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Plaid

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Explore career opportunities at Plaid, the fintech infrastructure company powering apps like Venmo and Robinhood with financial data APIs and payment solutions.

Website

plaid.com

Industry

Financial Technology

Year founded

2013

Employees

1,500

About

Plaid builds the financial infrastructure that powers thousands of fintech applications and digital banking experiences.

The company's APIs connect apps like Venmo, Robinhood, and Chime to users' bank accounts for payments, account verification, and financial data access.

Plaid processes billions of financial transactions and serves over 12,000 financial institutions across North America and Europe.

Founded in 2013, the company has become essential infrastructure for the modern fintech ecosystem.

Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Key leadership
Zach Perret (CEO and Co-founder), William Hockey (Co-founder)

Notable highlights

  • Powers financial connections for apps serving over 200 million consumers
  • Raised $425 million in Series D funding at $13.4 billion valuation in 2021
  • Connects to over 12,000 financial institutions across North America and Europe
  • Processes billions of financial data requests annually
  • Key infrastructure partner for major fintech companies like Venmo, Robinhood, and Chime

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