Plaid FinTech

Plaid founders

Felicis invested in Plaid's $12.5 million Series A funding round in 2014 and followed on in its $250 million Series C in 2018.

Founders

  • Zach PerretCEO and Co-Founder
  • William HockeyCo-Founder

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Stage

Series A

Domain

  • FinTech

Status

Current

About Plaid

Plaid is a fintech infrastructure company that lets apps and services securely connect to people's bank accounts and financial data. Its network connects to over 12,000 financial institutions across 20 countries, powering more than one million daily connections and higher onboarding conversion for the companies built on it. Plaid's products span payments, fraud and risk prevention, identity verification, credit underwriting, and personal financial insights, giving developers the infrastructure to build things like bank payments, KYC/AML compliance, and budgeting tools without having to build bank connectivity themselves. Customers building on Plaid include Venmo, Carvana, and Robinhood.

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