Plaid (company)
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| Founded | May 2013 |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Area served | United States |
| Founder(s) |
Zach Perret William Hockey |
| CEO | Zach Perret |
| Industry | Financial technology, Financial Services |
| Products | Transactions, Auth, Balance, Identity, Income, Risk |
| Website |
plaid |
| Launched | April 18, 2015 |
Plaid is a financial technology company based in San Francisco. The company builds a technology platform, which enables applications to connect with users’ bank accounts.[1] Plaid focuses on enabling consumers and businesses to interact with their bank accounts, check balances, and make payments through financial technology applications.[2]
History
Plaid was founded by Zach Perret and William Hockey in 2013.[3] Plaid was originally intended to be a personal financial management and tracking tool for consumers, previously operating under the name "Sliver" and then "Rambler".[4] When confronted with difficulties in connecting bank accounts required for these tools, Plaid pivoted its core business focus to a unified banking API.[5]
Plaid has raised a total of $59.3 million from Spark Capital, Google Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs, American Express, and Citibank.[6]
References
- ↑ "Plaid – Press". plaid.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "6 Fintechs Disrupting The Industry". Inc.com. 2017-01-26. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ "Crunchbase company profile: Plaid". www.crunchbase.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ Velazco, Chris. "Rambler Takes Home The Disrupt NY 2013 Hackathon Grand Prize, Learn To Drive And Radical Are Runners Up | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ Ha, Anthony. "Plaid Raises $2.8M To Make Banking Data More Developer Friendly | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ↑ Demos, Telis (2016-06-19). "Fintech Firm Plaid Raises $44 Million". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-05-31.