Plaid Overview
- Year Founded
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2012

- Status
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Private
- Employees
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1,200

- Latest Deal Type
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Later Stage VC
- Latest Deal Amount
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$575M
- Investors
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89
Plaid General Information
Description
Developer of a data network programming platform designed to assist in connecting popular fintech applications with traditional bank accounts. The company's platform accesses transactions and personal data like names, phone numbers, addresses, and emails for each account from financial institutions by authenticating them and verifying information in real time, enabling consumers and businesses to interact with their bank accounts, check balances, and make payments through financial applications.
Contact Information
Website
www.plaid.comCorporate Office
- PO Box 7775
- Suite 35278
- San Francisco, CA 94120-7775
- United States
Corporate Office
- PO Box 7775
- Suite 35278
- San Francisco, CA 94120-7775
- United States
Plaid Timeline
Plaid Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
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12. Later Stage VC | 03-Apr-2025 | $575M | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
11. Later Stage VC | 01-Apr-2024 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
10. Secondary Transaction - Private | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||||
9. Secondary Transaction - Private | 06-Jul-2022 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
8. Later Stage VC | 01-Jan-2022 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
7. Secondary Transaction - Private | 29-Jun-2021 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
6. Later Stage VC (Series D) | 07-Apr-2021 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
5. Merger/Acquisition | 13-Jan-2020 | Cancelled | Generating Revenue | |||
4. Later Stage VC (Series C) | 01-May-2019 | $250M | $309M | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
3. Early Stage VC (Series B) | 03-Jun-2016 | $44M | $59.3M | Completed | Generating Revenue |
Plaid Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate ($) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
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Series D | ||||||||
Series C | ||||||||
Series B1 | ||||||||
Series B | ||||||||
Series A1 | 3,040,882 | $0.000100 | $0.31 | $3.89 | $3.89 | 1x | $3.89 | 13.21% |
Series A | 2,142,557 | $0.000100 | $0.11 | $1.33 | $1.33 | 1x | $1.33 | 9.31% |
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Plaid Comparisons
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Plaid Competitors (39)
One of Plaid’s 39 competitors is Flinks, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Montreal, Canada.
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
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Flinks | Formerly VC-backed | Montreal, Canada | ||||
FinLocker | Venture Capital-Backed | Saint Louis, MO | ||||
FactSet Research Systems | Corporation | Norwalk, CT | ||||
Perfios | Venture Capital-Backed | Bangalore, India | ||||
TrueLayer | Venture Capital-Backed | London, United Kingdom |
Plaid Patents
Plaid Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
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US-20250053504-A1 | Validation of application programming interfaces | Pending | 11-Aug-2023 | ||
US-20250037125-A1 | Generating event-based tokens transparent to a network | Pending | 25-Jul-2023 | ||
US-20240394252-A1 | Data enrichment using parallel search | Pending | 24-May-2023 | ||
US-20240386141-A1 | Unlinking accounts from applications | Pending | 15-May-2023 | ||
JP-2024129895-A | Information transmission device, information transmission method, and program | Pending | 14-Mar-2023 |
Plaid Signals
Plaid Investors (89)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds |
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1789 Capital | PE/Buyout | Minority | ||
369 Growth Partners | Venture Capital | Minority | ||
BlackRock | Asset Manager | Minority | ||
FMR (United States) | Corporation | Minority | ||
Franklin Templeton (San Mateo) | Asset Manager | Minority |
Plaid Investments & Acquisitions (15)
Plaid’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Tetrix for . The deal was made on 26-Sep-2024.
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
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Tetrix | 26-Sep-2024 | Seed Round | Financial Software | ||
Footprint | 25-Apr-2024 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | ||
Finch | 07-Jun-2023 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | ||
Knot (Financial Software) | 24-Apr-2023 | Early Stage VC | Financial Software | ||
Arc Technologies | 17-Aug-2022 | Early Stage VC | Financial Software |
Plaid Affiliates
Subsidiaries (1)
Name | Industry | Location | Year Founded |
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Cognito (Network Management Software) | Walnut, CA | 2013 |
Plaid FAQs
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When was Plaid founded?
Plaid was founded in 2012.
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Where is Plaid headquartered?
Plaid is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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What is the size of Plaid?
Plaid has 1,200 total employees.
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What industry is Plaid in?
Plaid’s primary industry is Financial Software.
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Is Plaid a private or public company?
Plaid is a Private company.
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What is the current valuation of Plaid?
The current valuation of Plaid is
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What is Plaid’s current revenue?
The current revenue for Plaid is
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How much funding has Plaid raised over time?
Plaid has raised $1.31B.
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Who are Plaid’s investors?
1789 Capital, 369 Growth Partners, BlackRock, FMR (United States), and Franklin Templeton (San Mateo) are 5 of 89 investors who have invested in Plaid.
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Who are Plaid’s competitors?
Flinks, FinLocker, FactSet Research Systems, Perfios, and TrueLayer are some of the 39 competitors of Plaid.
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