back Back

Fundbox closes $100m Series D fueled by record growth

By Edlyn Cardoza

December 02, 2021

  • Allianz X
  • BNPL
  • Flex Pay
Share

Fundbox, Machine Learning, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Flex Pay, USAFundbox, the AI-powered financial platform for small businesses, announced it has closed a $100 million Series D funding round at a valuation of $1.1 billion. This latest round was led by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), joined by existing investors Allianz X, Khosla Ventures, and The Private Shares Fund, and brought in new investors, including Arbor Waypoint Select Fund and a suite of BNY Mellon funds managed by Newton Investment Management North America. The financing was driven by the company’s record-setting performance metrics, including crossing a $100 million annual revenue run rate and new customer acquisition growth of over 200% thus far this year and Fundbox’s platform expansion into payments.

Through an intense focus on partnerships, customer acquisition initiatives, and new products, Fundbox achieved record levels of growth, fueling the small business rebound, particularly within the smaller end of small businesses. Fundbox also shared that it has surpassed $2.5 billion in transaction volume and connected with over 325,000 businesses since its founding in 2013. 

“Over the past two years, we’ve seen how critical small businesses are to powering the economy. At the same time, we’ve seen a rise in innovative financing approaches that have greatly impacted consumer behavior,” says Shrirang Apte, VP, HOOPP. “Fundbox’s strong performance this year speaks to the market opportunity in disrupting the highly underserved world of small business financing, which has traditionally lagged behind consumer financing innovations. As a result, Fundbox is well positioned to unlock growth for small businesses and help support the country’s economic recovery.”

As a next step towards building a comprehensive suite of financial tools that serve the needs of small business owners, Fundbox is expanding its product platform and moving into payments with the launch of Flex Pay. Flex Pay is designed to provide small business owners with additional payment options and flexibility for business expenses. Fundbox Line of Credit customers now gets three extra days to pay those expenses. Repayment options include a bank account, credit card, or Line of Credit draw, providing small business owners with another tool to buy now, pay later.

Fundbox is continuing to innovate with additional financial products on the roadmap and in development for launch in 2022, including one that is expected to generate a subscription revenue stream and a product that’s designed specifically for entrepreneurs with multiple small businesses and new businesses that lack the financial history to access capital through traditional means.

“Fundbox is primed for continued growth as we approach a once-in-a-decade opportunity to drive the recovery and expansion of the small business economy,” said Fundbox CEO Prashant Fuloria. “The addition of Flex Pay to our product offerings is critical as small business owners look to utilize buy now, pay later solutions for business. We remain committed to leveraging our superior AI, data-native approach, and small business insights to solve working capital needs and power the resurgence of the small business economy.” 

Additionally, the company is expanding its executive bench with new hires in partnerships, growth, sales and operations, and finance. The new hires include:

  • Khary Scott, VP and Head of Partnerships, oversees the company’s partnerships and business development approach. He joins after 15 years at Capital One, where he led a team that executed partnerships that totalled over $20B in assets.
  • Renuka Nayani, VP of Finance, to lead the Strategic Finance, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and corporate development teams. She previously spent six years leading the Personal Loans FP&A team at Oportun.
  • Rina Jariwala, VP of Sales and Operations and GM of Dallas joins Fundbox with over 19 years of leadership experience in the valuation and credit space, including roles at Countrywide Home Loans, Bank of America, and CoreLogic.
  • Shawn Haigh, VP of Growth Marketing, joins after 16 years at Capital One, where he led growth initiatives across consumer and business banking organizations.

Previous Article

December 01, 2021

1741 partners with NeoXam by upgrading to fund accounting software GP4

Read More
Next Article

December 02, 2021

Preventing digital banking fraud: Interview with Kaushal Sampat, Co-Founder, Rubix Data Sciences

Read More








IBSi Daily News Analysis

March 22, 2024

Allianz X

Industry experts stress modernization, sustainability, and AI as cornerstones for future of corporate banking, Finastra study shows

Read More

IBSi FinTech Journal

  • Most trusted FinTech journal since 1991
  • Digital monthly issue
  • 60+ pages of research, analysis, interviews, opinions, and rankings
  • Global coverage
Subscribe Now

Other Related News

March 28, 2024

5 Major FinTech Acquisitions announced in March 2024

Read More

March 28, 2024

Tempo France suspends classical remittances, to focus on DeFi

Read More

March 28, 2024

Qonto unveils its first in-house financing offer, ‘Pay later’

Read More

Related Reports

Sales League Table Report 2023
Know More
Global Digital Banking Vendor & Landscape Report Q4 2023
Know More
Wealth Management & Private Banking Systems Report Q4 2023
Know More
IBSi Spectrum Report: Supply Chain Finance Platforms Q4 2023
Know More
Treasury & Capital Markets Systems Report Q4 2023
Know More

IBSi Sales League Table

The industry acknowledged barometer of global banking technology vendor performance!
Get your copy now!
close-link
Get your copy now! IBSi Sales League Table 2023