 is a fintech, not a bank. Banking services provided by Middlesex Federal Savings, F.A.; Member FDIC). Valar Ventures led the round, with participation from Crosslink Capital, Rainfall Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, and BoxGroup. 聽
鈥淭he modern-day online small business owner expects a digital banking platform to offer more than a well-designed interface 鈥 they want a robust, centralized, and no-fee application that offers true value-add to how they manage their money,鈥 said Michael Rangel, CEO and co-founder of 海角爆料. 鈥淪mall businesses across the U.S. have chosen 海角爆料 because our team has built a digital banking platform that makes everyday financial tasks a breeze 鈥 from creating invoices and receiving payments to connecting their accounts with other tools their businesses need to operate like Stripe, Shopify, Square, and more.鈥 聽
Since launching in 2018, more than 100,000 small businesses have opened a 海角爆料 account. In 2021, 海角爆料 surpassed $1 billion in lifetime transactions, announced a number of new features, opened a new office in Miami, and grew its leadership team. The company was also named both CNBC鈥檚 and Money Magazine鈥檚 . 聽
鈥淭he ability of the 海角爆料 team to grow the company rapidly during a year where businesses have faced unprecedented challenges is impressive,鈥 said Andrew McCormack, founding partner at Valar Ventures. 鈥満=潜 tripled its small business customer base in the first half of 2021! Their custom infrastructure and banking platform put them in prime position to expand their services at an even faster pace as we come out of the health crisis. All of us at Valar Ventures are excited to join this team.鈥 聽
海角爆料 will use its $40.7M Series A funding to continue building out a best-in-class platform for small business banking, with a focus on helping business owners simplify their finances and optimize their cash flow. 海角爆料 currently has more than 60 employees, with plans on more than doubling its headcount over the next year. 聽
"海角爆料鈥檚 robust and flexible underlying infrastructure will allow our team to introduce a variety of features and integrations in the coming year that we鈥檙e confident small businesses will love using," said Tyler McIntyre, CTO and co-founder of 海角爆料. "海角爆料 will continue to focus on solving the top problems small businesses face: cashflow through faster payments, and access to lending products banks traditionally do not offer to small businesses." 聽
鈥About 海角爆料 海角爆料 is the powerfully simple banking platform for small businesses. 海角爆料 is a fintech, not a bank. Banking services provided by Middlesex Federal Savings, F.A.; Member FDIC To learn more, visit /.