Plaid was founded in 2013 by William Hockey and Zachary Perret. In October 2023 the Chief Financial Officer of Plaid Eric Hart reported to the Financial Times, “I’m certainly going to make sure that we have an organization, particularly from the finance perspective, that has a robust set of processes, procedures, compliance that we can be in a position if [an IPO] is the right milestone for us to take a step forward on.”

Plaid is a fintech company that uses a digital banking platform for startups and financial organizations. Per Forge data, Plaid raised $734.3 million over 6 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 17, 2021, from a Series D round. Key investors include Spark Capital, Altimeter Capital, Enterprise Associates, and Goldman Sachs Investment Partners.

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When was Plaid founded?

Plaid was founded in 2013.

What is Plaid funding to date?

Plaid has raised $1.64B to date.

Who are Plaid’s major investors?

Spark Capital
Index Ventures
New Enterprise Associates
Kleiner Perkins
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners
Altimeter Capital

Plaid Funding Rounds and Valuation

Funding History Chart
Funding Round Details
Funding Date Share Class Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation Key Investors
04/05/2021 Series D-2 $50MM $xx.xx $13.4B Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, Silver Lake
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
85,889
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, Silver Lake
04/05/2021 Series D-1 $7.47MM $xx.xx $13.4B Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, Silver Lake
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
12,833
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, Silver Lake
04/05/2021 Series D $449.99MM $xx.xx $13.4B Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, Silver Lake
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
772,992
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Altimeter Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Ribbit Capital, Silver Lake
12/11/2018 Series C $256MM $xx.xx $2.71B Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, Spark Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,978,918
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, Spark Capital
06/20/2016 Series B $42.01MM $xx.xx $282.13MM American Express Ventures, Citi Ventures, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,168,959
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
American Express Ventures, Citi Ventures, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates
06/20/2016 Series B-1 $2.12MM $xx.xx $225.7MM American Express Ventures, Citi Ventures, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
159,608
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
American Express Ventures, Citi Ventures, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates
01/23/2015 Series A-1 $11.84MM $xx.xx $50.44MM New Enterprise Associates, Spark Capital
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
3,040,882
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Spark Capital
07/31/2013 Series A $2.86MM $xx.xx $14.3MM Amit Avner, Benjamin Cirlin, Box Group, David Tisch, Felicis Ventures, Google Ventures, Homebrew Capital, Nat Turner, New Enterprise Associates, Spark Capital, Zachary Weinberg
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,142,557
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Amit Avner, Benjamin Cirlin, Box Group, David Tisch, Felicis Ventures, Google Ventures, Homebrew Capital, Nat Turner, New Enterprise Associates, Spark Capital, Zachary Weinberg
Updated on: Dec 4, 2024

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